Summary of Recommendations

Short-term actions

Arrange Advent Windows
Organise Church Open Day
Hold a Graduation Sunday
Change title possibly to “St Alfege Church and School”
Promote and organise Barbecue (30^th June)
Arrange School choir participation in services from time to time
Include hyperlink on Church website to ChurchSchool
Include a named contact at the school “For school admissions” in church’s weekly newsletter
Send Anniversary of baptism cards
Develop fair trade and present the justice issues surrounding
Advertise family service at St Alfege to school
Arrange regular two-way reporting between church and school
Organise culturally diverse Sunday lunches

Medium-term actions

Develop a debate about justice in trade
Arrange role model talks in the school (eg law) and help with extension activities (eg chess)
Create new school website - include hyperlink to church website
Develop role of church in providing security over period of transfer to secondary school
Arrange baptism visiting and follow-ups
Develop greater links with Colfe’s School
Undertake community audit

Longer term actions

Become a full and busy church, but at the heart rooted in faith and prayer (so it becomes almost tangible)
Keep the church open
Promote and sustain diversity among the church leadership
Develop involvement in trade (markets and fair trade)
Create a courtyard offering sanctuary
Clean exterior of church
Refurbish church hall
Arrange culturally varied hospitality and music events
Organise outpost events and services initiatives (for example, in the market, the park, the marathon