Why Change St Luke's ?

St Luke’s already acts as the only real community facility in the area. Our wooden "Dad's Army" hut, built in 1933 with money raised by the parish with the involvement of local council tenants, still serves as our base, but is long past its sell-by date. We want to improve and extend our facilities so that the community gets the centre it deserves.The design for the new building will provide better facilities including a chill-out room, new kitchen and better disabled access. The plan will use the existing foundations and timber frame of the church which have been found to be in good condition, whilst removing the current asbestos panelling and creating better insulation.

Driven by a group of young people, the Big Project was launched by the Lord Mayor at a big community party in the summer of 2010. The aim is to renew substantial parts of the building without losing the unique spirit of the place.