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PROJECTTOEXTENDANDREFURBISHTHEHALL

Mar2019

Contents:

CoverPage:Illustra0onofproposedexterioroftheHall.

Sec,on1 Introduc,on

Sec,on2 Background

• Historyofthevillage

• HistoryoftheHall

• TheCommiAee

Sec,on3 ThePresent

• Currentcondi,onoftheHall

• CurrentusesoftheHall

• Currentincomeandexpenditure

• Consulta,on

Sec,on4 TheFuture

• ExtensionandImprovementproposals

• Es,matedcosts

• Fundingo Fundingsofaro Fundraisingopportuni,eso Grantpossibili,es

• Sustainabilityo Futureincomeandexpenditureo Ongoingmaintenanceo Marke,ngandhiringstrategy

• Howwewillmeasureoursuccess

Sec,on5 Conclusion

SecCon1–IntroducCon

MissionStatement

TheKemertonVillageHallCommi>eeaimstorestoreandmodernise theVictoria Hall, making it suitable for a wide range of ac0vi0es, whilerespec0ng the historic fabric and character of this cherished communityasset. Our aim is to provide a safe, accessible andwelcomingbuilding,whichwillaccommodateabroadprogrammeofac0vi0es,educa0onandentertainment for all local residents.We aim to administer the buildingefficientlyonbehalfofparishioners.Webelievethatnow,morethanever,public spaces are crucial for fostering a sense of village iden0ty and forcrea0ngaposi0veandintegratedsociety. TheCommi>eehopesthatbybreathingnewlifeintotheHallitwillcon0nuetoactasavitalhubforthecommunityforgenera0onstocome.

Kemertonisavibrantcommunitywithbeau,fullandscapesandarichhistory.However,itsuffersfromalackofacentralsocial,recrea,onalandeduca,onalfacilitysuitableforusebyallsec,onsofthecommunityatall,mesoftheyear.

KemertonVillageHallwasconstructedin1903.Overrecentyears,itsagehasbecomeapparentandthefacili,esnolongeradequatelyservetheneedsofitscurrentusersandallmembersofthecommunity.Themainissuesareasfollows:

• Thekitchenfacili,esarepoorandspaceislimited;

• Thetoiletaccommoda,onrequiresupda,ngtocurrentstandardsandtoprovideindependentdisabledtoiletfacili,es;

• Theexis,ngspaceisinflexibleformul,pleusersresul,nginrestrictedaccessat,mes;and

• Thebuildingasawholeisnotenergyefficient.

WhilstconsiderableeffortshavebeenmadeovertheyearsbyKemertonVillageHallCommiAeetomaintainthestructureoftheHall,wearenowinadownwardspiralofreducedbookingsatlowratesbecauseoftheHall’spresentcondi,onandthelackofavailableday,mespaceduringschoolterm,mes.Withreducingincome,itisbecomingmoreandmoredifficulttomaintainthebuilding,whichleavesthedis,nctpossibilityofclosureifthesitua,onbecomesuntenable.

TheprojectforextensionandrefurbishmentoftheHallseekstoaddresstheseissuesby:

• Providingalargerkitchenarea,suitableformee,ngsandwithdirectaccessavailabletoallac,vityspaces;

• Adequatestoragefacili,esforHallequipment;

• Crea,onoftwomainac,vityareasindependentofeachother;

• Designateddisabledtoilets;

• Greenerfacili,esandstructure;

• Newandmoreinvi,ngentrance.

Byconcludingthisproject,wearehopefultoachieve:

• Thepreven,onofrecrea,onalandcommunityac,vi,esbeingmovedawayfromKemertonduetothelackofdecentfacili,es;

• Anincreaseofuptakeofcommunityspiritedeventsforallmembersofthecommunity;

• Provisionofsuitablefacili,esforallagesandabili,esatall,mesoftheday,withtheaimofincreasingcommunitycohesionandfosteringac,velifestylesforall;

• Moreenvironmentallysoundaccommoda,on,intermsofactualbuildingfacili,esaswellasinreducingtheamountofunnecessarycarjourneystootherhallsinthevicinity.

ThecommiAeebelievestheimprovementoftheHallinaccordancewiththeproposalssetoutinthisplanwillcreateamoreappropriate,useableandsympathe,cse^ngforallcommunitybasedeventsandac,vi,esatall,mes.Theexis,ngfacili,esatKemertonVillageHallarewoefullylackinginmanyrespectsandtheHallisinneedofsomeessen,alandsignificantrepairs.Theprojectofextensionandrefurbishmentwillenableustomorefullycomplywithcurrentregula,ons,providemoderntechnologicalfacili,es,moreavailablespaceatmore,mesofthedayandprovideanaArac,veenvironmentforpresentvillageresidentsaswellasalegacyforfuturegenera,ons.WewishtohelpreducethegloomypossibilityofthevillagecommunitybecomingfragmentedandwehopethevillagewillcometogethertohelpprovidetheHallitdeserves.

