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Construction work on the new Parish Centre started June 2010.
Slide show of building the Centre
Building the Cenre in 3 minutes -video made by Philip Riley
Car Park Closed
Temporary Portacabin (blue) to replace old cabins
Transferring contents of two portacabins into one!
Old Portacabins demolished 29.6.10
Watch a video clip of the demolition here
See pictures of the Portacabins arriving in 1994
Jaybuild Sign Erected 29.7.10
Building Footprint Marked Out 29.7.10
Drilling to Stabilise the Groung 29.7.10
Foundations being dug out 27.9.10
Steel being fixed in the foundations 7.10.10
Concrete being poured into the foundations 7.10.10
Steel frame starts to be built 12.10.10
Roof purlins installed and Japanese Knotweed shield being laid 20.10.10
Japanese Knotweed shield completed 22.10.10
First rows of bricks 29.10.10
Floor and drainage being put in 7.11.10
Floor completed 14.11.10
Checking progress 14.11.10
Building up the ground 21.11.10
The walls are starting to be built and snow! 27.11.10
Snow has gone, wall are continuing to be built 12.12.10
Building of the walls continues and preparation work to put the roof on 19.12.10
Roof partly on 24.12.10
Walls continue to be built and the first look inside 8.1.11
Walls continue to be built and the first look at the carpark 16.1.11
Walls getting higher 22.1.11
Walls getting higher...and higher 29.1.11
Building continues 6.2.11
Building continues and some of the final outside finish 12.2.11
Building continues and some more of the final outside finish 20.2.11
Building continues and a first look inside 27.2.11
At our services on Sunday 6 March 2011 we prayed for the completion of the building and for God to bless the use we will be putting to in the community.
We did it by bringing some of the stones into church and praying over them. Listen to and read the prayers here.
Building continues and installing the new electricity feed 12.3.11
Wood cladding being put on and a view of some of the landscaping 9.4.11
Read and listen to a progress update here
Stone walling nearly completed and the ceilings being put in 17.4.11
Paving being laid and a look inside at the cafe area 27.4.11
Windows being put in, more ground clearance and painting the gates 7.5.11
Landscaping around the front of the centre 17.5.11
The green eco roof starts to be put on 29.5.11
Landscaping continues, rear windows put in and the sign 'St Thomas' Centre' is put up 16.6.11
The Eco (grass) roof is being put on, the new front door and a view inside 30.6.11
The carpark and Church View have been tarmaced 9.7.11
Updated view outside and some views inside 23.7.11
Temporary portacabins removed 5.8.11
Cycle racks installed 20.8.11
The Centre is finished 9.9.11
The first event, Beavers/Cub/Scout night -and the first coffee in the Cafe
11.9.11 The First Sunday
The Centre is inspected by the church congregation
11.9.11 Paul (St Thomas' Project Manager) with Matt (the Rector)
A job well done!
Slide show of building the Centre
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