Saint Teresa‘s church in Rochford ran a successful cafe in the church narthex for two years until health and safety inspectors closed it down because facilities were not up to standard. Children from nearby Saint Teresa’s school and their parents, many locals and the elderly who all used the café, were crestfallen. Mary, a parishioner said “My one outing a week to meet friends has been taken away.”

The parish was particularly disappointed because building a kitchen to the required standards was simply out of reach financially. What they didn’t know was that help was at hand in one of its newest parishioners, Terry Burke, who works for Brown and Carroll. Terry told MD Paul Carroll of the parish’s plight, and he was very happy to supply and fit the brand-new kitchen free of charge!

Said Parish Priest, Father Gerry Drummond:

“We can’t thank Brown and Carroll enough, without their help and support we simply would not have been able to continue our work of providing a meeting place for everyone in our area, as well as keeping the church open for prayer. This will be a wonderful place of welcome for years to come.”