Placing the church in the heart of the community and making a space for the community in the heart of the church.

Holy Trinity church is the parish church for Orton Longueville. As well as being a space of beauty fit for the worship of God, its purpose is to serve the needs of its local community.

Currently, Orton Longueville lacks a community space where groups and individuals can meet. A modest project of expansion and interior re-ordering of Holy Trinity church will address this need.

The benefits of expanding and re-ordering for the local community include:

• A sense of ownership of your local church
• The use of an historic building of great beauty throughout the week

The benefits of expanding and re-ordering for the church community include:

• A sacred space which can remain open and accessible throughout the week
• Making visible the work and aims of the church to a wider audience
• Ensuring the long-term viability of the church

• When the project is completed, the church will be able to offer a number of different spaces and meeting rooms suitable for a wide range of use by community and church groups for activities including:

• Drama groups
• After school clubs
• Youth groups
• Village social events
• Meetings
• Coffee mornings
• Retirement clubs
• U3A and evening/day classes

The initial aims of the project are to create new flexible space by :

1. Constructing the new Northside Extension with a room suitable for use by groups of up to 10 people, or as a crèche
2. Providing a fully accessible toilet in the new extension
3. Providing kitchen facilities in the new extension
4. Modifying the rear Nave into an elastic space, used for worship on Sundays but potentially usable for large groups and social events
5. Re-ordering the Huntly chapel to provide a secure, comfortable and sound-proofed room suitable for larger groups of 20-25 people

We are also hopeful that further improvements and upgrading to the existing facilities will be achieved by:

• Transforming the entrance to the church by introducing glass entrance doors
• Improving the lighting provision within the church
• Improving the church heating system
• Providing the latest modern technology for group use
• Providing stacking chairs to replace some of the existing fixed seating
• Rebuilding the dry stone wall and surfacing the link through to Long Walk, West of the Church