Why this church is getting its first toilet in 1,000 years

By Shaun Webbley and Filipa Gaspar

A church is to get its first toilet in 1,000 years - after the congregation dwindled amid a lack of facilities.

The Saxon church has survived the Reformation, plagues, and wars, but it was facing a modern problem - lack of toilets.

The lack of a toilet had made the 11th church inaccessible for many people and had deterred attendance.

But after more than 1,000 years, the church in Daglingworth, near Cirencester, is at last getting the facilities the congregation has been desperately needing.

Holy Rood church has been awarded a £35,000 grant from the National Churches Trust .

On the recommendation of the National Churches Trust, the church will also receive a £5,000 grant from the Headley Foundation.

This will see an accessible toilet installed