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A controversy has arisen in a Dorset village after a vicar installed a £20,000 children's soft play area inside a church.
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vicar → arise → church
St Mary's Church in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, has spent £20,000 on the children's play equipment that has been set up in the nave alongside the rows of pews.
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that → spend → pews
It was the brainchild of Reverend Andrew Rawding, who noticed how often parents of a neighbouring school sheltered in the porch with their toddler children when it rained.
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it → notice → children
He wanted to entice them into the Grade I listed building while at the same time fulfil the need for an indoor play area in the village.
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He → want → village
But residents have tabled concerns about the play centre not aligning with the solemnity of a place of worship.
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centre → table → worship
Further concerns were raised over the potential of children damaging the stained glass windows.
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children → raise → windows
Rev Rawding said it made sense to make use of the building, which is largely empty for most of the week.
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which → say → week
He said the village hall was always busy with pilates classes, yoga and bridge club.
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hall → say → classes
A two-storey soft play area has been installed inside St Mary's Church in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, sparking debate among parishioners
Reverend Andrew Rawding came up with the idea of installing a soft play area to provide a free indoor space for young children in the village
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Rawding → instal → village
The £20,000 indoor play area sits alongside the traditional pews inside the 15th-century church
He said: 'The church is next to a primary school and I noticed parents were dropping off older children and then hovering outside the church at pick-up time with younger children
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parents → sit → children
And when it rained they took shelter in the porch but never came inside.
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they → rain → porch
It was clear to me we could use the church to provide an indoor play area for younger children in the village because there wasn't one.
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we → use → village
I put the idea of raising money for one out on the village Facebook page and had really positive feedback.
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I → put → feedback
Some of the older members had a few reservations and thought the children would break the stained glass windows, which was just really over the top.
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which → have → top
Yes, the play area does take up part of the church that might be used on a couple of occasions of the year but my point is this is an area for children and parents and carers to use all year round.
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children → take → year
The church is in the community and we should be serving the community.
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we → serve → community
I would say this is the first time that a soft play has been put in a 15th Century church.'
The soft play area is free to use and is unsupervised with parents politely told to take responsibility of their children.
It features a slide, steps and large foam blocks for children to build up and climb over.
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children → say → slide
Holly Varndell-Paulley, the interim head teacher of Burton Bradstock CofE School, said: 'We can bring our younger children over here on a rainy day and they can have a playtime in there.
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they → say → playtime
Children who might need a bit more of a movement break can come over and use this - it's just an additional space to add to our school.'
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it → need → school
According to the Telegraph, residents questioned whether there had been sufficient consultation before the project went ahead.
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project → accord → Telegraph
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