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Everyone welcome

After much refurbishment of Temple Park Centre we held an open day for our local community, funders and families to come and see and hear about our work. A lot of fun was had on the day, with lots of cake too! If you would like to see what the day was like and find out more about MCCP click here

We are delighted to welcome Lisa Wigfield, our new Community Cohesion and Outreach Worker to our team. Lisa will be working across the Manor community and alongside our partners (old and new!). You may get to know her when you pick up your children from MASKK or bring them to a dance lesson at Temple Park Centre. She'll be present at our craft activities (watch this space, new dates coming very soon!) or chat with you at a local group. She is very approachable and looks forward to getting to know you.

We look forward to working with Lisa and to re-shape the relationships and partnerships with local people and organisations.

See more about Lisa and the Manor Church and Community Project team here: About Us

Manor Church and Community Project ran its first craft and activities afternoon on 18 December at Temple Park Centre since the completion of its major refurbishment of the community centre. The event was a great success with many families attending. There was much creative fun with children designing their own Christmas decorations and gifts. Watch this space for more events during 2023.

Temple Park Centre meeting rooms and spaces have been given new names inspired by Women of Influence in Sheffield and the Manor. The new room names have been added to the plan of Temple Park Centre and details of the Women of Influence have been added to the website menu.

The refurbishment of Temple Park Centre was completed on 18 September 2020. We have made a video of the work which shows how the community centre has been transformed into a modern multi-use building for the Manor community:

We are very pleased to announce that Biffa Award has awarded Manor Church and Community Project a grant for £58,637 in support of the Temple Park Centre refurbishment. This grant is made from the Landfill Communities Fund which is used for a wide range of community and environmental projects in the vicinity of landfill sites.

The Biffa Award funding will be used for:

• Demolition of the office/boiler room and relocation of boiler and pipework
• New folding wall to separate the stage from main hall and to create a new room on the stage
• New opening and folding wall between the sanctuary and meeting rooms 3 & 4 to create a flexible space that can be used separately or as one open plan area
• New corridor in the hall to provide access to all parts of the centre and separation for multiple groups to be using the building at the same time
• Redecoration throughout the Centre to complete the refurbishment

The refurbishment work has started on 6 July and is scheduled to complete by the end of September.

Rachel Maidment, Biffa Award Grants Manager, said: “Now more than ever it is so important that we continue to invest in community spaces, like the Temple Park Centre, which will provide a place for people to meet and socialise as we come out of lockdown and life returns to some sort of normality. By re-configuring the space, providing new lighting, flooring and redecorating throughout, Biffa Award has made a huge difference to those who will use this building on a regular basis.

Biffa Award:

Since 1997, Biffa Award has awarded grants totalling more than £175 million to thousands of worthwhile community and environmental projects across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The programme administers money donated by Biffa Group Ltd through the Landfill Communities Fund. www.biffa-award.org

We are very pleased to announce that Veolia Environmental Trust has awarded Manor Church and Community Project a grant for £43,522 in support of the Temple Park Centre refurbishment. This grant is made from the Landfill Communities Fund which is used for a wide range of community and environmental projects in the vicinity of landfill sites.

The Veolia Environmental Trust funding will be used for:

• Installing completely new toilet facilities including a disabled toilet.
• Decoration of the new toilet block

The refurbishment work has started on 6 July and is scheduled to complete by the end of September.

This grant from Veolia Environmental Trust follows on from previous funding in 2018 for a new central heating system, double glazing throughout the building and new LED lighting.

We are very pleased to announce that Viridor Credits has awarded Manor Church and Community Project a grant for £99,359 in support of the Temple Park Centre refurbishment. This grant is made from the Landfill Communities Fund which is used for a wide range of community and environmental projects in the vicinity of landfill sites.

The Viridor Credits funding will be used for:

• Removal of trees along the boundary wall with our neighbours
• Development of a new shared car park area to the side of the Centre
• New access paths, ramps and steps from the car park
• New accessible pathways to the front entrance and emergency exit
• New entrance area with a reception desk providing controlled access to the building
• Demolition of old toilets, office and vestry area
• New disabled toilets in the rear of the Centre

The refurbishment work has started on 6 July and is scheduled to complete by the end of September.