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TOP, as seen from above.
Volunteers planting flowers during TOP in Bloom
The Community Hall, with desks
TOP in focus
The Musalla (prayer space), completed
Craft work - the six articles of faith as a flower, by Hafsa, Saturday TOP Kids
Face shields and sanitiser, ready for our TOP Academy classes to return

Renovations Diary

Since TOP moved into the premises in 2019, we have been working hard to restore the original buildings and adapt them to our modern-day needs. Take a look at the changes we have made so far and keep an eye out for more improvements to come with an extension, a large central kitchen, ablution facilities and a re-surfaced car park all in the pipe-line.

The Exterior

Image of The Olton Project from outside, during the Summer Fair.
Image of The Olton Project from outside, during the Summer Fair.
Imam Waqqas busy putting gravel in the car park
Imam Waqqas busy putting gravel in the car park
Ustadhas Arwa and Natalie sweeping the entrance to the Academy, before the glass doors were installed.
Ustadhas Arwa and Natalie sweeping the entrance to the Academy, before the glass doors were installed.
Removing the signs from TOP's old home in Olton Hollow
Removing the signs from TOP’s old home in Olton Hollow
Part of the raised bedding created during TOP in Bloom.
Part of the raised bedding created during TOP in Bloom.
The Olton Project's Tree-Top Hall, as viewed from the main road.
The Olton Project’s Tree-Top Hall, as viewed from the main road.
Turning the old store rooms into a new kitchen, that connects the Tree-Top Hall to the Community Hall
Turning the old store rooms into a new kitchen, that connects the Tree-Top Hall to the Community Hall

The Tree-Top Hall has always been eye-catching and beautiful, and we hope to restore it fully, in time. Our priorities have been working on the garden, creating raised beds and a tree-lined walkway, and transforming the passageway between the two halls into a brand-new kitchen. We will be resurfacing the car park, once the building renovations are complete.

Musalla (prayer room) and Community Hall

The Musalla (prayer space) in it's original state.
The Musalla (prayer space) in it’s original state.
The Musalla (prayer space), completed
The Musalla (prayer space), completed
Lattice work in the Musalla.
Lattice work in the Musalla.
The lattice work and mosaic on display in the Musalla.
The lattice work and mosaic on display in the Musalla.
The Community Hall during painting.
The Community Hall during painting.
The Community Hall
The Community Hall

We were excited by the creation of a bespoke prayer space, our Musalla. Our teachers Doha Alyan and Arwa Habib designed the space, and created the modern and peaceful room. The Community Hall started out very red, so we gave all the walls and ceilings a lick of paint, and sanded and varnished the floor, to bring it up to a better standard.

TOP Academy

The original
The original “Sun Room”, that would become two classrooms for TOP Academy.
The Academy corridor during renovations.
The Academy corridor during renovations.
The original back room, which would become two smaller classrooms for TOP Academy.
The original back room, which would become two smaller classrooms for TOP Academy.
Putting up the partition wall between the Burda and Cordoba rooms.
Putting up the partition wall between the Burda and Cordoba rooms.
The Academy corridor brought back to brick.
The Academy corridor brought back to brick.
Putting up the partition wall between the Abu Hassan and Ulverlie classrooms.
Putting up the partition wall between the Abu Hassan and Ulverlie classrooms.
The Abu Hassan classroom getting plasterboarded.
The Abu Hassan classroom getting plasterboarded.
The Ulverlie room during painting.
The Ulverlie room during painting.
The Ulverlie Room
The Ulverlie Room
The Abu Hassan classroom
The Abu Hassan classroom
The Cordoba Room
The Cordoba Room

At the back of the Community Hall, were two very large rooms, with lovely large windows, that we all fell in love with, when we first purchased the building. We inserted a partition wall in each room to create four brand new classrooms for the children’s classes at TOP, providing us with the much-needed space for our expanding Academy.

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