Linton Church members have launched a project to serve the whole local community by opening Linton Brick Room as a coffee drop-in and Internet Cafe. They want the room to be used to develop local community groups, and to help local young people and older members of the community to have a place to come and meet their friends, get information and learn new skills.

The Brick Room has been used by the local community since 1883, and the redevelopment will add a new lease of life to the building and the local community. Funding has been received from WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd), South Derbyshire District Council, Community Partnership Scheme, Derbyshire Community Foundation, TSB, Garfield Weston, Kath Lauro, J.R. Robinson Trust and Francis Winham, which, added to the £13,000 raised by church members themselves, now only leaves a shortfall of £20,000 for the project.

Work commenced on September 1st 2003, but the majority of the refurbishment will take place from mid-October. It is hoped to open the new Brick Room for business next May.

The Rev'd Lesley de Pomerai,
Vicar of Walton on Trent, Croxall, Rosliston and Linton with Castle Gresley