SecCon2–Background

Historyofthevillage

Kemertonparishisapproximately5.8kmlongby1.2kmwideandslopesdownfromthesummitofBredonHillinthenorthtotheCarrantBrookinthesouth.Thehillprovidesanimposingbackdroptothevillageandisanintegralpartofitshistoryandcharacter.Atthesummitisawell-knownIronAgehillfort,KemertonCamp,surroundedbyimposingditchesandearthramparts.Insidethefortisalargeaccre,onoflimestonecalledtheBanburyStoneandknowncolloquiallyastheElephantStone.OntheinnersouthrampartisasquarestonetowercalledParsonsFolly,orKemertonTower,whichwasprobablybuiltc.1765bythesquireofKemerton,JohnParsons,andhasbecomeaniconiclocallandmark,seenfromalldirec,onsformanymiles.

KemertonisoneofastringofseAlementsencirclingBredonHillandisanancientvillagewithagriculturalroots.Kemertonisfortunateinthatmuchofthelandscapesurroundingthevillagehasretaineditspre-warappearance.Itremainsdominatedbyagricultureandissetinapatchworkofarableandgrassfields,interspersedwithorchardsandwoodland.

KemertonisaCotswoldvillagecomprisingapproximately196dis,nctbuildingsorbuildinggroupsin2011.Thereare189separatedwellings,providinghomesforaround400inhabitants.Two-thirdsofitsbuildingsdatefrom1850orearlierandmuchofthevillageisofspecialhistoricinterest.Almostallhistoricbuildingsareatleastpartlybuiltfromlocallyquarriedhoney-colouredlimestone.AsisthecaseinmostCotswoldvillages,avarietyofarchitecturalstylesandmaterialsisinevidence,butanoverallvisualharmonyisachievedthroughtheprevalentuseoflocalstoneinbuildingsandboundarywalls.

Analysisofthe2001censusandtheParishPlanques,onnaireresultsshowsthatKemerton’sdemographicmixissignificantlyweightedtowardsolderpeople.Ithasahigherpercentageofpeopleaged50andoverthantheWychavondistrictaverage.Inrecentyears,thenumberoffamilieswithyoungchildrenhasincreased,withahigherpercentageinthe0–4agegroupthanthedistrictaverage.

KemertonisservedbytheCheltenham-Tewkesbury-Eveshambusservice(540/545)whichoperatesthroughoutthedayfromMondaytoSaturday.Kemertonhastwochurches,ashop/postoffice,pub,acupunctureandalterna,vehealthclinic,pre-school,shoo,ngequipmentsupplierandanaturereserve.TheVillageHallistheprinciplevillagerecrea,onalfacilitywhichisrunasaregisteredcharityandmanagedbytheKemertonVictoriaHallCommiAee.

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PhotoofKemertonMillenniumCollage,depic,ngthemainplacesofinterestandcommunityassetsofKemerton,placedintheVictoriaHallinSeptember1999

HistoryoftheHall

On15thMay1897,amee,ngwasheldinKemertontodiscussQueenVictoria’sJubileefes,vi,es.ItwasagreedthereshouldbeapermanentmemorialtotheQueenintheformofaVillageHallwhichwasfelttobeafi^ngtributetoQueenVictoriaandamuchneededaddi,ontothevillage.

Severalyearsoffund-raisingfollowedtoraisetheprincelysumof£500forbuildingcostsandtheVictoriaHallfinallyopeneditsdoorson22ndApril1903,justin,mefortheMayDaycelebra,onsandthecrowningoftheMayQueen.Teapar,es,rummagesalesandconcertsallfollowed,buttheworkoffundraisingfortheHall’supkeepcon,nuedthroughtheyears.

Successivegenera,onsofresidentsaddedanewextensionandentranceasamemorialtoKingEdwardVII,laterastageandcommiAeeroomwasaddedandmorerecently,anentrancefoyerandlavatories.

