Church leaders in Cottingley are calling on the village to come up with suggestions for a multi-purpose community centre to replace their crumbling church.

Hundreds of questionnaires are being distributed to residents asking what services and recreational facilities they would like alongside a new church to replace St Michael and All Angels.

The Reverend Sue Pinning-ton, vicar of the Littlelands church, said the building was in a poor state and would cost around £120,000 to repair. Miss Pinnington and a steering group have commissioned a survey to find out what people would use in a multi-purpose building.

They have enlisted the help of Brighouse-based consultants Jackson Quigg to compile and distribute a questionnaire which presents a range of choices, including health clinics, arts and crafts activities, adult education classes, yoga and keep fit or a hall for social functions.

Miss Pinnington said all options would be considered, including demolishing the church and starting afresh or refurbishing and redeveloping the site.

"It is a fact-finding feasibility study allowing as many people as possible to say what facilities they would like," she said.

Piers Jackson, of Jackson Quigg, said: "Our job is to find out what's happening on the ground and look at the possibility of funding partnerships. We will be asking people such as the Primary Care Trust and Shipley College to see if they are interested in putting service or facilities into the space."

Forms, which carry a prize draw, have also been distributed through Nab Wood School and Cottingley Primary School and must be returned by July 27. A decision about the way forward is expected in September.

Tony Roche, who is on the steering committee for the church, said a multi-purpose centre would bring a greater sense of community back to the village as it would provide a place for people to meet.

"We definitely need more facilities for meetings and an up-to-date computer training centre," he said.

"If people wanted to hold a dance we could have a hall to hold around 100 visitors with catering facilities and a mobile bar."

Bill Holliday, editor of the church magazine, said they needed help from the village to find out what contribution St Michaels could make to the wider community.