We are building a much-needed community centre for Bermondsey – the Beacon Centre. This will offer a place for connection, serving as a vital hub from which we and other local charities can offer much needed local support to all in Bermondsey. It will be a place to belong, helping combat isolation and loneliness.
For over 25 years, Father Alan poured his heart and soul into this project, envisioning a space where local community groups of all ages can meet to hold events, learn, share and grow – a place where all are welcome and where the people of Bermondsey can come together.
We have completed our Phase I fundraising, providing the exterior ‘shell and core’. We now need to raise money for Phase II, to complete the interior so that we can start using the building.
Please consider making a donation or gift in Father Alan’s memory and help us raise vital funds for the Beacon Centre, Bermondsey.
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What the new annexe will provide:
● A new purpose-built parish centre with a kitchen and seating areas
● A meeting place and facilities for wider community use
● Meeting rooms for the business, social and community life of the parish
● Facilities to enable the community to get to know each other better
● Accessible cloakroom facilities real need of our help.
The construction work has now begun!
What we need to do now:
The journey through design and planning has been a long one but work has now started! Since the project was first conceived, the cost of building and materials has increased significantly and the nest-egg from the original sale of land has not kept pace with these increases.
We have sufficient funds in place towards constructing the external shell of the building. Funding for the internal fit-out will be a combination of grant funding and parish fund raising. We have the support of a Diocesan bid-writer who is supporting us with grant applications. Assuming this is successful, approximately £500,000 will need to be raised by the Parish.