TheHallcurrentlyprovidesapproximately215m2(2,300l2)offloorspace,alongwithkitchenandlavatoryfacili,es.Itisusedduringweekdaysinschoolterm-,mebytheKemertonEarlyYearspre-school.OtherusesincludeKemertonWomen’sIns,tute,KemertonGardeningClub,CotswoldCutlassFencingClub,KemertonParishCouncil,KemertonVillageHallEntertainmentsCommiAee,KemertonEveningLectures,KemertonConserva,onTrustandKemertonOrchardWorkers.Italsoplayshosttooccasionalcommunityeventssuchasfêtes,quiznights,appleandharvestfes,vals,concertsandsocialgatherings.

Kemertonhasalongtradi,onofrecrea,onalevents,whicharegreatsourcesoffamilyentertainmentandhelptoengenderastrongsenseofcommunity.Today,thereisanannualvillagesummerfêteorfairandregulareventsforallagesaroundtheChristmasperiod.

However,Kemertonisunfortunatelyseenasarela,velyunsustainableseAlement,comparedwithlargevillagesandurbancentresbecauseofitshighrelianceonprivatecaruse,inspiteofafrequentbusservice.VillagesustainabilitywouldcertainlybereducedbythelossofkeyservicessuchastheVillageHall.Itisthereforeofupmostimportancetoretainandimprovethecurrentlevelofthe

servicesandfacili,estheVillageHallprovides.Itisofkeyimportancethatathrivingvillagehallismaintainedandenhancedasafocalpointforthecommunity’sac,vi,eswhichiswhytheTrusteesarekeentocon,nueinthespiritofpreviousgenera,onsinraisingthefundstoprovideahallwhichmeetsthecurrentandfutureneedsofthevillage.

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Photo,displayedatVictoriaHall,oftheceremonyofthelayingofthefounda,onstoneon24October1902

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Photo,displayedatVictoriaHall,ofthelayingoftheCentenaryStoneon8June2002

TheCommiQee

TheKemertonVillageHallCommiAeewasestablishedin1968toadministerthecharitycreatedwhentheHallwasconveyedtothetrustees.TheirmainpurposeistoholdtheVillageHallontrust:

“fortheuseoftheinhabitantsoftheParishofKemertonandtheneighbourhoodwithoutdis,nc,onofsexorofpolicitalreligiousorotheropinions,andinpar,cularforuseformee,ngslecturesandclassesandforotherformsofrecrea,onandleisure-,meoccupa,onwiththeobjectofimprovingthecondi,onsoflifeforthesaidinhabitants”

Thecurrentmembersoftheteamare:

Chairperson- JohnHarvey

JohnisthenewChairmanandTrusteeoftheCommiAeeandarela,velyrecentresidentofKemerton.HeisalsoisaTrusteeofBerkeleyCastleandSpetchleyGardens,sohasplentyofexperienceinthesupervisionandguardianshipofimportantassetsforthecommunity.Johnenjoysboa,ngandisthePresidentofTheDinasCrossRegaAaandCwmyrEglwysBoatClub.Previously,JohnwasaDirectorofSotheby’sbetween1979and2009andDirectorofChorley’sauc,oneersbetween2009and2016.Currently,Johnisaconsultantandoccasionalauc,oneerforChorley’sfineartauc,oneers.Hisotherinterestsaregardeningandwalking.

Johnbelievesfrui,onoftheplanstorefurbishandextendthevillageHallwillbeofgreatbenefittothevillageandthesurroundingarea:

“Iamkeenthatthepre-schoolbeabletocon,nueitsimportantworkinbeAersuitedsurroundings,andthattheHallitselfwillbeavailabletothecommunityatany,meoftheday.WewillbeabletoincreasetheuseoftheHallmarkedly,theaddi,onofafinenewkitchenandac,vityroomwillbeagreatnewasset,aswillthenewloosandentrancehall.

Thepresenthallisnotfitforpurposeinthe21stcentury;itisdilapidatedandinurgentneedofrenova,on,thisrenova,onandtheproposedextensionwillenablethehalltobecomethecentreofacommunityonceagain.”

Secretary- EmmaBulley

EmmaisthenewSecretaryoftheCommiAeeandhasbeenaresidentofKemertonsince2004.Emma’scommiAeeexperienceincludesbeingamemberofthe‘FinancialandGeneralPlanningCommiAee’atStBenet’sChurchinKemerton,whichconvertedmanyaspectsofthechurchtomeettoday’sHealthandSafetystandardsandHistoricalChurchesConserva,onregula,ons.AspartofthatcommiAee,shealsoprojectmanagedthecompletestrippingbackandrefurbishmentofthehousekeeper’scoAage,soshehasmuchwelcomeexperienceofrenova,ons.Inbusiness,Emmawas

previouslyinvolvedinrecruitmentandnowrunsaTewkesburybasedcompanywithherhusbandthatlocallyemploysaround120people.

