The document summarizes the history of Holy Trinity Partnership's community center from its origins as a temporary marquee to celebrate the church's silver jubilee, to its current status as an established community partnership center that has evolved over 25 years. It details the year-long planning process to transform the site into a multi-functional building, the community support and funding received, and the wide variety of community groups, events, and activities that now take place there on a regular basis. It concludes by introducing the center's next project called the "Neighborhood Challenge".

1. Holy Trinity Partnership’s Neighbourhood Challenge Fr. Michael O’Donoghue Robert Beall Jo Butler

2. A Partnership Centre 25 years in the making! Silver Jubilee celebrations of ‘new’ Holy Trinity Church building in Newark A celebration not just of bricks and mortar, but of Church & Community in the widest sense. A programme of events encompassing every age and parish group: spiritual, pastoral and social

3. Bringing people together in Church…and Marquee The only place to accommodate the entire parish in addition to the church was in a purpose-built marquee The huge marquee was the best way to bring big numbers together to celebrate as one parish community and family – even the final Mass of the week was celebrated in there!

4. The Transition from Marquee to Partnership Centre 2004 2005

5. But a transition doesn’t happen overnight… A year of meticulous planning from 2003 to 2004 to transform from a lack of facilities to a carefully considered and designed multi-functional building – the next building blocks in the development of Holy Trinity Parish AND the wider community Insert needs analysis from appendix a1 of the business plan

6. … after the plan came the build The building’s erection wasn’t left to the architects. This was not just a physical building: the parish continued to meet to talk about the interiors, to chart the progress of the project, parish groups continued as always, looking ahead to better facilities, a chance to grow memberships, organise more events and continue to improve community cohesion TO GREAT CELEBRATION IN OCTOBER 2005, THE HOLY TRINITY COMMUNITY & PARTNERSHIP CENTRE OPENED, AND SHORTLY AFTER WAS BLESSED BY BISHOP MALCOLM

7. The community supported with funding…and more! Over 40 charities and other organisations were approached to support the creation of the Community & Partnership Centre At a total build cost of £650,000 it was essential to receive community support Key partners funded cash and donations large and small to deliver the project: WREN £50,000 BIFFA £50,000 WESTFIELD FOUNDATION £ 5,000 AGE CONCERN Cooker And many others donated time & money

8. And for the past 5 years the Centre thrives at the heart of the community Community and Parish groups, social functions, school events, fundraisers – all of these happen on a regular basis. A true Community and Partnership Centre – it does what it says on the tin! First Communion Groups Weddings…Funerals…Baptisms Diocesan Groups Alzheimers’ Cafe Childrens’ Liturgy Parents & Toddlers Luncheon Club for older community members Friends of Holy Trinity School Leanord Parkinson Disability Group After-Mass refreshments

9. We’ve evolved over 5 years into a Community Partnership Centre; Now it’s time for the next stage of our evolution: The Neighbourhood Challenge! So that brings us up to date: