January - August 2013

One of our oldest parishioners - Sam Sowerbutts - starts the work.

Sam Sowerbutts, cutting the first sod.

​Cutting the cake to celebrate the start of the building of the Haydock Centre, 6th January 2013.

Diggers in the snow, January 2013

​Building work starts on the Haydock Centre, 7th January 2013.

​Building work starts on the Haydock Centre, Monday, 7th January 2013.

Pouring concrete for the base, February 2013

​Concrete into the base of the hall, February 2013.

​Work starts to make a disabled access at the main door of St Catherine's.

The start of the steel framework for the hall..

The steel framework goes in. 

The completed framework viewed from the drive. 

The completed framework from the end of the garden. 

Hall structure from above. 

Finishing the framework. 

The roof starting to go on. 

Showing how thick the rectory walls are! 

Making the entrance for the passageway. 

Showing the roof work from the cemetery next door. 

Working on the roof. 

Walls and windows going in. 

Finishing the electrics etc. 

The work gang - our four core workers from Border Construction with us on the site for six months.

Inside the finished centre

Haydock Centre finsihed and ready for use