But does it Spark Joy?
Despite all our space Hampstead Parish Church does not have enough easily accessible, fit for purpose, safe and secure storage. So we plan to join forces with the Friends of the Drama to get a skip and to do some decluttering in the church, parish rooms and undercroft.
How will we decide what should stay and what should go. As we go through the different parts of the church and consider what we have we will be asking the questions – “Does it spark joy”, “do we still have a use for it” and “is this item part of our future”? Some of you may have read Marie Kondo’s book “Spark Joy” and will recognise these questions!
We won’t throw things away without asking people who may have an interest in the item first. The plan is for the galleries to become ‘Decluttering HQ’. The pews will be divided into “Decision”, “Keep” (with someone taking responsibility for storing it) and “Recycle/To Go”
As far as possible we would like to recycle or donate things we don’t want and we will be asking the congregation to help with this. Your help may also be needed in identifying some items.
Recycling questions
For starters – does anyone know an organisation that will collect and reuse fabric – not clothes, just fabric. If anyone thinks they might be able to use some of the fabric and would like to see what fabric we have please email me [email protected] and I will be happy to show you.
Does anyone want or know of anyone who wants a collapsible pushchair? Again contact me or Courtney at [email protected] if you do
Many thanks