Pontblyddyn Building Survey BUILDINGS SURVEY MISSION AND OUTREACH Mission 1 Mold Mission Area/Pontblyddyn Area/Community

Number of Churches in If more than 1 church complete separately for 2 1 the Community each church Name of Church and number of services that take place each day at this location. If every Christ Church, Pontblyddyn other week/monthly 3 please note in adjacent box Name of Church SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT Morning Service weekly 1 Number of Clergy 0.25

Number of NSM's 0 4 Number of Retired 1 Clergy - active Number of Retired 1 Clergy - not active Number of Readers 1 Number of Worship 1 Leaders Number of Pastoral 5 2 Assistants Number of Evangelists 0

Other Ministries (please 2 Pastoral Eucharistic Ministers specify) 5 Eucharistic Ministers Taking 10 normal Under Under Under Adults Adults Sundays as an average, 5's 12's 18's under over 65 6 how many people 65 usually attend services 7 15 on Sundays Taking 10 normal Under Under Under Adults Adults services as an average, 5's 12's 18's under over 65 7 how many people 65 usually attend services held on other days

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How often do they Who uses it What do they use it for use it Youth Crew Meetings Monthly

Church Committee Meetings 4 per year Mothers Union Meetings Monthly

Concerts Performance Approx. 1 per year Use of Church Representative Body Training Sessions Annually building for

purposes 8 Charitable Fundraising Various Events Approx. 6 per year other than Exploring Faith/ Theology Weekly during church Training Sessions for Life term time services Mission Area Meetings Approx. 8 per year

Vicars Surgery Interviews monthly School Services & lessons Approx 4 per year

Church Outreach Social Gathering monthly Approx. 1 per Community Occasional Offices Month Is the church open to visitors through the 9 YES NO week? (delete as necessary) Is the Community likely to be affected by any developments that could result in an YES NO increase in population within the next 10 years? If yes, what is the likely 10 impact on The Community? An 18% growth in housing provision is likely to take place over the next 10 – 15 years The doctors, school, and shop will feel the impact but can probably cope. The Church? We could cope with a growth in numbers as a building but our current ministry team would need to be augmented Does the Church Community share buildings and/or Acts of YES NO 11 Worship with other Christian denominations? If yes, with whom? Bethanie Baptists, Cedron Presbyterians, Leeswood Methodists. Is there a formal sharing YES NO agreement? 12 There is a formal agreement between 4 denominations to worship If yes, who owns the together at least 6 times a year and to meet to plan services/events building? 4 times a year. who all own their own buildings

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BUILDINGS SURVEY CHURCH

Location of church grid OS Ref SJ272611 13 ref, road, town, post code, Mold Road Pontblyddyn CH7 4HG urban/rural Rural

Is the building listed? YES NO 14 If yes, please provide Grade 2 listing Please outline contents; Yes – People.

One window has links with the “Nelson Trust” There is a British Legion Monument with 2 laid up Does the church contain 15 YES NO flags. important contents?

The Organ was built to commemorate the fallen of WWII and is said to be one of the best in North .

What condition is the 16 GOOD FAIR POOR building in? Are there any future plans in place for the YES NO church 17 building?

If yes, what are these? The building has already undergone extensive reordering

Is the church a dual 18 YES NO purpose building? What non church facilities are available within the church 19 Kitchen, Toilet, Meeting Room, Hall space. building? (eg toilets, kitchen, meeting rooms etc)

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BUILDINGS SURVEY PARSONAGE Please complete this page for each Parsonage/vicarage/Rectory within the Mission Area

As for & Pontblyddyn Address and post code of The Rectory, Llanfynydd, LL11 5HH 20 Parsonage (The Parsonage serves Pontblyddyn, Treuddyn & )

Is the building listed? YES NO 21 If yes, please provide

listing

Is the building used for 22 YES NO Parish Purposes?

If answer to 22 is YES - Main Office for Administration, Baptism/Marriage interviews, 23 Please detail Parish Use Meetings with Church and MA Officers (office, meetings etc)

How often is the Once Once Once Once Parsonage used in this Every every a a every 3 Other Never way? (add extra use as Day six week month months needed) months

Administrative Office √

Parish/Church Committee

Meetings √

Sub Committee meetings √ 24 (eg youth, buildings etc)

Community Use (fetes,

fairs, teas etc) √

Meetings with small

groups of Church Officers √

Every Study Group Two weeks

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BUILDINGS SURVEY PARISH LAND Is there a churchyard 25 associated with the YES NO church? If YES to 25- does the 26 churchyard contain any YES NO burials? Over 25 - in last 50 50 still open for 25 If YES to 25 - how long ago years years burials 27 years was the last burial? ago ago √ X Who maintains the 28 The Church Committee employs a contractor churchyard?

