I have decided to set up a small fundraiser to raise money for the Holy Cross Church Woodingdean.
I will be cycling over 100km in a month on my exercise bike.

What is going on?
You may have noticed scaffolding around the church early in the year. Then it came down and you would be forgiven for thinking that whatever was wrong had been fixed. Sadly – no. The scaffolding was to investigate why the roof was leaking and the result was that it has been badly damaged, there may be more damage that cannot be assessed yet and anyway, the whole pitched roof needs replacing – a huge job and horribly expensive.

That is going to cause lots of disruption and expense and currently we have little money to put towards it. Are we going to reduce our expectations – NO – we are going to increase them. We want to serve the community and people of Woodingdean more and we trust God to make it all possible. Let's renew the kitchen and make it safe to hold cookery classes and cater for events again. Let's pull down some of the old garden wall and open up the space for a community garden. Let's make the outdoor space a haven for people and wildlife alike.

Let's make the building more sustainable with LED lighting, state of the art sound and vision, solar panels and a wind turbine. Let's rearrange the space and storage so more can be done by anyone with the skills and vision – concerts, exhibitions, conferences, things not yet dreamt of.

The church is open every day now and we are sometimes astonished at the number of people who just come in.

The hall is also a valuable space for the community – for the Food Hub, social gatherings, dance classes, parties, reminiscence group, guides and brownies, groups of every kind. Where else could those happen? Woodingdean has a limited number of rooms and halls that can be used by the public.