Yesterday evening was the official opening ceremony for Basement Central, with Revd Chris Humble (Central Methodist) and Revd Matthew Porter (St Michael-le-Belfrey) cutting the ribbon.  Basement Central is already proving a valuable and fruitful location for youth and children’s work but yesterday was a chance to show the place to a few more people and celebrate how we’ve got to where we are.

Have a look at some pictures which give a taste of the occasion:

Gathering for the opening ceremony for Basement Central

People waiting for the opening ceremony

Lee Kirkby, head of youth and children’s work at St Michael-le-Belfrey

Revd Matthew Porter, vicar of St Michael-le-Belfrey

Revd Chris Humble, minister at Central Methodist

Joy as Chris and Matthew cut the ribbon to declare Basement Central officially open

We enjoyed drinks and nibbles in the corridor

Exploring the main room

Games to enjoy (and we’re not telling you the score of the table football game between our minister and senior steward!)

Update (24.6.13): the opening ceremony has now been covered by our local newspaper, The Press.  Click here for a link to the report in The Press.