Redevelopment
The redevelopment of the Levenshulme URC church building began in March 2009.
The redevelopment involves demolishing the old ‘Sunday School’ and replacing it with a modern, glass-fronted building which will house the reception and Inspire Café on the ground floor and apartments above. It also involves significant refurbishment of the church building itself making space for the Inspire Suite, incubation centre and community meeting rooms on the ground floor, ALLFM radio station on the first floor, and apartments on the floors above. The two buildings will be joined at ground-floor level and linked by a glazed bridge on the first floor.
Floor plans for the new centre can be found by clicking here.
The entire redevelopment will cost nearly £3million. It is being funded from a number of sources: the Housing Corporation, the Big Lottery Fund, Great Places Housing Association, Manchester City Council and the United Reformed Church. Nearly all of the funding is in place but the project still needs around £200,000.
If you would be interested in investing in this exciting scheme, you can download a copy of our summary business plan below and you can contact Ed Cox, Chair of the Inspire Board of Directors, on ed.cox@lev-inspire.org.uk.
Downloadable Summary Business Plan pdf
The construction is being carried out under a ‘Design & Build’ contract with CSC Construction. The architects for the scheme are TADW Architects who are based locally in Stockport.
Photographic Project
We are recording the entire redevelopment process through a photo diary led by local photographer Zoë Byrne. Click here to see the most recent photos of the redevelopment.
Inspire Blog
Members of the church are recording their thoughts and reflections as the project develops in a special blog. Click here to see what they’ve got to say.
Levenshulmeinspire.blogspot.com
