Art gallery's £50k appeal to repair roof

A Warwickshire art gallery is attempting to raise £50,000 towards the cost of repairing its roof.

It is predicted to cost up to £150,000 to fix the rubber and timber on the roof of Compton Verney Art Gallery.

Gallery chief executive Geraldine Collinge said recent energy price rises had a significant impact on the finances of the charity.

She said: "Despite our very best efforts, the Compton Verney charity is struggling to meet this significant, unplanned cost, alongside the essential maintenance of our other historic buildings and grounds.”

Ms Collinge added: “As you can imagine, replacing part of the roof of a historic and large building such as ours is not only a huge and complex task, but it is also expensive."

The work will focus on the flat roof over the largest gallery space in the 260-year-old building.

Work to the building is scheduled to be carried out in 2025, with the gallery's exhibition and events programme planned around it.

A new rubberised roof will replace the existing covering, and will also house 60 new solar panels.

Ms Collinge said replacing the roof of the gallery would ensure that it could deliver "diverse, fascinating exhibitions to this beautiful location in the heart of the country, but also substantially reduce our energy use."

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