St Andrew’s story begins back in 1928 when a group of people, mainly Scots or people with Scottish roots, began to meet for services in the Walton Playhouse. They were led by a retired Presbyterian Minister, Revd. Hugh Macluskie and funds were raised to buy our site on Hersham Road. Building quickly began with the intention that the church hall would be built first so that church life could develop and that services would be held there, instead of the Playhouse, whilst a “proper church” was built alongside. The foundation stone was laid in 1931, bearing the Latin motto of the Presbyterian Church, “Nec Tamen Consumebatur” (and yet it was not consumed) taken from the Old Testament story of Moses and the Burning Bush. Today’s worship area is the original hall and gradually other buildings have been added to include a hall in 1957 and a new hall entrance and meeting rooms in the 1980s. Most recently the entrance to the worship area has been significantly altered and the area we call “The Gateway” was created. Originally St Andrew’s was part of the Presbyterian Church of England, a denomination which no longer exists today because in 1972, in common with virtually all congregations of the Presbyterian Church we united with The Congregational Church of England and Wales to form, “The United Reformed Church”. This is the 5th largest main-stream denomination in the UK.
The cache is not in the church grounds and the hint should not be necessary but is provided as it is in an urban area and there could well be muggles
Unfortunately there are plenty of 'double yellows' but I have suggested a couple of places for you.
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