Contractors begin work on our development scheme
Brian Mallinson with digger driver Monica Wells
St Lucius' Church has been serving the people of Farnley Tyas for nearly 200 years. At key moments in life – baptisms, weddings or funerals – we have shared your joys and your sorrows.
But few buildings stay the same. The needs of people change and we are trying to meet them as sensitively as we can. The next stage in our development is underway to make the space in church more versatile to allow for more meetings, concerts, classes or functions.
Our Tuesday Café has proved popular, but – as with other events – it has exposed the shortcomings of our cramped kitchen and single toilet. Storage of chairs and tables is a further issue.
To overcome these problems, a small extension is being built to hold toilets and baby-changing facilities. Tucked between the west gable and the tower, it will be in matching stone. When finished, it will liberate space to enable the creation of a more spacious kitchen.
This modest re-ordering will enable us to respond to our congregation and the community with greater flexibility. The cost however is significant, hence the Farnley Tyas Church Appeal.
Though events, donations and grants, sufficient has been raised to begin the first phase of the work. But the project is far from over and we would be grateful if you could help us to raise £45,000 towards Phase Two: the creation of a kitchen. The biggest cost here is making it fire resistant.
Please note: St Lucius' is closed at present because of construction work, However services continue each Sunday at All Hallows, Almondbury and St Michael & St Helen's, Quarry Hill.
But few buildings stay the same. The needs of people change and we are trying to meet them as sensitively as we can. The next stage in our development is underway to make the space in church more versatile to allow for more meetings, concerts, classes or functions.
Our Tuesday Café has proved popular, but – as with other events – it has exposed the shortcomings of our cramped kitchen and single toilet. Storage of chairs and tables is a further issue.
To overcome these problems, a small extension is being built to hold toilets and baby-changing facilities. Tucked between the west gable and the tower, it will be in matching stone. When finished, it will liberate space to enable the creation of a more spacious kitchen.
This modest re-ordering will enable us to respond to our congregation and the community with greater flexibility. The cost however is significant, hence the Farnley Tyas Church Appeal.
Though events, donations and grants, sufficient has been raised to begin the first phase of the work. But the project is far from over and we would be grateful if you could help us to raise £45,000 towards Phase Two: the creation of a kitchen. The biggest cost here is making it fire resistant.
Please note: St Lucius' is closed at present because of construction work, However services continue each Sunday at All Hallows, Almondbury and St Michael & St Helen's, Quarry Hill.
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SPADEWORK: Celebrating the start of work on the extension alongside the MD Groundworks team, are Monica Wells, Brian Mallinson and Cath Ball.
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PROPOSED PLANS
Plans for the extension by One17 Architects and Interior Designers of Armitage Bridge.
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