St Hilda’s Church
Notes of a Development Group meeting July 4th 2018
Present: Prue Meehan, Margaret Robinson, Margaret Chapman, Barbara Robinson
Apologies: David Mann, Barbara Foster
1 Toilets – The smaller toilet was still leaking despite various attempts to solve the problem. Margaret R agreed to contact Slattery’s. (NB The leak was dealt with by David before Slattery’s came)
2 Lights – A bid for £3,000 from the Community Foundation for Calderdale’s 6C Environment Fund had been submitted.
3 Guttering – there were problems with the Maintenance booker website which meant a full report was not yet available. The work had been completed so a request for the 50% grant had been made.
4 Flooring – the work was booked for w/c August 6th. The aftercare needed to be clarified.
5 Tables – had arrived but not yet unpacked.
6 Maintenance plan – it was suggested that a comprehensive maintenance plan should be made to deal with various aspect of the church building. Various examples were proposed. There was discussion about church cleaning and the need to review the H&S policy.
7 It was agreed that the next main work was to complete the guttering work by looking for funding.
8 There was clarification of the rent increases agreed at PCC. Barbara R was asked to set them out in letter to the 3 groups – Pre-School, £5.50 to £6.00/hour
HLOJ – £350 to £370/annum
Elsa Upholstery £300 to £315/month
9 Liaison with Pre-School and the Gathering – Margaret C reported on various issues. There were plans to sort out the kitchen cupboards during the holidays to try to provide more storage space. The passage outside the kitchen was cluttered. The use of the fridge and freezer was discussed. It was agreed to propose to PCC that the freezer was removed and a new fridge, for church use only, should be bought to try to solve the milk storage for Pre-School. The possibility of storage under the “book table” in the south entrance was raised.
(NB Margaret C and Barbara F met with Caroline following her arrival to discuss the other user groups.)
St Hilda's Church, Halifax 