Development Project
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ORIGINAL JUSTIFICATION PROPOSAL We need the following
UPDATES ON ANNEXE PROGRESS (most recent on Homepage and then archived here)December 2020 The recent online Christmas Fair raised an amazing £648 and was boosted by a private donation of £250 plus a £600 donation from Caddick Construction company of Wakefield who are building locally O We now have a new logo, thanks to PCC member Jo Olner's graphic design skills. It has been used on the smart new noticeboard which is much more visible from the roadside and lists contact details and services. There is also a new, blue, single piece carpet at the front of church which has replaced three smaller pieces which were a bit of a trip hazard. The new boiler has received it's first annual service and in our efforts to become 'carbon neutral' we are using a new commercial energy supplier which guarantees that all our electricity and gas are either 'green' or have been carbon offset. JULY 2019 The notice board has arrived and will be erected in the next week or so. The railings and ironwork have been repainted by members of the Community Payback team - they have done a fabulous job and used several dozen wire brushes, paint brushes and numerous tins of Hammerite since starting in April. The specially commissioned altar table has arrived to replace the rather rickety, fold-down table previously used for weekly Communion services. (The appeal for the altar table is now closed - thank you to all who donated - and especially to Rev. Abbie who 'abbie-sailed' down the tower of Ripon Cathedral to raise funds for it). The plans to develop the south side of the church to add a kitchen and toilets rather than knocking through the rear wall are ongoing. MARCH 2019 New plans are afoot to develop the south side of the church to add a kitchen and toilets rather than knocking through the rear wall - an option which was looking too costly to pursue. The notice board has been ordered - it was put on hold awaiting a decision on new order of weekly services. The railings and ironwork will be painted in April by members of the Community Payback team. The fire extinguishers are all checked and tested. A specially commissioned altar table has been ordered to replace the rather rickety, fold-down table currently used for weekly Communion services. (Donations are very welcome towards this and other works). JANUARY 2019 A general smartening up of the boiler room is quietly going on below ground after the installation of the new boiler in the autumn of 2018. As our church fund-raising efforts and the response to our grant applications have been a little disappointing we are embarking on a stock-take of where we are and whether to reduce our ambitions regarding the size of the annexe. The PCC will be holding an extra-ordinary meeting very soon to discuss a way forward. NOVEMBER 2018 Over the past few weeks the altar has been moved to its original position of 1886 which is immediately below the reredos. The work has revealed more of the original Victorian tiling and the marble slab on which the altar stands. OCTOBER 2018 The new central heating boiler has been installed, commissioned and is working just in time for those cold winter Sundays! The notice board has been agreeed upon and ordered. Bell ringers have started practising on Monday evenings again and are making a joyful noise on the whole! If you would like to join them contact churchwarden@stmichaelsbeckwithshaw.org or telephone 531261. JULY 2018 New pew CUSHIONS have replaced the pieces of old carpet (used for more than 35 years tha MAY 2018 At last, Planning Permission has been granted for the new annexe so we need to get our skates on and apply for as many grants as possible. Although we have a sizeable amount in the kitty it is not enough and we will be making immediate applications for both boiler-replacement funding and Heritage Lottery funding for the annexe. Many funders require us to 'match-fund' so the amount we already have is going to be extremely useful. The PCC have worked as a team to put together the applications so fingers crossed! APRIL 2018 We have had the bell-tower cleaned out and around 16 black sacks of birds nests and remains and all sorts of unmentionables removed. The louvre windows have been covered with mesh inside to stop further nesting and roosting and all we need now is a new team of bellringers..... Why do we need to change?Having a cold, dark, uninviting environment with no toilet facilities or proper space to provide refreshments makes it difficult to conduct worship or provide any form of hospitality. Having an environment that is warm and comfortable is essential to the survival of the church. We are a small congregation who needs to encourage others to engage with the worship, and to utilise the church and it’s buildings (not only for worship) to ensure that the church is a viable community. The need for level access into the church and into the main body of the church which is adaptable means that we can provide different styles of worship without having to worry about getting people up and down a number of steps. The removal of the pews will create a flexible worship space. The provision of a specially designed altar (that can be moved), which fits into the space, will mean that it feels as though it belongs in the church, facilitating engaging worship and reflecting the theology of common worship. We need to be able to support ourselves and the creation of a spiritual garden of biblical plants will mean that we will draw people towards using the church buildings and expresses the importance of the church in the community. There is a perceived need for a quiet reflective garden in the village, this proposal will provide one. Junior Church meets in a small cold, damp vestry, which isn’t conducive with running attractive and engaging sessions. This means that if we get anymore than six children we cant physically fit into the space. We currently engage with six children and we would like to grow but we are constrained by the environment. Having to use the toilets in the nearby village hall is problematic, both in getting there (in that you have to go through the church or down some very steep outdoor steps and then outside in all weathers) and the loss of a member of the team. We see the creation of a space that we can use for community events as being important. There has been initial interest in the use of the new building for quiet days and for a film club. We are currently exploring what else the space could be used for but we do know that the school struggles for break out spaces. The current space isn’t viable. Having some form of outdoor interest would mean that indoor spaces could be better utilised. We work hard to engage with the local school and having a more flexible space will mean that we have a more attractive proposition for the school to engage with.
The Latest Proposals
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and wanted to support our 'kitchen and toilet extension fund'. The pic is of the official presentation of the cheque to Rev Abbie and Churchwarden Jon prior to Christmas. We are still supplying a link to 
CTOBER 2019 The latest plans to develop the south side of the church to add a Junior Church space, small kitchen and toilets rather than knocking through the rear wall have been submittted and we are awaiting a faculty to proceed with this much more achievable project. If given the 'go ahead' and planning permission it will mean infilling the area between the vestry and the entrance porch along the south side of the building and enclosing the tower entrance. An internal doorway from the church and one from inside the vestry will provide flexible access, toilets, a meeting space and a refreshment area.
