Annual Report & Accounts for St Peter-in-the-Forest (2018)

Dear friends, near and far,

2018 was a remarkable year in the life of our parish - so many blessings, and just a few challenges!

Our Annual Report & Accounts is now published, ahead of our Annual Parochial Church Council (APCM), which takes place on Sunday 28 April 2019, 12.00pm, in the Hall at our Peterhouse Church & Community Centre.

You can read the Annual Report, here...

Radical Childhoods in Waltham Forest

To celebrate Waltham Forest, First London Borough of Culture, 2019

the Waltham Forest History Network invite you to

         Radical Childhoods in Waltham Forest

           at St Peter’s Church in the Forest, London E17

                                            on

                         Saturday April 6^th, 2019

                                                             Draft Programme

2. p.m Radical Childhoods in Waltham Forest, c 1600-1900”

Dr Mary Clare Martin (University of Greenwich, L &LHS)

3.00 p.m. “Finding your family history through parish registers”

Barrie Burton (Walthamstow Family History Society)

3.20 Activity slot . Choice of the following:

Barrie Burton will be available with his database of St Peter’s parish registers to help anyone interested track their family history

David Boote (Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society, Chingford Historical Society) will lead a walk entitled “Children and young people round and about St Peter’s and Forest School”

Churchyard tour with Mark Carroll and Tim Valder-Hogg (Walthamstow Family History Society)

 4.15 “Growing up in Waltham Forest in the 1930s”

Mark Carroll (Walthamstow Family History Society)

5 p.m. Close

There will be opportunities to sing protest songs throughout the afternoon, led by guitarist and campaigner Louis Martin (Divest Newham) 

                                          Children are welcome and activities will be provided

                                                   Tea and cake will be available throughout

                         For further details, see Waltham Forest History Network website

Activity Plan Consultants appointed to our exciting project

The Project Board is delighted to have now appointed and commenced work with a superb team of consultants from 'Heritage Now', who will help us to consult and design a new portfolio and programme of activities for our refreshed parish church building and churchyard project...

You can find out a little about them at their website

Nick Williams RIP

We are saddened to lose such a key part of the life of our church family, in the death of Nick Williams. Nick has been a part of the life of St Peter-in-the-Forest since 1988.

A Requiem Mass for Nick will be offered at St Peter's on Tuesday 25 April 2017, commencing at 12.00pm. Expect lots of singing and scripture, and lots of very 'full fig Catholic' ritual, as per Nick's wishes! This service is likely to last approaching two hours.

Burial of Nick's body will follow, in the woodland at the City of London Cemetery, at 2.30pm.

Finally, we will host afternoon tea and refreshments in the parish church building, through the afternoon.

At Nick's request, no flowers, please, but generous donations welcome towards the ongoing work of St Peter's, which Nick so loved...

PUBLIC INFORMATION EVENTS: 'St Peter's: A Unique Forest Church' project launch

THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST PETER-IN-THE-FOREST

WALTHAMSTOW

A UNIQUE FOREST CHURCH

The church of St Peter-in-the-Forest, Walthamstow has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the project, ‘St Peter’s: A Unique Forest Church’. The project aims to restore and remodel parts of this uniquely-sited church to open up the building and its heritage to the whole community.  HLF has awarded initial development funding of £117,500 to help the church to progress their plans to apply for a full grant from them, at a later date.

If you’d like to learn a little more about this exciting project, what it might mean for you as part of this community, come along to one of our presentations.

Wednesday 25^th January          
 8.00-9.00 pm    
St Peter's parish church building

Sunday 29^th January                   
12.00-1.00 pm & again at 1.30-2.30 pm    
Peterhouse Centre Hall

Thursday 2^nd February
8.00-9.00pm    
 St Peter's parish church building

For further information, contact Fr Paul Trathen on 07871584997 or stpeterforestvicar-main@yahoo.co.uk

Activity Plan Consultant for project 'St Peter's: A Unique Forest Church'

 

'St Peter’s: A Unique Forest Church’ Project

Brief for HLF Activity Plan Consultant

                               

Consultant role:                               Activity Plan Consultant

Reporting to:                                     Development Manager

Location:                                             Home-based and within the local community

Contract details:                              Freelance contract up to £12,000 in value

                                                                Activity Plan to be completed in time for a June 2018 submission

Introduction

This document provides a brief for the appointment of an individual or consultant team to produce our Activity Plan following a Heritage Grants first round pass from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Project Background

St Peter-in-the-Forest is entering an exciting phase in the life of the church. We are improving and expanding our Grade II Listed church building to secure its long-term future, see increased community engagement and greater use, and generate increased revenue streams. This will include a new glass extension which will become the entrance and welcome to the church.

