Q1 Please tell us about visiting St Ives’.

What do you like? What could we try to improve?

During the current Leadgate in Time Project, we have run different types of events. We're currently planning the events programme for the next few years.

Q2 If you have taken part in any events in St Ives’ Church, which ones were the best and why?  What could make them better? 

Q3 What future events/activities would you like to take part in? 

Please tick an answer in each row.

During the current “Leadgate in Time” project, we have discovered that there are many treasures and social history within St Ives’ which we will study and display our findings, once the remodelling and repair works are complete.

St Ives’ is a living and working church, which uses its heritage to connect with people from all walks of life and demonstrates the impact that the church has had, and continues to have, on village life.

Unique examples of heritage crafts and living history including:

We'd like to help people have a greater appreciation of these historical items.

Q5 Please tell us why these Treasures are important to you:

Q6 What do you think the Treasures of St Ives are? 

What have we missed? 

Q7 Would you be interested in learning any of these heritage crafts?

Q8 What other hand crafts would you like to see here?

Q9 What new treasures would you like to see in St Ives?

e.g. We may create some new objects for St Ives’ to treasure into the future. e.g. a new stained-glass window, a wood carving, new furniture 

Repairing and remodelling St Ives.

We want this beautiful Grade II listed building to offer a warm welcome to everybody.

At present the East wall is collapsing due to the structural integrity being compromised. It suffers from damp and cold, causing bulging and cracking.

We intend to work with heritage accredited architects and other specialists to come up with proposals to repair and remodel the building to meet the needs of the congregation, and (we hope) both villagers and visitors. This will make the church a building ‘fit for purpose’, sustainable for future generations, energy efficient and an energy resilience hub for the village in case of emergencies.

Our proposed plans for repairing and remodelling St Ives Church include:

·         Rebuilding the East wall (This will mean scaffolding the east part of the building for several months.)

·         Installing a kitchen

·         Creating a meeting room and heritage hub

·         Adapting worship space for private prayer/reflection/smaller services

·         Installing a new energy efficient heating system (in line with CofE carbon neutral targets by 2030)

·         Rewiring, including installation of PV panels/batteries

·         Installing internet and IT facilities.  

·         Reorganising the layout of the church (to increase flexible use of the space and create much needed storage)

We plan to: 

·         include a conservation management plan provided by a heritage accredited building specialist to help us plan repairs and annual maintenance of our historic building.   

Q10 What do you think about our plans for repairs? 

Are there other repairs/improvements to the building you think are needed? 

Q11 What do you think about our ideas for remodelling? 

Are there any other issues with the building that we should address? 

*We will try to maintain access for worship throughout the works but may temporarily close for safety.

Please tell us a bit about yourself

We need to show our funders that we are consulting a wide range of people.

Q12 Why are Leadgate and St Ives special for you? Are you part of the St Ives congregation? Do you find solace here? Do you like its history or countryside?

Q13 Is there anything else you would like us to know?

Q14 How did you find out about this consultation?

Q15 Do you live in the parish of Leadgate? 

If not, please tell us your village or the first half of your postcode. This is so we can see the range of people who are answering this survey.

Q16 To hear about events and volunteer opportunities as well as all the news about the project, please follow us on Facebook: “St Ives’ Church, Leadgate” and on our website: www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13521/