EmmahasusedthevillageHallregularly.HerchildrenaAendedthepreschooland,withherfamily,shehasaAendedmanyothervillageeventsattheHall.Emmabelievestradi,onandprogresscanworktogethertobenefittheHallandtoprovideanexcellentandmuchneededservicetothelocalcommunity:

“Thepreschoolisavitallife-lineforlocalfamiliesandhasbeenfantas,callyrunformanyyears.Asithasbecomesuchasuccessthevillagenowneedsitsownspacesothattherestofthevillagerscanu,lisetheVillageHallthroughouttheweek.Ibelievethisnewconfigura,onworksbeau,fullytoaccesstheavailablespaceforlunchclubsandPilates,forexample,andmanyotherac,vi,esthatthecommunitywouldliketouseitfor.Itkeepsthetradi,onalfeelofthebuildingwhilstmodernisingthefacility,preservingitsusabilityandtheintegrityforyearstocome”

ElectedTrustees- AdrianWilliams

AdrianisarecentresidenttoKemerton,havingpreviouslylivedinTewkesbury.HeisoneofthenewmembersoftheCommiAee.

HeistheMDofasmallcompanybasedinBredondesigning,manufacturing,installinganddistribu,ngproductsusingsolarenergyastheprimarypowersource.Heisakeenmountaineer,climber,skimountaineerandhasestablishedaclimbingclub“theTewkesburyMountainGoats”whichisveryac,vethroughoutthemountainrangesoftheUKandEurope.Family,friends,hisdogandgardeningtakesuptherestofhis,meandhecanolenbeseeneitherrunningupBredonHillwithhisdogorintheCrown.

Adrianstronglybelievesthatifavillageisgoingtobecomeaclosecommunityratherthanjustapicturesqueplacetoliveitneedsafocalpointwherepeoplecanmeetandenjoyamul,tudeofac,vi,esinasafeandpleasantenvironment:

“TherearetoomanyvillagesacrosstheUKthatfailtoaAractyoungerfamiliestomoveintotheareabecausesuchameni,esaremissing.TheplaygroupisanintegralpartofKemertonbutitdoesrestricttheuseoftheHallbyothergroups.IfKemertonistothriveforgenera,onstocomeitmustcon,nuetosupportthefirstclassplaygroupservicescurrentlyprovided,offeraviablespaceforotherac,vi,estogrowandtoencourageagreaterusefromthewiderKemertoncommunity.”

PhilYerburgh

PhilwasborninthevillageofKemerton,wherehisfather’sfamilylivedfornearlyacentury,andhasthereforeknownthevillageallhislife.Interes,ngly,hisGreatGrandmotherwasoneofthepeopleresponsiblefortheini,albuildingoftheHallandcanbeseen,alongwithherhusband,intheinauguralphoto.

PhilhimselfhaslivedinorclosetoKemertonfor40years.Duringthat,mehehasbeeninvolvedwithanumberofvillageac,vi,essuchastreasurerfortheRSPBcommiAeeandthechurch,assis,ngwithvillagefetesandfairsandbeingon‘openvillage’commiAeesinthepast.

Professionally,PhilisaBuildingSurveyorandProjectManagerwith40yearsofexperienceinproperty.Hehasworkedforanumberofverylargeorganisa,onsonawiderangeofbuildingprojectsandthereforebringsmuchexperiencetothecommiAee.Heiss,llac,veintheProjectManagementfield,currentlyworkingonspecialisedprojectsinLondon.

Hismainotherac,vityisWoodturning.HedisplaysatnumerousshowsduringtheyearincludingshowsatChippingCamdenandatCroomeCourt.

RachelHill

RachelisanewmemberoftheCommiAeeandmovedtoKemerton,fromCheltenham,in2013.Rachelisalsoatrusteeofawork-basedPensionSchemewithresponsibility,amongstothers,forsafeguardingassets,investmentgrowthandregulatoryaspects.Sheisalawyerinthepropertyindustryandsoisabletoprovidevaluableinputonlegalissues,aswellasbeabletohelpwiththeproposeddevelopmentaspectsoftheHall.Rachelhasayoungsonatprimaryschoolandababydaughter.Whennotbeingkeptbusybyherchildren,sheenjoystravel,interiordesignandPilates.

Rachelbelievesthepresenceofathrivingandac,veHallinthecommunityisparamountforallmembersofthecommunityandthevitalfunc,onsuchahallcanofferlocalfamilieswillbeofgreatvalue:

“Withayoungfamily,Iampar,cularlymindfuloftheimportantroletheHallcanplayinensuringthatfamilieswithyoungonesfeelintegratedintheruralcommunity,byprovidingparentswiththeopportunitytosocialisewithotherparentsandtherebyaccesssupportnetworks.”

