Heydon Road was completely closed outside the church in order to facilitate the connection of water and sewerage services to the church. As this picture shows, this entailed digging a very big hole – 11 feet deep when this picture was taken, and still not got to the sewer.
Unfortunately for anyone wanting to get from one side to the other there was a very long diversion (about 5 miles), either via Heydon and Chrishall or New Road and Barley. The road has now re-opened and the church will be able to benefit from water and toilets for the first time in its very long history, thanks to the huge effort that has gone into fund raising.