Last Post

The last couple of months have seen us fully occupy the new building, with Resound Church, Crossways Preschool and various community groups and activities taking place. Just this last weekend saw Resound Community Choir perform their first public concert on friday night, with a Jubilee Tea on Sunday.

Now the building is in full use this blog has fulfilled it's purpose of detailing the progress of the construction project, so this is the last blog entry. It's been an interesting 12 months, we hope you think so too. Now it's time to enjoy using the great new building!

You can keep uptodate with events in the building on the new Resound website

Open

We've been enjoying using the new building for a few weeks now, so it was great to have the official opening earlier this week. You can read more in the Bristol Evening Post by following this link.

Art

As part of our vision for encouraging the Arts and Creativity it has always been our intention to use the Cafe space to showcase a variety of artwork.

So we're really pleased that we now have our first installation adorning the Cafe walls: stunning photographs taken by Neil Edbrooke of Image Release

Music & Light

Our PA team met up with Rock-tech this evening to setup our newish sound and lighting system. We had originally planned on having a completely new sound system, but budget constraints have meant we've needed to reuse a few older components, such as the sound desk and fold-back. Even so, with only a small band the sound we had coming out of the new speakers was great; really crisp and clear. It bodes well for both Resound church meetings and concerts.

The lighting system is all new, and although we've started off with a simple setup, it is something we can extend and develop to suit how we use the performance space.

The coffee is on!

It's the first meeting of Resound Church in the building this morning. It may be wet and grey outside but it's warm inside and the new coffee machine is getting its first use, filling the cafe area with a wonderful aroma.

Are you sitting comfortably?

You will be able to if you visit the building later today, as the 300 chairs for the auditorium are being delivered this morning.

This is what we call 'just in time' planning, with the 100+ members of Resound church meeting in the building for the first time on Sunday.

Moving in

Thanks to several volunteers and a few vans, today saw us we move the church offices from Almondsbury to the new building.

We'll miss the panoramic views of the Severn bridges and Wales, and there are still plenty of boxes to unpack, but it's great to finally be in.