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Aerial view of the site and surrounding area Images of the existing site Welcome Welcome to this public exhibition on the future Newsletter Mini-Series of St Anne’s Catholic Settlement, Harleyford Road. Newsletter #1 | October 2019 | Education We have also been engaging with St Anne’s Catholic Settlement is working with the community via a mini-series Notting Hill Genesis to provide a new facility for of newsletters, each focusing on important existing community uses, as well as a particular theme relating to the deliver much-needed new homes. Settlement, including education, religion, community, and housing We know there is a well-established community ST ANNE’S CATHOLIC SETTLEMENT, VAUXHALL within the local area. As our plans for the Dear Neighbour, St. Anne’s Catholic Settlement is working in collaboration with Notting Hill Genesis on plans to improve the service we can offer our users by building a brand new facility on the site of 40-46 Harleyford Road in Vauxhall. We are a charitable organisation that achieves its objectives through a number of activities including Settlement evolve, we have been engaging with the provision of affordable accommodation to a range of charities. The Settlement has been in the same building for over 100 years, but unfortunately for a long time it has not been fit for purpose. the community, to hear their thoughts on the The planned redevelopment aims to secure our long-term future. With new facilities, we can continue to offer important services, functions and activities that matter so much to our community. This is the first in a series of newsletters where we talk about who we are, what scheme. We held a public consultation event at we do, and hear from the groups and organisations that use the Settlement. Yours faithfully, the Settlement on the 17th & 18th July 2019. St Anne’s Catholic Settlement & Notting Hill Genesis 1914 - Free school dinners The team has since undertaken further design OUR VISION At present, the buildings on site are unable » A double height hall to the east of the to cater effectively for the needs of our site ideal for meetings, sports activities development in response to feedback from users. Our plans will deliver new, improved and events. spaces that will be fit for purpose and » Sunken garden accessed from the hall, sustainable for the long term. designed to enable hall users to enjoy These spaces include the following: relaxing and socialising outside. » Entrance lobby including reception area this event, and further discussions with the GET IN TOUCH St Anne’s Church, Vauxhall 1912 - The Minor Ailment Clinic and managers’ office for the Charity. Harleyford Road Consultation » Increased area of high quality office c/o Four Communications space on the ground and first floor. 20 St Thomas Street SERVING THE PARISH OF SAINT ANNE London SE1 9BF St. Anne’s Community Centre The space that we have has been » Children’s space on the ground floor The ethos of the Catholic faith has Religious organisations have utilised the Childcare Limited has been working invaluable, but there are improvements local authority. E [email protected] opening up to a bespoke garden, underpinned the Settlement since its Settlement throughout its history, and on the site for 25 years. They have that could be made to the facilities. Many designed to incorporate various T 020 3907 8990 inception. As the scope of the organisation continue to do so today. provided childcare facilities for of the children that we host live in high- interactive play features, new W harleyfordroad.co.uk has grown over time, so have the religious families in Vauxhall through this rise flats, so to give them a chance to play A number of South American religious landscaping and trees. This will be organisations associated with it. period. outside would make a huge difference. accessed from Vauxhall Grove. groups also operate from the site including In the late 1920s, the Sisters of St Anne’s Cumunidad de la Divina Misericordia, who Monica and Michelle, Project Manager and We have nothing but admiration for the was founded as a new religious order raise funds to support the needy from any Admin and Registration Officer team at St. Anne’s Settlement; they are through the work of the Settlement, as well background in London. very considerate. The development will “St Anne’s Community Centre Childcare as a Catholic nursing home in Wimbledon. benefit a huge number of the people in the This exhibition will show you our updated Limited has been here in its current set-up local community, and will allow the vital for five years. We run a safe and loving work the team does to continue.” space for all the children we cater for. We offer them a club from 7.30am-9.00am and from 3.30pm-6.00pm, where they can