The case for a St Marys atrium
James Ware
St Marys South Ruislip has a well maintained church hall that has recently been refurbished, as has its chapel. The roof of the main church has been cleaned.
... However for a scout group to meet there the hall might need additional capacity and the buggies from the mother and toddler group need somewhere to park.
As such I am suggesting as a proposal a backwards extension of the church hall on the grass by the car park and a reinforced glass atrium over the garden area between church, hall and chapel.
The cost would be higher than a scout hut built like sitesafe as part of a new garden of remembrance in the corner of the park behind the vicarage. However car parking capacity in the present site is such that for say cubs and beavers to meet on the same night as brownies as opposed to on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon might mean that another option is needed.
That could be a new scout hut on the allotment at the other end of the park or to replace the playground on its present site.
Or it could be on the site of Brackenbridge Drive nursery so that the park around it could be used for sports coaching such as Rugby and it could be shared with the Boys Brigade based at South Ruislip Methodist Church.
These options would cost the electoral roll parishioners less money to support as they could be argued as supporting the local community and thus get local council funding. Then church money could be used for other scout projects such as refurbishing and securing the Scout Campsite and adjacent car park at Ruislip Woods with a toilet block similar to Little Britain Lake. (Ducks Hill Road Car Park, site of ‘dogging’ in the past and ? present). That could get support from both churches together in Ruislip and any new Churches together in South Ruislip to reflect new housing increasing the population. Plus St Martins has both scouts and guides so support for upgrading the chapel, especially after the work of the local volunteers in the upkeep of Ruislip Woods.
The new housing in South Ruislip could be built to include a community centre in the centre of the parish so the present one could become housing as well. Hence the need for another scout hut in the East of the parish as well as one in the west near Bourne Primary or on Glebe Farm site.
James Ware
St Marys South Ruislip has a well maintained church hall that has recently been refurbished, as has its chapel. The roof of the main church has been cleaned.
... However for a scout group to meet there the hall might need additional capacity and the buggies from the mother and toddler group need somewhere to park.
As such I am suggesting as a proposal a backwards extension of the church hall on the grass by the car park and a reinforced glass atrium over the garden area between church, hall and chapel.
The cost would be higher than a scout hut built like sitesafe as part of a new garden of remembrance in the corner of the park behind the vicarage. However car parking capacity in the present site is such that for say cubs and beavers to meet on the same night as brownies as opposed to on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon might mean that another option is needed.
That could be a new scout hut on the allotment at the other end of the park or to replace the playground on its present site.
Or it could be on the site of Brackenbridge Drive nursery so that the park around it could be used for sports coaching such as Rugby and it could be shared with the Boys Brigade based at South Ruislip Methodist Church.
These options would cost the electoral roll parishioners less money to support as they could be argued as supporting the local community and thus get local council funding. Then church money could be used for other scout projects such as refurbishing and securing the Scout Campsite and adjacent car park at Ruislip Woods with a toilet block similar to Little Britain Lake. (Ducks Hill Road Car Park, site of ‘dogging’ in the past and ? present). That could get support from both churches together in Ruislip and any new Churches together in South Ruislip to reflect new housing increasing the population. Plus St Martins has both scouts and guides so support for upgrading the chapel, especially after the work of the local volunteers in the upkeep of Ruislip Woods.
The new housing in South Ruislip could be built to include a community centre in the centre of the parish so the present one could become housing as well. Hence the need for another scout hut in the East of the parish as well as one in the west near Bourne Primary or on Glebe Farm site.
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