An exciting and diverse heritage project will run alongside the new build, restoration and reordering of the church building. We are looking for a consultant to work with the Project Team to develop the outline plan produced at round one to produce the full activity plan.

The proposed activities include:

·         A range of heritage engagement activities around the site to promote participation and learning

·         Interpretation around the church and in the churchyard, with rotating exhibitions on different heritage themes

·         School visits

·         Art therapy

·         Activities around natural heritage in our churchyard

·         Music, arts, talks and cultural events, including theatrical development work

Further details about activities proposed with our first stage application can be provided on request with our Outline Activity Plan.

Scope of work

We would expect the consultant to undertake the following:

·         Provide a detailed timetable to produce the Activity Plan at the start of the contract, providing dates for completion of key activities, methods of work and writing of the plan in line with the overall project plan milestones.

·         Understand and research our specific church context, detailing comparators and competitors

·         To ensure the development of interpretation plans are in line with the plans for the building

·         Lead on and produce the following Activity Plan supporting documents as required:

o   Interpretation Plan

o   Volunteer Plan

o   Training Plan

·         Draw up and deliver a consultation programme with the Development Manager and Project Team, to include questionnaires, focus groups and interviews

·         Work with the Development Manager to identify partnership opportunities for project activities

·         Produce a full draft of the Activity Plan and Action Plan in time for the Development Phase Review and present plans at that meeting:

o   To be achieved by end of February 2018

·         Produce a complete Activity Plan in time for our second stage submission, including a detailed budget, evaluation plans and any supporting briefs or job descriptions required for delivery

o   To be achieved in advance of second round submission in June 2018

·         Attend Project Team meetings as required

The consultant will be expected to supply update reports for the Project Team as necessary. It is expected that regular update meetings will be scheduled and honoured by the consultant and client team.

Budget

The total budget is £12,000 including VAT. We would welcome proposals that fall within this budget.

Your fee proposal should be presented in a clear manner, in sufficient detail and in a style that enables a clear understanding of the fee, services, programme and deliverables.

Tender Process and Timetable

Brief advertised                                Tuesday 24^th January 2017

Deadline for submissions              Friday 10^th February 2017 at 5pm

Interviews                                          Week beginning 13^th February 2017

Interested parties will provide a proposal in response to this brief. This will set out how their work will be approached, the methodology, and any matters not covered by the brief. The proposal should include:

1.     How you will respond to the brief, including methodology, timetable and milestones 

2.     Details of relevant experience producing HLF Heritage Grant Activity Plans

3.     A firm quote for the work including all relevant expenses

The scoring of the tender will be as follows:

Methodology and response to the brief	Relevant experience	Cost
30%	50%	20%

Following submission of tenders we will shortlist candidate for interviews.

If shortlisted candidates cannot make an interview date in the week specified, they should state so in their submission.

Consultant skills

The consultant will be expected to have the following experience, skills and knowledge:

·         Experience of advising on, researching, developing and producing successful activity and marketing plans for HLF round two applications

·         Experience of developing interpretation, training, and volunteer strategies

·         Experience of consultation with a range of stakeholders and users including volunteers

·         Experience of working with range of specialist contractors, staff and volunteers

·         Knowledge and experience of HLF grants systems and requirements, specifically Heritage Grant applications

·         Experience of financial and business planning, specifically experience of developing visitor income and activity plan budgets and cash flow forecasts

·         Excellent communication and team working skills

·         Good organisational skills

Tenders (and further details on request) to/from Sarah Odell:

spiresheritage@gmail.com

Deadline for tenders            Friday 10^th February 2017 at 5pm

          Interviews                        Week beginning 13^th February 2017