Church hall revamp completed

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THE first phase of a major redevelopment of a church hall at Stockton Heath, Warrington has been completed – with the help of a £50,000 grant.
Miss Elsa Smith, aged 101, (pictured) performed the official opening ceremony of the redeveloped west wing of the hall at Stockton Heath Methodist Church, in Walton Road.
Afterwards she was presented with a bouquet of flowers by one of the youngest present, Albie Jones, aged one.
The redevelopment work will provide a more comfortable, energy efficient and flexible community hall.
A £50,000 grant from the Waste Recycling Group, administered by WREN through the Landfill Communities Fund has enabled the metal-framed, single glazed windows to be replaced with double glazed units and a much-needed new toilet block and baby changing facility to be constructed.
The church’s own fundraising over a period of two years has provided loft insulation, alterations to meeting rooms to allow greater flexibility of use, replacement rear and front access doors and heating and power modifications.
While raising the money with a wide variety of events, the church has also given 10 per cent to charitable causes so as to benefit the wider community.
Kit Heald, fundraising co-ordinator at the church said: “Further work will be carried out over the next year to complete the vision for the use of this hall as a major community resource in the village.”
Richard Smith, project manager for WREN, said: “We are delighted that the first phase of the improvement works at Stockton Heath Methodist Church Hall has now been completed.
“The building is an important community resource and is very well used. It is an excellent example of a true community meeting facility and is a credit to the dedication and hard work of the volunteers who mange the building on a day to day basis.”


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