Our beautiful Church was very badly damaged by fire on 3 December 2020.Since then a lot of hard work has taken place and we will very soon be starting our rebuild programme. We want to hear and listen to your views to ensure the rebuilt Church serves the needs of our whole community. We are holding the following events: OPEN DAY – Saturday 16th July All Saint’s Church, Church Lane 10.30am and 2.30pm Please come and meet us at church, you will be able to view the internal damage to the Church, our plans for rebuilding and most importantly, we will be able to listen to your views. Or alternatively please join us at our: OPEN EVENING – Tuesday 19th July The Farmhouse, Ashbourne Road 6.30pm to 7.30pm You will be able to view our plans for rebuilding and most importantly, we will be able to listen to your views. We look forward to meeting you at these events.
Site The series of storms we were subjected to in February caused further damage to the stone tracery in the East Window. We are currently getting cost proposals to safely remove what remains of the stone mullions. This will require the erection of a scaffold and attendance from building contractor and a specialist stonemason to undertake this work. The falling masonry also caused some minor damage to the iron cross suspended above the Mundy grave adjacent to the East Wall of the church. We are looking into potentially upgrading the pedestrian footpath which runs along the field in front of the church. This was installed as part of the emergency work at the start of Phase 1 but a number of comments regarding its suitability have been received. Other than this, there has been relatively little action on site recently as the design team have been concentrating their efforts into preparing detailed designs and drawings for the reinstatement works. Phase 2- Reinstatement of the Building Envelope The architects and engineers have now completed the designs for the Phase 2 reinstatement of the church. The reinstatement has been spilt into two phases. The first of these (Phase 2) involves the repairs to heavily damaged stonework to the interior of the church and the replacement of the roofs. These proposals have now been submitted to the Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) for approval and we hope to have a decision before the end of May 2022. Meanwhile, we have also been engaging potential contractors in a pre-qualification exercise. Out of an original list of 15 potential contractors, at total of 6 contractors deemed to have the suitable experience and capacity to undertake the reinstatement work, have made it onto the tender list. We are currently compiling all the design information and documentation to send to the contractors to allow them to submit tenders. The tender process will take approx. 6 weeks with a further 3 weeks required to review the submissions before successful contractor is chosen. Providing the Faculty application submitted to the DAC is successful, we will be looking to appoint the contractor and make a start on site in late summer 2022. Remaining Monuments We are in discussions with accredited Conservator- Restorer Dr David Carrington from Skillington Workshop to determine the potential for restoring some of the exceptional monuments that were sadly damaged in the fire. From David’s initial inspections, he is hopeful that some of these monuments including the vestry door canopy and some parts of the reredos can be restored. Other items will require more detailed inspections before conclusions can be drawn. We are hoping to appoint David to undertake the next round of detailed inspections necessary to allow the monuments recommended for workshop inspection/restoration, to be dismantled and removed from site. Phase 3 Internal Fit Out Phase 3 of the project will involve the reinstatement and reordering of the interior of the church. The PCC are keen to demonstrate their commitment to achieving carbon neutrality in line with the Church of England’s Net Zero Carbon target. Therefore, low carbon heating options are being explored and, if confirmed, these will be incorporated into the new interior of All Saints Church during Phase 3 of the project. To get Phase 3 underway, the PCC are commencing a comprehensive consultation exercise within the parish. They are keen to gain thoughts of the local population on the future of the church in terms of how it could best serve the community into the future. This will involve a mailed questionnaire, setting up a web page dedicated to seeking the needs of the community and a series of events and activities to be held within the parish. The feedback received from this process will inform the brief for Phase 3 and will ultimately determine the most appropriate spatial arrange of the church interior to meet the needs of the community . Please keep a look out for announcements from the PCC for news on the events that are being planned. http://www.klmm-parishes.org.uk/churches/mackworth https://www.facebook.com/All.Saints.Mackworth/https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/13377/ Kind regards Gawaine Gawaine Dawes BEng (Hons) MSc CEng MIStructE - Thomasons
