Now’s the time to get involved at St Nics!

If you’ve ever visited St Nicolas or taken part in the numerous events that have been held in this glorious parish church, you’ll know how warm the welcome is and how much enjoyment there is to be had.

Affectionally known as St Nics and led by Reverend Jono Harvey, the Associate Minister of the Parish of North Stoneham and Bassett, the church dates back to before the 15^th century and is famous for its 17^th century one-hand clock.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic that has put paid to many events at St Nics, Revd. Jono still has plenty of activities scheduled that can involve those at the Park, many of whom already plays a vital role in supporting the local community.

Harvest Festival

A harvest celebration will be held on Sunday 11^th October and over that weekend, St Nics will be promoting the work of Basics Bank, a charitable foodbank in Eastleigh. You’ll soon be seeing collection points around the Park for food donations, which will be collected daily and given to the Basics Bank. Read more about Eastleigh Basics Bank here.

Church improvement works

Although St Nics has been closed for a while, work is underway to make the building more welcoming. The entrance will be more accessible, an insulated roof to keep the warmth in and new toilets will be installed and the internal layout will become more flexible to suit the different activities that take place.

St Nics on social

Due to the Covid restrictions, most of the church’s interaction with the community is taking place on social media. Although restrictions are gradually easing with weddings and funerals taking place with limited numbers, St Nics holds regular – and very popular Facebook Live events as Revd. Jono explains.

‘It’s great so see so many people and families joining us on Facebook Live and Zoom,’ he says. ‘We get together on Sundays at 8am over breakfast for and then again at 4pm. We want to welcome as many people as possible in time for Christmas so that, along with the building works that are taking place, our current and future generations continue to have a safe and friendly church community to be part of.’

Find out more about St Nics here, or follow the church @stnicnorthstoneham on Facebook.