Hall Replacement Project
On this page you will find information about the project to replace the church hall at St Nic’s. Please check back here regularly for updates.
Latest News
January 2010
- Church Roof
- Expect to see some scaffolding around the church, as work on the roof will start on 18 January. The work will take up to two months to complete.
- Church Refurbishment
- We now have permission to dig the holes around church to investigate the foundations and we are currently obtaining quotations for the holes to be dug. This work should also start early in the new year.
- Site Development
The Site Development Team, under the leadership of Bif Calder, has done an excellent job investigating our building needs and forming partnerships. They have also invested a considerable amount of time in prayer. In November Bif and Steve our rector agreed that it was right to pause for a while. Around that time the Congregational Centre on Castlegate came up for sale and a number of church members drew our attention to it. The Site Development Team is keen to consider this option further. Some advantages of this option are that it is so much nearer to the footfall through the city; it is available for immediate use; it would probably be cheaper than a new build on our site. Some disadvantages are that it is 220m away from the church and has some in-built restrictions.
On 11 January David Duncan, Peter Ellis and Steve have a meeting with the Congregational Federation. Please pray for us.
The Site Development Team, under the leadership of Bif Calder, will be meeting at the building on Castle Gate on Thursday 4 February to pray and consider whether this site has any potential for use by St Nic’s as a place for us to develop for outreach in the city. Please join us in prayer for these discussions.
December 2009
The re-ordering group will be giving us regular updates as the first phase of the work gets underway- Church Roof
The final application documents for the roof repairs have been sent to the diocese for approval. We hope to have permission from the Diocese for the builders to start on the roof early in the New Year. The work will take up to two months to complete.
- Church Refurbishment
We have had good meetings with the City Council and as a result we are currently applying for permission from the planning authorities and the Diocese to open up the west door under the tower.
We are waiting for permission from the Diocese to dig small holes around the outside of the church to see if the foundations can cope with the extra weight of the proposed balcony.
The pictures at the back of church show the latest suggested plans for the church.
Please continue to pray for God’s guidance on the proposals that they are within God’s plan for St Nic’s.
November 2009
The teams have been working hard on the new proposals. We have some exciting images of the redesigned interior from the architect. None of this is finalised yet and there are many stages still to go through in terms of design and obtaining the necessary permissions. If you have any comments then please contact us.
July 2008
On 14 July the church PCC agreed unanimously to set aside the plans for the church hall that were developed in 2006–2007. This followed a period of consultation in which it was acknowledged that the original requirements for the hall had changed significantly. A report from the Building Review Group, available from the church office, has more information.
As well as recommending redevelopment of the entire church office and hall space and linking this to the church building to create a highly flexible and fully-integrated facility, the group also recommended that work to improve the interior of the church should be brought forward to begin as soon as possible. Detailed plans for the rest of the site will be drawn up in parallel with this.
