A Community Project sponsored by St. Michael's Church

Revd Rosie Tallowin is the Community Pastor for

New Braiswick Park, and lives with her husband Vic at 11 Tufnell Way. Here they are!

We hope that by Rosie living on this new housing development we will develop an understanding of what it is like to be part of this community of people of all ages, and to help improve the quality of life for everyone who lives here, in the short or long term, owner-occupiers or tenants.

What is a Community Pastor?

Some people Rosie meets are not sure what a ‘Community Pastor’ is.  Rosie is living on New Braiswick Park to help where she can, and where invited to do so. Her first newsletter asked what sort of things residents would like to know about, or what was proving to be a difficult situation as a new housing development continues to be under construction.

In response to the suggestions and requests, Rosie has been able to provide a venue for mums and dads to meet with their pre-school children, to have a cuppa and a chat; coffee mornings for people at home during the day so they can meet other residents; a pizza/curry evening; Job Centre Plus sessions for help with CV writing and interview tips; litter pick; Dad’s Saturday with bacon rolls & newspapers plus breakfast and activities for their children; activities for children and their parents/carers during the school holidays........

Although Rosie’s role as Community Pastor is sponsored by St Michael’s Church, she organises various groups and activities, and deals with a multitude of issues which are not necessarily connected to church. Things that residents bring to her attention like:- mud on the roads, dog poop on the pavements, inconsiderate parking, plastic recycling problems and yellow lines.

Most of the events Rosie organises for residents of New Braiswick Park take place at The Community Room. As the title says, this is a room which has been gifted to the community and leased to the Church to operate for the benefit of residents. Click on the logo now to go to the website for the Community Room, where you'll see everything that's going on and planned.

See you soon!