St John's Church - Feasibility Study
3rd of November, 2025
Whittingham Parish Council have been exploring how St. John’s Church on the former hospital site could be brought back to life.
Members of the Council agreed a Concept Plan which states the site should play a central role in creating a sense of community for the area.
By this the former Church should :
- be a place where people feel immediately welcome.
- be a place where people can connect with other locals and people of similar interests.
- be a place where people can learn and grow.
- give people a sense of ‘knowing’ the area and a sense of belonging.
- People should notice if regulars are struggling or don’t turn up - and care enough to do something about it.
Without coming across as ‘worthy’ it should be a place where people can come together and contribute to the greater local good in the short and longer term.
Regenerating the site will be expensive but we want to do this in a way that creates a national exemplar for putting heart back into the local community.
A 'drop in' consultation event was held on Friday 7 November 2025, 3.00 - 7.00pm and the ideas put forward are now being analysed.
A Feasibility Study detailing the possible options for the building - including costs - is likely to be presented to the Parish Council late March / early April.
A copy of the document will be added to the website in due course.
St John Church Flyer and QR code