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St Agnes Birch-in-Rusholme with St John with St Cyprian Longsight
Church of England Diocese of Manchester
St Agnes Birch-in-Rusholme with St John with St Cyprian Longsight
Church of England Diocese of Manchester
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About the Hall...
St Agnes' Community Hall is part of the main church building and was created in 1984 by dividing part of the
church building from the main worship space.
The original funding for the project to create the hall in 1985 was provided by Manchester City Council with
the proviso that the Centre provide social and recreational facilities for the local community. The Centre has
a policy of only accepting user groups of a non-commercial nature. The original agreement for this joint
church-community use lasted for 20 years. On March 31st 2007 this agreement finished.
The Parish and the Community Hall worked together on a new constitution and now the Hall is managed by a
Parish committee which specifically invited members of the local community to be a part of it.
The Management Committee is made up of the Parish Priest (as Chair) and up to seven other members –
three of whom are drawn from the local community and three being appointed by the Parochial Church
Council. This church-community mix helps to ensure that the diverse cultural, ethnic and social make-up of
the immediate local community is reflected in the Centre’s management team.
The Centre adopted an updated Constitution to ensure that the original aims of the Centre project are
maintained and that the Centre is able to cope with the current needs of the local community.
Who we serve…
There are currently a number of regular user groups including children’s groups and play schemes, social
groups for the over 50’s, Christian worship and fellowship groups, dance and music groups, health and sport
activities and local community action groups. These groups draw members from a number of backgrounds
and nationalities including those from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique, and the
Caribbean.
Alongside these regular users the Centre is used by individuals and groups for a number of functions – such
as parties, meetings, and community campaigns.
The management Committee are committed to the original aims of the project and look forward to developing
the Centre as a community resource for this part of Longsight.
St Agnes' Community Hall is part of the main church building and was created in 1984 by dividing part of the
church building from the main worship space.
The original funding for the project to create the hall in 1985 was provided by Manchester City Council with
the proviso that the Centre provide social and recreational facilities for the local community. The Centre has
a policy of only accepting user groups of a non-commercial nature. The original agreement for this joint
church-community use lasted for 20 years. On March 31st 2007 this agreement finished.
The Parish and the Community Hall worked together on a new constitution and now the Hall is managed by a
Parish committee which specifically invited members of the local community to be a part of it.
The Management Committee is made up of the Parish Priest (as Chair) and up to seven other members –
three of whom are drawn from the local community and three being appointed by the Parochial Church
Council. This church-community mix helps to ensure that the diverse cultural, ethnic and social make-up of
the immediate local community is reflected in the Centre’s management team.
The Centre adopted an updated Constitution to ensure that the original aims of the Centre project are
maintained and that the Centre is able to cope with the current needs of the local community.
Who we serve…
There are currently a number of regular user groups including children’s groups and play schemes, social
groups for the over 50’s, Christian worship and fellowship groups, dance and music groups, health and sport
activities and local community action groups. These groups draw members from a number of backgrounds
and nationalities including those from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique, and the
Caribbean.
Alongside these regular users the Centre is used by individuals and groups for a number of functions – such
as parties, meetings, and community campaigns.
The management Committee are committed to the original aims of the project and look forward to developing
the Centre as a community resource for this part of Longsight.
The Management Committee
As well as the parish priest, he Management Committee is made up of six other members – three of whom
are drawn from the local community and three appointed by the PCC. The management group is now a sub-
committee of the PCC but it retains the original structure.
As well as the parish priest, he Management Committee is made up of six other members – three of whom
are drawn from the local community and three appointed by the PCC. The management group is now a sub-
committee of the PCC but it retains the original structure.
- Stephen Edwards (Chair)
Gill Payne (Community member)
Ina Gibson (Community member)
J Chaudhrey (Community member)
Nannette Dele-Charley (Parish member)
Joyce Royle (Parish member)
Linda Mellis (Parish member)