Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading

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Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
Conservation and community-focused restoration of the 150-year-old Church of the Sacred Heart, supporting the long-term future of a nationally significant place of worship while strengthening engagement between the Polish Catholic congregation and the wider community.
Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
Conservation and community-focused restoration of the 150-year-old Church of the Sacred Heart, supporting the long-term future of a nationally significant place of worship while strengthening engagement between the Polish Catholic congregation and the wider community.
Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
Conservation and community-focused restoration of the 150-year-old Church of the Sacred Heart, supporting the long-term future of a nationally significant place of worship while strengthening engagement between the Polish Catholic congregation and the wider community.
Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
Conservation and community-focused restoration of the 150-year-old Church of the Sacred Heart, supporting the long-term future of a nationally significant place of worship while strengthening engagement between the Polish Catholic congregation and the wider community.

Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
Conservation and community-focused restoration of the 150-year-old Church of the Sacred Heart, supporting the long-term future of a nationally significant place of worship while strengthening engagement between the Polish Catholic congregation and the wider community.
Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
Conservation and community-focused restoration of the 150-year-old Church of the Sacred Heart, supporting the long-term future of a nationally significant place of worship while strengthening engagement between the Polish Catholic congregation and the wider community.
Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
Conservation and community-focused restoration of the 150-year-old Church of the Sacred Heart, supporting the long-term future of a nationally significant place of worship while strengthening engagement between the Polish Catholic congregation and the wider community.
Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
Conservation and community-focused restoration of the 150-year-old Church of the Sacred Heart, supporting the long-term future of a nationally significant place of worship while strengthening engagement between the Polish Catholic congregation and the wider community.

Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
The project will deliver a new building housing exhibition space, learning facilities and visitor welcome, and will also convert an Old Deanery building into a cafe and community space.
Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
The project will deliver a new building housing exhibition space, learning facilities and visitor welcome, and will also convert an Old Deanery building into a cafe and community space.
Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
The project will deliver a new building housing exhibition space, learning facilities and visitor welcome, and will also convert an Old Deanery building into a cafe and community space.
Church of the Sacred Heart, Reading
The project will deliver a new building housing exhibition space, learning facilities and visitor welcome, and will also convert an Old Deanery building into a cafe and community space.

Project Overview

The Polish Catholic Mission

Client

Reading, Berkshire

Location

Our Role

Appointed as Project Manager, we led the delivery of the restoration works and prepared the Activity Statement in support of National Lottery Heritage Fund funding. The project was procured using a traditional procurement route.

Project Details:

The 600-strong polish community congregation took over the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Reading 30 years ago when it was due for demolition. Recent restoration work has been carried out on the 150-year-old building and the National Lottery Heritage Fund awarded a Places of Worship grant to aid further work to the nave and chancel.

The Activity Statement looked at how the existing congregation could welcome visitors from other faiths and nationalities into the Church, through public events, volunteering and apprenticeships.

Funding:

The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Garfield Weston
Royal County of Berkshire Churches Trust
National Churches Trust

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The project will deliver a new building housing exhibition space, learning facilities and visitor welcome, and will also convert an Old Deanery building into a cafe and community space.

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