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Open Door Project |
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Over the last few months
a great deal of building work has been taking place at the
Lymington United Reformed Church in Lymington High Street.
The church is undergoing a £1 million refurbishment
and the hall behind is being rebuilt to meet modern Health
and safety requirements
The church, often dubbed as ‘the church with no door’ will
now actually have a glass double door at the front of the
building and extending out from the door will be a glass
extension with a small cafe inside.
The Open Door Project, the church hopes, will not only improve
the environment for the church members but also have an impact
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Aims
and Objectives
• meeting place offering various activities on a
regular basis.
• additional lunch club facilities for older people
in the town.
•‘Drop in’ facility.
• trained and equipped community team to offer a
confidential listening ear to anyone who
needs it.
• safe, attractive,
supportive and positive environment for local groups and
individuals.
• safe and welcoming place
where the young people can meet with their friends and
have fun, support and be listened to.
• integrated playgroup,
children’s clubs, and after school facilities. |
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Basics
Bank
The Mayor, Martina Humber, officially launches the Basics
Bank New Building Appeal
and presents a cheque for £100.
The Lymington and New
Forest Basics Bank is a charity that helps individuals
in need by providing emergency food, it is manned entirely
by volunteers. |
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Planning has just been
approved to house the Basics Bank in a new Distribution Centre
behind the United Reformed Church, the funding target for the
building is £25,000. The Basics Bank is currently temporarily
sited at the rear of the Catholic Church (at the bottom of
the High Street).
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Between September
2004 and August 2008 the Basics Bank has distributed
over 1600 food parcels! helped to feed over 3645 people/families
which includes nearly 1800 children, covering an area
from Fawley to Highcliffe.
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