New charity to celebrate taking over running Todmorden Unitarian Church
A registered charity will celebrate taking over responsibility for running Todmorden Unitarian Church at a special event in March.
The Unitarian Church was owned by a charity called the Historic Chapels Trust since the mid 1990s and had a local management committee who kept the doors open for events and weddings.
The Trust is closing down and so the newly refreshed local management committee, chaired by Esther Ferry-Kennington, have founded their own charity and will be fully responsible for the running and upkeep of the beautiful building.
The church holds around 15 weddings each year by Unitarian layperson Joanna Drake, as well as music concerts and community events like the community Christmas dinner.
The keys will be handed over from the Trust to the new charity and local management committee on March 29, and the Mayor of Todmorden will attend and unveil a plaque to commemorate the day.
Food and drink will be served at the event, and tours of the building will also take place on the day.