A MAJOR project to repair and refurbish Haworth's Victorian-era parish church has received an £11,500 funding boost.

The Garfield Weston Foundation has made a grant of £7,500, the All Churches Trust £1,500 and the Beatrice Laing Trust is contributing £2,500.

Haworth Parish Church, in Main Street, has recently undertaken the repair and restoration of its north-facing roofs, and those works are expected to be completed by the middle of July.

These will enable the church's custodians to provide better facilities for their congregation, as well as the many visitors to the church which contains the tomb of the Brontë family.

The north door entrance is being replaced by a specially-designed reinforced glass door which will allow easier access.

Reverend Peter Mayo-Smith, rector of Haworth Church (pictured), said: “We want our church to be as welcoming as possible.

"The new facilities will enable us to offer better hospitality at our religious services, as well as to our visitors and to people who attend the frequent events that are staged within the building."