THERE will be celebrations in South Street this weekend when the Elim Church is reopened.

Test Valley mayor Pat West will be cutting the ribbon at 2pm on Saturday in honour of the Andover church's new £700,000 building, rebuilt after the demolition of the previous one. The London Community Gospel Choir will be performing in concert on Saturday evening at a ticket only event.

The Elim church's first Sunday morning service will be given by the Rev Chris Cartwright, whose father was the minister in the late 1950s.