Our Building Project
Please Support our Building Project
Our community deserves better.
More community, more positivity, more well-being, more employment, more youth space, more hospitality. In short more life and love. The buildings are well used but are stretched; this project will provide the “more” that our community need and deserve.
Our current focus is Your Fund Surrey. St. Peter’s is asking for £1,117,236 to build the Welcome Area. Please show your support by clicking on Your Fund Surrey’s Have Your Say link:
There are a few simple questions.
(Don’t forget to validate your email at the end!).
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Our vision
Our vision is that St. Peter's Shared Church buildings in Bellfields become versatile, welcoming spaces, fostering interaction and cohesion for all people in our community. We want to create a dynamic community hub, open daily, with a specific focus on building friendships, hospitality, health (especially mental health), youth engagement, adult employability, developing individual agency and access to an expanded Oak Café and community food pantry. Community events and activities are also planned, supported by a strong volunteer base to ensure daily accessibility.
Currently, the site hosts diverse activities open to all, including exercise classes, youth groups, debt management advice, relationship courses, over-55s club, café, toddler group, cooking courses, and a community pantry. However, the buildings’ current layout limit the full potential.
We have full planning permission for a set of projects so we can achieve the buildings’ latent potential.
How are we getting on?
We are focussing on the Welcome Area project. This is a vaulted, glass-roofed atrium that will house the Oak Café and community pantry. This space will also serve as the main entrance, hospitality area, workspace, and ensure wheelchair-friendly access throughout.
St. Peter’s is asking for £1,117,236 from Your Fund Surrey to build the Welcome Area. Please show your support by clicking on Your Fund Surrey’s Have Your Say link:
https://yourfundsurreyproposals.commonplace.is/
Scroll down to “Have Your Say - Live Projects” and answer a few simple questions. (Don’t forget to validate your email at the end!)
In addition, we will need to raise further funds to complete all the buildings’ other renovations and cover professional fees to date. So far, we have raised £375,000 towards this and will be prioritising new accessible kitchen and toilets next.
Get Involved
If you would like to know of anymore upcoming events, or receive our general update newsletters regarding this project, you can join the Oaks Project email list here.