Firstly, English Heritage have started a programme of community engagement using the agency, Supersum, who will deliver a range of workshops for volunteers and community members and facilitate community organisations to use the space via ‘seed corn funding’ – a small pot of funding to enable community groups and businesses to use the space for events and activities. As part of this engagement, we will work with Supersum to engage local businesses both locally on Church Lane and in the many office buildings that surround the park. 

The second part of the project will create a series of options and viability assessments for the use of the Vesty, this currently empty and un-safe space offers the opportunity to create an indoor space for volunteers and visitors to enable the church to become a more beneficial space for the local community. 

If you would like to contribute to this project, please get in touch.