As you may know, we have been undergoing a tender process for a builder to give us a more specific price for the Community Hub Project. We were extremely pleased (and give thanks) because the tender prices came in significantly lower than we had feared they might.
The St Saviour's PCC met on 18 November when it was agreed that our project managers would meet with the preferred contractors to see if costs could be reduced,
Although the tendered price was somewhat of a miracle, we were still around £34,000 short, which we would need to start the project in January 2016.
We had the £240,000 (approx) we had raised in previous years as well as through the pledges given during Spring and Summer 2015, but it wasn't quite enough to proceed.
So it was resolved to try and obtain additional funds before the PCC met again on 15 December (yesterday). The miraculous news is that we got the money. AND MORE! We were given an extra £70,000 in gifts and pledges! A big thank you to all who have contributed.
This has meant that not only can we do the basic Phase 1 of the project, but we can also do Phase 1a, which enables us to put in the lift to the first floor.
We will continue to fundraise to add the top (youth) room as well as other items such as storage in the tower and a new servery outside the current kitchen.
The St Saviour's PCC met on 18 November when it was agreed that our project managers would meet with the preferred contractors to see if costs could be reduced,
Although the tendered price was somewhat of a miracle, we were still around £34,000 short, which we would need to start the project in January 2016.
We had the £240,000 (approx) we had raised in previous years as well as through the pledges given during Spring and Summer 2015, but it wasn't quite enough to proceed.
So it was resolved to try and obtain additional funds before the PCC met again on 15 December (yesterday). The miraculous news is that we got the money. AND MORE! We were given an extra £70,000 in gifts and pledges! A big thank you to all who have contributed.
This has meant that not only can we do the basic Phase 1 of the project, but we can also do Phase 1a, which enables us to put in the lift to the first floor.
We will continue to fundraise to add the top (youth) room as well as other items such as storage in the tower and a new servery outside the current kitchen.
At last night's meeting it was unanimously agreed by the PCC to proceed with the project, which should start in January. Exciting times indeed!
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