It was standing room only at the Opening Celebration on the 23rd January.  The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor John D. Godward and the Lady Mayoress were in attendance, as were the moderator of the United Reformed Church in yorkshire - Revd. Kevin Watson and Revd. Ashley Evans who was the former pastoral team leader at Bolton Villas.  Following the celebration, a buffet lunch was served, and during the afternoon the Refreshed Cafe and Charity shop were open along with the main hall for games.  It really was a day of celebration, and a day when the rest of the Journey of Bolton Villas United Reformed Church started ... seeking to be a Community Space with a Spiritual Heart.

Well after many weeks of work, the building has been inspected, passed as safe and officially handed over to us.  Over the next couple of weeks the builders will continue to work on the snag list and we will start the process of moving back into the building.  The intention is to open the building for public use on Monday 2nd November.  The formal opening will be in January next year.  A BIG thank you needs to go to all involved in the process, far too many people to mention - but THANK YOU to you all.  To give you a final idea of what the finish is like, below is a picture of the foyer, toilets and new entrance from the cafe space. 

This is the beautiful reflection of the round window in the newly glazed long windows.

Looking through the shop doorway you can see the flooring down and the rest of the finishing.

These are the main doors into the main hall from the foyer area.  The door to the right is the entrance to the office.  The black plastic lining on the floor is to protect the newly laid floor from muddy boots.