Church Square a Community Garden

About the Church Square and Garden

The Church Square is a throughfare linking the High Street shops to the retail units in Sizewell Road. The garden is the property of the United Church has been opened to provide access to the community. The space is designed to a high standard and offers a place to relax and opportunity to enjoy occasional entertainment from performers in the the bandstand.

On the south side of the Leiston United Church hidden behind an enormous wall was an enclosed space that offered a real opportunity for development. The wall separated the Church land from the Co-op car park. Consequently, the CLT proposed that the wall could be removed, thus opening the space making the space brighter and more accessible to the community.

The CLT spoke with the United Church as landowners and presented the proposal to the congregation and elders. They were enthusiastic about the church community garden concept. In addition, the church has been developing its own plans to refurbish and develop the historic church building. New bi-fold doors have been fitted along with improved accessibility ramping to make access easier. This has opened up a new space outside the church; it can be equally enjoyed by the congregation and hall users.

Thanks to our wonderful funders and supporters

None of this would have been possible without funding from our wonderful funders and supporters who include:

Access Community Trust
Adnams Community Trust
Alan Cardy (Architect)
Aldeburgh’s amazing swifts
All Churches Trust
Arnold Clark Community Fund
Beacon lighting
Chris, Bayfield Electrical
Coastal Building Supplies
Dayes Housewares (Leiston)
Duncan & Son builders
East of England Coop
East Suffolk Council
EDF Sizewell B apprentices
Galloper Wind Farm Fund
Garfield Weston Foundation
Harry Wild (Handyman Harry)
Hopkins Homes
John Balls
Leiston Plant Hire
Leiston Town Council
Leiston Press
Lord Belstead Trust
Magnox (Sizewell A)
Moncrieff Charitable Trust
Mr & Mrs Campion
Mrs L D Rope Charitable Settlement
Persimmon Homes
Plunket Foundation
Scarfe Charitable Trust
Strangward Trust
Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB Grant Fund
Suffolk County Council Locality Budget
Suffolk Community Fund
Suffolk Inclusive Growth Investment Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund
The Nichol Young Foundation
Tudwick Foundation
United Church - Leiston

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Take a look our concept design video

Thanks to Roger Gladwell Landscapes
HAVING THE VISION AND SHARING IT WITH US.