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It’s a wonderful proposal which will enrich the local community
A local resident, from our Amersham Consultation, Oct 2024
The Vision of Restore Hope Amersham
We’re creating a new community hub in Amersham to bring people together and provide more opportunities for local children, young people and families to access the support, skills and guidance they need to thrive. The plans will transform the existing building into a welcoming, flexible space where different activities and services can take place side by side.
The building currently has a central courtyard surrounded by three large meeting rooms and several smaller breakout spaces. Our plans will enclose the courtyard to create a central ‘heart’ of the building - a warm, welcoming place where people can gather before heading to activities elsewhere in the hub. We’ll also add a second floor to part of the building, creating more space for training and meetings.
Clever design will allow us to accommodate different groups and activities at the same time. For example, a Dementia Carers Café and an Early Years Intervention Programme could run alongside family counselling and budgeting advice sessions.
Our community consultation identified four key areas of need: youth provision, mental health and wellbeing, family support, and advice and guidance. The new hub will help us respond to these needs by providing opportunities for life-skills training, supporting people between initial assessment and diagnosis, and helping them take steps towards employment.
To read the full Consultation Report, click here.
The Story of Restore Hope Amersham
A new home in the heart of Amersham
In January 2024, Restore Hope purchased the former St John’s Methodist Church, with a vision to transform this much-loved building into a thriving community hub. We want to create a welcoming place where people can belong, build relationships, develop new skills and find the support they need to flourish. Throughout 2024 we listened to the community through a public consultation and an extensive research project to learn about the needs in the community and the gaps in provision locally, click here to read the full report.
Listening, learning and belonging
Rather than waiting for the redevelopment to begin, we started running several of our programmes in the building as it was. This gave us an invaluable opportunity to understand the space in practice – its geography, accessibility and potential – while learning more about what the local community needed from it.
Just as importantly, it allowed the children, young people and families using Restore Hope Amersham to become comfortable in the building and begin to see it as their space. Throughout the year, they shared their experiences and ideas about how the building could work in the future. Their insight directly informed many of our architectural decisions, helping us to design the new Restore Hope Amersham around the people who will use it.
Turning the vision into reality
Our programmes continued to run from the building while detailed plans for its future took shape. Behind the scenes, we worked with architects, contractors, partners, churches, funders and supporters to develop and fund an ambitious scheme that would enable the building to serve the community for generations to come.
Transformation begins
We handed the keys to our builders and the transformation of Restore Hope Amersham began. Importantly, the building hasn't simply closed while the work takes place: our weekly groups continue to meet in other parts of the site, keeping the relationships and community that have grown.
The next chapter will see Restore Hope Amersham become a high-quality, welcoming community hub in the heart of the town – a place of dignity and belonging, where children, young people and families can develop the confidence, relationships and skills they need to flourish.
To see the groups currently happening at Restore Hope Amersham, click here.
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In January 2024 we purchased the former St John's Methodist Church to transform it into a new Community Hub
In March 2024 we held a Public Consultation for the public to share their thoughts and opinions
In Sept 25 we had an Open House Day for anyone to come and visit the building and hear about the plans
In December 25 we held a Christmas Fair at Restore Hope Amersham!
In September 26, the keys were handed over to the builders so they could start on the building work
The final look inside the Sanctuary before building work starts
We predict that Restore Hope Amersham will cost £6 million to build.
As of October 2025, we have received generous donations and pledges of around £2 million+ and so we are still needing another £4 million to complete the project.
To find out more about the various stages of funding, click here.
Click the link and select RHA Building Work from the drop-down menu when making your donation
You can also donate to the building of Amersham by sending a bank transfer:
Sort code: 20-02-06
Account Number: 90484369
Reference: RHAmersham
Alternatively, contact Caroline Sence, our Fundraising Director, for other ways to give
Visit Us
A visit to the building provides the clearest understanding of the opportunity and the difference the completed hub will make. To arrange a visit, please contact Caroline Sence to discuss fundraising or partnership at Restore Hope Amersham
Alternatively if you’d like to visit Restore Hope Amersham in regards to hiring the rooms, please visit our Hire Page