Riverside Flood Restoration…
In the early hours of Sunday 22 August Riverside suffered a large ingress of water due to a combination of heavy rainfall and a main offsite drain being blocked. This created flooding in our drains which channelled a combination of rain and sewer water into our auditorium, youth space and storage areas.
Because this was contaminated water we are unable to hold services in our auditorium until the area had been sanitised and new flooring installed. We hosted two morning services in our cafe space from September to December 2021.
Refurbishment works started on Monday 01 November with Martello, our building consultants, supervising local contractor B.W. May & Son Ltd in the strip out and restoration of the affected parts of the site.
On Sunday 9 January 2022 we were able to move our Sunday services back into our auditorium.
Below are some photographs of the restoration progress….
04.01.22
Auditorium fully re-carpeted and redecorated.
Stage re-instated with carpet edging still to be done.
Band equipment and lighting being re-installed and commissioned ready for our first service back in the room on Sunday 9 January 2022.
21.12.21
Carpet being laid.
Stage being re-instated.
Stage access hatches being cut.
Green room re-decorated.
10.12.21
Auditorium stage being re-instated.
Green room re-carpeted and re-decorated.
Foyer floor re-instated.
Pantry fully re-furbished.
01.12.21
Auditorium floor has been screeded ready for carpet. Staging is being renovated ready for reinstall.
Office toilet flooring has been stripped and repainting has begun.
Youth area floor has been screeded. Partition wall still needs attention.
Further floor screeding in youth area.
12.11.21
Carpet fully stripped from auditorium.
Stage frame which will be given new legs so the top deck timbers can be re-used.
Sub-floor to be repaired and re-sealed.
Loose sub-floor being removed.
03.11.21
Damaged auditorium carpet being removed.
Skirting being removed to expose water damage and mould on side walls.
Water damage to sub-floor.
Green room (behind auditorium) stripped out.
Strip out of the damaged pantry flooring has begun
Fenced off contractor area on lower carpark - our cafe is open as normal.
We thank you for your understanding and support during this difficult time. We hope to carry out the necessary repairs and refurbishment as quickly as possible and so minimise the disruption to all those who value using Riverside.
Please note Riverside Café is still open 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday and our Growbaby and Pantry Projects are still operating normally.
With love
Simon & Keely – Lead Pastors