Since the tragic fire on 3 December 2020, there has been lots of work going on led by our vicar – Jacqueline Stober and the Parochial Church Council (PCC). · It took almost a year to make sure the remaining walls and structure were safe. Scaffolding has been erected in advance of the rebuild. · All the charred artefacts were removed and analysed by archaeologists and other experts to see what could be retrieved and made good again – this work is ongoing. · A fantastic sum of almost £40,000 has been raised by fundraisers and donors to go towards the ‘Rebuilding Our Mission Project’ (ROMP). The PCC is eternally grateful to everybody who has donated – thank you. · The Church rebuild is being paid for by Ecclesiastical Insurance and we have appointed Thomasons (Structural Engineers) as the Project Lead and they are being supported by Buttress Architects. · The equivalent of a planning application seeking formal approval to rebuild our Church is to be considered by the Diocese of Derby on 23 May 2022. The Diocese of Derby is the governing body of Church of England churches in the Derby area. · We are currently into a tendering process to engage an expert builder to hopefully start the rebuilding of the exterior walls and roof before the end of the Summer. · We will be consulting with all residents of the Parish in then next couple of months to seek your views on what you might wish the interior of our Church to look like. The aim being for the Church to be used as a thriving community building for social events and activities, as well as Christian worship. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO RECEIVE YOUR FEEDBACK. · Meanwhile All Saints Church services are being held at St Michaels Church in Kirk Langley every Sunday at 9.30am. Please come along, you will be made very welcome! Hope you find this update helpful. Kindest Regards Bryan Jones 07504827808 bryanjones@bcs.org & Betty Bond 01332 366567 bond552@btinternet.com Church Wardens May 1 2022
Progress The programme dates remain unchanged. Sandberg have reported that they have almost completed all the testing and are hoping to issue their report before the end of next week. Thomasons & Buttress held a productive meeting this week in which we reviewed the reinstatement options for each of the walls in detail. The final decisions will be subject to the findings of the Sandberg report. We are still scheduled to issue the reinstatement strategy report on 17<sup>th</sup> December 2021.Protection to MonumentsBuildzone have progressed with the protection to the remaining monuments. The work was more involved than they originally anticipated and has therefore run into a second week. As we were required to get approval for the extra work, they could not attend this week but they are due back on site on Monday 6<sup>th</sup> December 2021 to complete the work. Please see the above file for photos from Buildzone.Remaining Monument StrategyButtress have liaised with Clara Willets from Historic England with regards to the techniques that may be available for assessing the remaining alabaster monuments (e.g. Ultrasonic scanning). Clara’s feedback was that although it has been used in a number of applications, the results tended to be fairly inconclusive. Therefore, in Clara’s opinion it does not seem to be a suitable technique for assessing the monuments at All Saints.Hirst have also been liaising with experts at Nottingham Trent University who suggest that ultrasonic testing has been superseded by newer technologies. NTU are going to put a document together outlining other methods of analysis that may be appropriate.Meanwhile, Nick Rank from Buttress has had a conversation with David Carrington form Skillingtons with a view to getting a second opinion on the monuments. We are currently awaiting their proposals.Other ItemsWe are awaiting the report from the asbestos survey carried out several weeks ago. We are also awaiting cost proposals form Buildzone for reducing the site welfare accommodation. We are continuing to press Buildzone for each of these.The electrician has confirmed their attendance for 9<sup>th</sup> and 10<sup>th</sup> December 2021 to repower the foul water chamber pump.AnniversaryAs you will be aware, it is exactly one year to the day since the fire that devastated your church. Since then, we have made good progress in clearing the site, retrieving historic artefacts and ensuring that the remaining structure is stable. We are now close to understanding the full extent of the damage that the fire has caused. Although progress has been slower than initially hoped, we are now embarking upon the detailed work involved in designing the new All Saints Church. We hope that this provides grounds for optimism, and we are very much looking forward to working closely with you to deliver the aims of the ROMP.<strong>Gawaine Dawes </strong>BEng (Hons) MSc CEng MIStructE<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Associate</span>