Is there support for the 29 churchyard fund from YES NO within the community?

Is there a war memorial in 30 YES NO the churchyard?

Are there any war graves 31 YES NO within the churchyard?

Is there any unburied land 32 available for re- YES NO use/development?

OTHER PARISH PROPERTY

Does the Parish own any 33 YES NO properties?

If YES, please provide

details below

Property address Location Type of property

34

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BUILDINGS SURVEY CHURCH HALL – No Church Hall Representative Who owns the church Diocese Parish 35 Body hall?

Please provide the 36 location of the church hall

Date of construction - 37 approximate if not known

What facilities are available - tick all that apply

Kitchen

Toilet

Disabled Facilities

38 Sound System

Loop System

Facility for Projection

Other - please detail

User Frequency Notes

Who uses the hall, and 39 how often?

What is the current state Good Fair Poor 40 of repair of the hall?

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BUILDINGS SURVEY OTHER CHURCH OWNED PROPERTY

Is there any immediately 41 adjacent land in church YES NO ownership?

Are there any facilities for use by the church that are not owned by 42 the church? (eg informal YES NO agreement for use of toilets in adjacent property) Please list (if applicable) any Building buildings used by the Church Community but owned by other Christian bodies 43

ACCESS AND LEGAL ISSUES

How is access to the church From the A541 through Lychgate 44 building obtained? Or from Car park through smaller gate

Is any part of the access over third Church Church Hall Other buildings 45 party land? (please denote yes/no/don't know as appropriate) No N/A N/A If yes to 38, have rights of access been granted by deed? (please Church Church Hall Other buildings 46 denote yes/no/don't know as appropriate) No N/A N/A

If yes to 39, what are the details of 47 N/A these rights?

Has there been a Disability Audit? Church Church Hall Other buildings 48 (please denote yes/no as appropriate) Yes N/A N/A Are there any buildings (or parts Church Church Hall Other buildings thereof) subject to restrictive 49 covenants or a reverter? (please No N/A N/A denote yes/no as appropriate)

Are there any other issues that 50 might hinder extension/alternative N/A use of buildings?

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BUILDINGS SURVEY LOCATION AND LOCAL DEMOGRAPHICS

What is the approximate 51 3500 approx population of the Community?

Church Church Hall Other buildings Please comment on the availability 52 of parking for: Good

Variable depending on the village. Please comment on the availability 53 Non in Pontblyddyn or Padeswood of public transport Hourly in Leeswood

Please comment on the availability 54 Yes, available by phone of community transport

Presbyterian Please list other denominations Methodist 55 and/or faiths that are represented in the Parish Baptists

Leeswood Community Centre Pontblyddyn Cricket Club Please list any community buildings Pontybodkin Bowling Club 56 in the Parish The Druid Inn (Pontblyddyn) The Bridge Inn (Pontblyddyn) The Prince of Wales Pub (Leeswood)

BUILDINGS SURVEY SCHOOLS approx number of School pupils Please list any schools (Not church 57 schools) in the area, junior and Ysgol Derwenfa 130 senior

School Castell Alun Where do young people from the 58 Mold Alun Parish attend secondary education? St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School Maes Garmon

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BUILDINGS SURVEY CHURCH SCHOOLS If you have a Church School in the Parish, please answer the following questions: Voluntary Aided YES/NO 59 Is the school Voluntary Controlled YES/NO How many children are on the 60 register? Is this number likely to increase or 61 INCREASE/DECREASE decrease? Reasons? What is the current state of repair GOOD FAIR POOR 62 of the school? What facilities are there within the school - tick all that apply Kitchen Hall 63 Disabled Facilities Sound System Loop System Facility for Projection Other - please detail 64 Is the school building listed? YES NO Is the School within a Conservation 65 YES NO Area? 66 Is there a School House? YES NO

67 If YES who owns the School House? Is there a reverter on the school 68 building/part of the building and or YES NO the school house? If yes 69 to whom does the property revert? Does the school have a playing 70 YES NO field? If yes who owns it?

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