A historic chapel has helped to fund two bursary places at one of the country's leading sixth-forms. Bolton School received a 'significant donation' from the council and congregation of the historic Bank Street Unitarian Chapel, which closed its door in May 2022, after more than 300 years of fellowship Following the chapel's closure, its Dissolution Committee - formed from members of its council and congregation - made a series of generous donations to institutions within the town, with Bolton School 'being honoured' to receive a donation of £100,000 from the chapel as part of this philanthropy. The chapel's donation to the school will fund three two-year sixth form bursary places in the girls' division, including funding for travel and uniform costs for the recipients — as well as establishing in perpetuity The Bank Street Unitarian Chapel Prize for Religious Studies, which will be awarded annually to a sixth form student in the girls' division , in recognition of outstanding effort and progress in the religious studies A-level course.
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