Our old church hall was built over 80 years ago, and had become increasingly hard to keep it in good condition – hardly surprisingly, as it was only ever designed to be a temporary building.
We were however keen to continue to have this kind of provision at the heart of the Westlands – as a church and community hub, providing both for church activities and outreach, and for wider community use.

For several years we had been pursuing a plan to replace our existing hall with an extension to the church. However despite getting a long way down the road with that scheme, a huge escalation in building costs in 2022 made it unaffordable. We therefore started working with a local builder on a different kind of proposal – to replace our existing hall with a similar-sized standalone building in the same location.

Following the success of our planning application and the subsequent satisfaction of its conditions, work on site started in September 2024. The new hall was completed in time for a celebration day in July 2025. The November 2023 appeal leaflet, giving more details, is downloadable here. Very generous giving from the church congregation, helped by the support of the Westlands community and several external grants provided the necessary funding.

We are very grateful to all who supported the project, both by their giving, and their prayers.