Complex sentence: The top of the Spire became unsafe recently, and an appeal launched in 1980, with the help of grants from the Department of the Environment and the Historic Churches Preservation Trust, raised £18,000 for the necessary work to be carried out.
Split into simpler sentences: The top of the spire became unsafe recently, and an appeal was launched in 1980, with the help of grants from the Department of the Environment and the Historic Churches Preservation Trust. These efforts raised £18,000 for the necessary work to be carried out.