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ROSE HILL ARTS CENTRE
Rose Hill Arts Centre will be a community-driven arts space dedicated to facilitating artistic expression and community engagement. Our ultimate aim is to build and foster a self-sustaining arts community in the former Rose Hill United Reformed Church. We are in the process of raising funds to buy the building we hope to call home.
Let's do this
We are Rose Hill Arts Centre CIO, a registered charity with the mission to transform a redundant church into a community arts space for Chesterfield and the wider community.
Our ultimate aim is to purchase the freehold of the building, own, maintain and manage it for everyone to enjoy.
Phase One
The Vision
Our ultimate goal is to preserve the Grade II listed church building and re-open it as an arts centre with regularly programmed concerts, performances and exhibitions.
The first task is to re-open the building and hire it to community groups in its current state. We then hope to carry out a series of works to improve and enhance the building and its impact on the community.
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Install a blackout curtain around the inner walls that can be pulled to form a performance space on the current raised area
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Install additional toilets at the rear of the building
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Improve safety on the balcony
Thinking outside the box
We have a vision for a new Rose Garden enclosing the courtyard area into a bright and airy space, linking the two two buildings, improving accesibility and offering a striking new addition to Chesterfield town centre. ​
The Story So Far
2023
September - Rose Hill United Reformed Church held its last service and the building was closed
October - An open meeting was held to form a board of directors for Rose Hill Arts Centre, a group of volunteers who would lead the project to re-open the former church as an arts centre. Rose Hill Arts Centre CIC was formed.
November - The new board of directors met for the first time
December - Work begins to re-roof the Grade II listed church building
2024
April - RHAC receive a grant of £5,328 from the Architectural Heritage Fund towards a feasibility study. Work is completed on the roof.
RHAC hit £10,000 in donations.
May - Volunteers carry out a big clean following the building works.
June - A 3D scan of the building is carried out.
October - The first major fundraising concert, the premiere performance of A Northern Requiem was performed.
December - RHAC sign a short 3-year lease of the church building
2025
March - An application for change of use from a place of worship to sui generis arts centre is sent to Chesterfield Borough Council.
April - Rose Hill Arts Centre becomes a registered charity
A Northern Requiem is performed at the Victoria Hall, Sheffield.
The first meeting of the board of trustees is held.
We asked for £5,000 to get the project off the ground, and you smashed it
Donations are still coming in get this project started. With your help, this money is going towards:
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Getting the church building open and used on a short-term lease
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Planning, licensing and change of use applications
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Feasibility study and market research
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Website costs
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Promotional and marketing materials
Can you help us to get this project started? The more work we do now, the stronger our applications for grants will be, giving us the best chance of success.
What's happening now?
Work is complete on the roof
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A 15-week building programme has been completed to re-cover the church roof and make sure it is watertight
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We are working with our landlords to draw up a short-term 3 year lease
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We are preparing our business plan
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We are working on registering Rose Hill Arts Centre as a charity
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We are preparing a feasibility study
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We are working with the community to develop projects
Successful grant application
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) have awarded us a grant of £5,328 towards a feasibility study which will be completed by Haxton Koyander Architecture.
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This is our first application to a funding body and we are over the moon to have been accepted.
We need to raise £200,000 to purchase the building
Rose Hill Arts Centre CIC are raising funds to buy the former Rose Hill United Reformed Church and the adjoining buildings. To do this, we need to raise £200,000
About Rose Hill Arts Centre
Rose Hill Arts Centre is the vision for the former Rose Hill United Reformed Church in Chesterfield. Our mission is to provide a platform for performers to showcase their talent and for the community to come together and appreciate the arts. Click here to learn more about our story.
Contact Us
Get in touch with us if you'd like to know more about our project
ADDRESS
Eastwood Buildings,
Rose Hill, Chesterfield
S40 1LW
PHONE
01246 271540
© 2023 by Rose Hill Arts Centre CIC
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Rose Hill Arts Centre CIC is a not for profit Community Interest Company. Registered in England: 15221341
© 2023 by Rose Hill Arts Centre CIC
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Rose Hill Arts Centre CIC is a not for profit Community Interest Company. Registered in England: 15221341