proposals. We are keen to hear your views and do their homework, have healthy food and play with other children. The Settlement means a great deal to us; it allows us to bring stability to struggling parents and members of the development team are on hand children. to answer any questions you may have. The Settlement today The site Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) The site is located on the southern side The site today needs substantial investment of Harleyford Road and the corner of to allow it to continue delivering community Vauxhall Grove and is 0.14ha in size. It is benefits. in close proximity to St Anne’s Church, St Anne’s Roman Catholic Primary School and NHG have been chosen to partner on Vauxhall Station. On site, there is a three this project due to their ethos of socially storey post-war building plus a lower ground responsible development. A key part of floor level. The main building is connected NHG’s strategy is to promote the 'profit via a single storey extension to a single for purpose' objective. This means that storey red brick building with a pitched roof. all profits go back into Notting Hill Genesis, The 1950's building, which fronts Harleyford so that they can continue to provide good Road, is locally listed, and the two older quality affordable homes and services for community halls sit at the rear adjacent people who need it. Vauxhall Grove. NHG are committed to ensuring that In its current state, the buildings on site are the future of the Settlement is secure, unable to cater effectively for the needs of and that it is able to serve its users for our users. the next 100 years. The Settlement - How the space is used Serving the Parish of St Anne’s site concerning a lack of meeting “Real Voices is a community Vauxhall space, and overcrowding at times.” consisting of five choirs, established in 2016, and has been based at The ethos of the Catholic faith Pierpaolo Finaldi, CEO Catholic St Anne’s Catholic Settlement has underpinned the Settlement Truth Society for the past three years. Whilst since its inception. Several religious Education at the Settlement the Settlement has provided an organisations currently operate in amazing opportunity for Real collaboration with the Settlement, A key part of St. Anne’s Catholic Voices to grow into the flourishing providing social, economic, and Settlement has been the provision organisation that it is today, the site spiritual support for the wider of education. The ethos of providing has its limitations”. Vauxhall community. a before and after school club was Becky Chalmers, Real Voices Choir The Catholic Truth Society established in the 1960s, and has become a tradition at the Settlement leader The publishing organisation which continues to this day. ‘Catholic Truth Society’ also base their operations from office space The Settlement and the Community provided by the Settlement. In tandem with promoting the “We greatly appreciate the space Catholic message and ethos, the that the Settlement has provided us, Settlement has often provided a and have strived to remain faithful space for a variety of recreational to the ethos and values that St community groups to come Anne’s represent... but it is clear that together. there are limitations to the current New charity space CHARITY UP ENTRANCE CHARITY GARDEN CHARITY SPACE HALL GARDEN SUBSTATION VAUXHALL GROVE Gas Elec r GAS METER ROOM Wate CLUB HALL Flues RESIDENTIAL REFUSE Kitchen ROOM UP UP OFFICE RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCE FOYER ENTRANCE KITCHEN WC COMMUNAL ENTRANCE REFUSE LOBBY ROOM ACC WC WC WC OFFICE MANAGERS OFFICE OFFICE UP Club CHARITY ENTRANCE Communal Charity space HARLEYFORD ROAD Office Residential New charity space COMMUNAL HALL CHARITY GARDEN RESIDENTIAL SWITCH COMMS ROOM ROOM COMMUNAL PLANT KITCHEN RESIDENTIAL PLANT HALL Basement floorplan HALL LOBBY The new double-height hall which will occupy some of SHOWER ACCESSIBLE VAUXHALL GROVE WC the basement will provide a RESIDENTIAL TOILETS CYCLE STORE bright space for a number COMMUNAL of community uses. The CYCLE STORE SHOWER TOILETS basement will also host the STORE AHU ROOM residential and communal ACCESSIBLE SHOWER cycle store, as well as a kitchen for hall users. HARLEYFORD ROAD BALCONY LIVING AREA AND KITCHEN BALCONY BEDROOM OFFICE LIVING AREA AND KITCHEN BATH ROOM RESIDENTIAL BEDROOM BATH ROOM BEDROOM First floorplan BEDROOM Open plan office spaces OFFICE ROOF TERRACE will be provided at ground MEETING ROOM MEETING ROOM BATH BEDROOM ROOM and first floor levels. MEETING ROOM BALCON OFFICE LIVING AREA AND KITCHEN Y WC WC WC ACC WC BALCON UP VAUXHALL GROVE LIVING AREA LIFT LIFT AND KITCHEN Y BEDROOM BATH ROOM OFFICE UP HARLEYFORD ROAD BALCONY LIVING AREA AND KITCHEN BALCONY BEDROOM LIVING AREA BATH AND KITCHEN ROOM BEDROOM BATH ROOM BEDROOM