Hundreds of people come to Chapel Exhibition
It is a massive confidence boost to see how well the plans have done down with local residents from Chichester. It was a fantastic turnout.
Rubbish Festival litter-ally goes down a storm
The Rubbish Festival, this last weekend, was an outstanding success but it got me thinking about who benefitted the most. Was it...
What is going on at CCDT?
People are getting to know Chichester Community Development Trust and yet there are still lots of misconceptions. I thought it would be good to introduce some of the members of our small team to give you a flavour of life at CCDT as well as giving you a brief introduction to CCDT’s work…
Announcing architect for Graylingwell Chapel
After careful deliberation, Chichester Community Development Trust is pleased to announce that Adam Richards Architects has been selected as the architect for the first phase of the development work of Graylingwell Chapel.
How we create a special volunteer thank you hug
We like to make our volunteers feel special; after all they make a huge contribution to the local community and to Chichester Community Development Trust. So we’ve set up a Volunteer Reward Card voucher system.
It’s love at first sight for the steering group
Graylingwell Chapel’s steering group have been to London to look at different venues and to get ideas for the chapel. The result? A paradigm shift… the ideas for the chapel are evolving.
Hot off the press: discover the secrets of Graylingwell Chapel
We are pleased to announce that there are two new booklets on Graylingwell Chapel that shed light on the chapel and the history and human stories linked to it. They are available now online and hard copies will be available at the start of December
Location, Location, Location!
We are creating a voluntary sector hub in the Water Tower. There will be hot desks that can be hired by local charities and voluntary sector groups, home workers, budding charity start-ups that can’t afford an office yet.
Desperately Seeking Perfection
The Graylingwell Chapel steering group are on a mission! They are crossing the counties looking at examples of chapels, churches and repurposed buildings that have been transformed into working, successful and profitable community hubs.
Graylingwell Chapel wins fund to secure project organiser & architect
We have received £14,800 from the Architectural Heritage Fund to develop the plans for Graylingwell Chapel. The grant will fund a project organiser and an architect to develop the ideas that have come out of the chapel consultations.