The New
St Andrew's Church Centre.
Demolition and Building Progress

Our new Church Centre is nearly complete. From 29th August we shall be holding services in the new Church however some building work is continuing over the next couple of weeks in other parts of the building.  

Work continues apace. The ground works outside are proceeding and the outlines of paths and the car park are appearing. The Walls behind the dais and at the front of the cafe area now have most of their cladding, prior to being pebble dashed.

Inside, the PA speakers have been installed, the kitchen is fitted and flooring is down in the café. Many areas have now been painted and the electricity is now connected.

The stained glass windows have been refitted and double glazed. 

The scaffolding is now down and we can see our new building much more clearly. The skylight now has a stained glass cross and the front entrance is now fully glazed.

Most of the windows are now in and the skylight on the roof is now complete. Work continues now to make the inside of the building ready.

The official dedication service will be on Friday 10th September at 7.00pm

On the outside, the roof is now fully tiled including the skylight. Some windows on the north side of the building and the scaffolding on that side has been removed to allow a gas main to be laid giving us a glimpse of how the finished building will look.
Much work is now going on inside, insulation panels are being fitted and much of the wiring and plumbing is in place..

Outwardly the building has not changed a great deal in the last month as most work has been going on inside the building. The floor has been poured and work has been progressing on cabling.
As of today the shelter over the section joining onto the school is being dismantled, which would indicate that the interface to the school is now watertight.

The recent snowy weather did not make work easy for our builders but things are now continuing once again. The roof tiling is going ahead and the pipes for the underfloor heating system are now laid.

Work is also taking place on the section of building that joins the existing school building. 

Please pray for Richard, the Building Committee and the builders that progress continues. 

Preparation work for the tiling of the roof has now taken place. Unfortunately it appears that the weather is holding up work now. Please pray for a quick end to the cold snap and for safety for the builders

Much of the brickwork is now in place and the building is taking shape. The roof is now largely boarded and the frame for the dormer window is now in place, as are the stained glass windows salvaged from the old St Andrews building.
Many thanks to the carpenters for the wooden cross they have fitted to the roof! Very appropriate as we come to the time to celebrate the birth of our Saviour who of course was, himself a carpenter. 

Much more of the timber frame is now in place and scaffolding has been assembled. Brickwork is now being laid.
Many thanks to all those creating a photographic record of the construction of our new church.

Much of the timber frame is now up and the glulam roof beams are now in place.
A delivery of bricks has also arrived
Please pray for the project, the builders and safety on the site, especially now the weather gets worse.

This past week saw the foundations and floor laid. 

This week saw the first bricks and blocks being laid. The shape of the new church can now clearly be seen!

The car park is now finished and work is well underway on the footings .

For the last couple of days work has been going on to lay underground pipes.

21st August

Kerb stones being laid for main entrance now.

17th August

The church building is now fully demolished and rubble removed from the site. Work is now underway on the new entrance from Weald Drive

17th August

The webcam is now live! Click the image to see a regularly updated snapshot of work in progress

28th July

A scaffold tower has appeared outside the church in front of the cross. The stained glass windows have now been removed and a digger has cleared the remaining allotment area adjacent to the vicarage

27th July

Hilife have been working for a while on the inside of the building for a week or so now, carrying out the necessary health and safety work prior to demolition.

The area is now a construction site with no unauthorised entry.

The picker which will be used to nibble away at the building arrived today and we believe that its use is imminent. It can just be seen to the rear of the church.

As of today the stain glassed windows and the exterior cross are still fixed.

The last service (Open to God) is held at St Andrews.
Symbolically the first brick is removed by Rob Warren, who has been responsible for the upkeep of the building for many years