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Heritage Activities planned at St John the Baptist Church

The Parish project team has made an application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
We are currently in the Development Phase of our NLHF project. This is a period of up to two years that we have been given to prepare a final bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a large grant. During this phase, we have commissioned surveys for to assess the need for repairs across the building and we are consulting with St John’s parishioners and new audiences that we would like to attract to St John’s as visitors.
We are keen to understand and preserve our heritage and help others appreciate the beautiful mosaics located in St John’s church. We want to open up the church and give more people access to its incredible architecture and the rich history of the building and surrounding communities.

The project team have been trying to identify the key features of St. John’s heritage.  As part of this process, we have started to use three different categories: People, Place and Ideas – as a way of exploring our heritage. You may have a different perspective and be able to bring a fresh view to the topic.

We originally consulted over a year ago before we submitted our first application for the Development Phase. Some of our ideas for community activities are based on those consultations, as well as suggestions from our Steering Group and Parish Project Team. Some of the activities we would like feedback on are: oral histories , an interactive website, nature activities, research and mosaic related crafts.  

We are really interested in your opinions and hearing what would be of interest to you. Your comments will help us develop and refine our ideas and identify whether there is an appetite for these activities within our communities. It is essential that we get more people engaged with our heritage and have a strong programme of activities if we are to be successful in our final application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.  

 

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* 1. We want to explore the rich history of St John’s church and the parish over the past 100 years. As part of our research, we want to know what you think are the most important stories about St John’s.

If you could share one story about the church or the parish, what would it be?

 

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* 2. The mosaic is a key feature of St John’s heritage. How can we get people interested in this artwork?

 

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* 3. Do you think it’s important that more people are made aware of the mosaic at St John’s? If so, why?

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* 4. Have you ever seen other mosaics or large works of art in Rochdale or elsewhere? If so, where? What, if anything, made these experiences memorable?

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* 5. Would you be interested in learning how a mosaic is made?

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* 6. Would you or your family be interested attending a workshop where you could make your own mosaics?

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* 7. We intend to research some of the history of St John the Baptist Church and display this for future visitors.  This is all part of our heritage. 

Here are some themes that we have identified. Please list the following ideas in the order you would like to see them researched.

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* 8. .Would you be interested in a temporary or permanent display of research, images and stories about St John’s?

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* 9. Do you think there is a need for a website which highlights our heritage?

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* 10. We are also hoping to exhibit some of the outcomes of this research on our website. Is there anything else related to the heritage of the church that you would like to see online?

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* 11. Who would benefit from a parish website?

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* 12. The website could have information about the heritage of St John’s. Would you be interested in finding out about any of the following in the parish section? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 13. If we have a section for parishioners, what would be of interest? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 14. Please tell us what would you like the front page of the website to look like?
e.g. Photographs? A welcome letter from our parish priest? 

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* 15. Please give your thoughts on what you would like to see on our parish website. You might include: content, what it should look like, useful links, videos and anything else that comes to mind.

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* 16. Do you think that developing the gardens at St John's would benefit the parishioners and community?

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* 17. Do you think using St John's gardens is a good way of developing a nature/biodiversity project?

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* 18. What could we do with the grounds at St John's to make the area more appealing to visitors and connect them to our heritage?

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* 19. Are there any people, communities , charities or groups in the area that you think might like to get involved? If so who are they?

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* 20. Do you know of any plant , herbs or flowers that are particular important to residents in the area?

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* 21. How do you think the gardens can be developed to encourage biodiversity?

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* 22. Have you any other comments or ideas about the way the garden can be developed?

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* 23. Do you think there is a need to capture oral histories ( people's stories) ?

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* 24. Do you think it is important to capture people's memories of the church, parish and community? If so why?

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* 25. Who do you think would benefit from listening to oral histories?

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* 26. What would you be interested in?

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* 27. Is there anything that would prevent you enjoying these stories?

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* 28. If you were asked to share your own stories, would you have any concerns? If so what are they?

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* 29. Would you be interested in volunteering with any future planned heritage activities ?

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* 30. What do you think would encourage people to volunteer?

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* 31. What would discourage you from volunteering?

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