Treasurer- DebManns

DebhasbeenontheCommiAeesince2011andhasbeentheCommiAee’sTreasurersinceMay2013.ShemaintainstheHall’swebsiteandorganisesHallbookings.Shehasbeenheavilyinvolvedandsuppor,veofmanyvillageandschoolac,vi,esbothinKemertonandBredonforthepast30years.Withfourchildren,allofwhomaAendedlocalschoolsandpre-schools,Debhasservedonschoolandpre-schoolvoluntarycommiAeesraisingfundsforeduca,on.ShehasalsohelpedraiseannualfundsforKemertonConserva,onTrust.ShethereforehasvastexperienceofcommiAeeandfundraisingwork.DebalsodevelopedthelocalForestSchoolwhichisavailabletolocalschoolchildrenintheholidays.Since2011,DebhasbeenthemanagingdirectorofKemertonEarlyYears&ForestSchoolC.I.C.InJune2016,DebwontheWorcestershireCountyCouncil’sEnvironmental&Educa,onVolunteeroftheYearaward.

DebbelievestheplansfortheHallwillprovidemuchneededextraspaceforawiderangeofac,vi,es,forawiderangeofthecommunity:

“TherefurbishmentofthemainHall,toiletfacili,esandkitchenwillgreatlyenhancethegeneralappealoftheHalltootherusersandbenefitthewidercommunity.IpersonallywouldwelcometheopportunitytojoinaPilatesgroupduringtheday.Otherac,vi,eslikeatoddlergroup,musicanddancesessionsorcoffeemorningswithparen,ngclassescouldalsobeofferedtofamiliesofpre-schoolchildren,ifaseparatespaceforsuchac,vi,eswasavailable.”

Representa,ves- DianeAAwell(GardeningClub)

DianehaslivedinKemertonforover40yearsandher3childrenwereallbornandraisedinthevillage.Duringtheseyears,shehasservedontheKemertonVictoriaHallManagementCommiAeemany,mesasrepresenta,veofvariousHallusersandasSecretaryandViceChairman.OneofherfirstmemoriesoflifeinKemertonistheprominentroletheVillageHalltookduringtheQueen’sJubileeCelebra,onsin1977,servingasthefocalpointforvillageac,vi,es:

“IrecallhowimportanttheHallwastothecommunitybackthenandhowitservedtobringresidentstogether,makingthevillageaveryfriendlyandaArac,veplacetolive.TheproposedplansfortheHallarethebestopportunitytoraisetheprominenceoftheHallonceagain.”

TheVillageHallhasalsoservedDianeandherfamilyinmanywaysacrosstheyears.IthasprovidedsupportinthepastforherfamilybytherunningoftheMother&BabyClinicrunbytheGPsurgery,Mother&ToddlerGroup,KemertonPre-School,YouthClub,YoungPeople’sTheatreGroupandYoung

People’sExhibi,on.ShehasaAendedfitnessandsocialgroupsattheHall,suchasBadmintonClub,Billiards/PoolClub,YogaClasses,KeepFitClassesandArtClasses.IthasservedherindividualinterestsbybeingavenuefortheWomen’sIns,tutegroup,GardeningClubandKemertonLecturesaswellasbeingahubforhertoengageincommunityevents,suchasVillageFetes,AnnualAppleDays,Quizzes,DancesandConcerts.Dianebelievesthattheproposedenlargement/refurbishmentplansareessen,altotheon-goingusefulnessoftheVillageHallandwillenhancetheprospectsandpoten,alforfutureusers.

Chris,naDarby(ParishCouncil)

Chris,naistheParishCouncil’srepresenta,veontheVillageHallCommiAee.ShehaslivedinKemertonsince2007whereherhusbandrunsafamilyfarm.ShegrewupinLondonandwenttouniversityintheUSA.Shehasworkedinfinance,designandmusic.ShehastwochildrenwhoaAendedKemertonEarlyYearsandOverburyFirstSchool.Shehasagreatinterestintheartsandperformsasasinger-songwriterwithherband‘Chris,naKulukundis’.

Chris,naispassionateabouttheVillageHallandthepoten,alitofferstolocalpeople.SheplanstofacilitatewonderfultheatreandmusicaleventsattheHallinthecomingyears:

“Inthepast,theHallwasveryac,veinprovidingsocialeventsforthecommunity,includingtheatreproduc,onsbyandfortheyoungandold.TheHallhadprideofplaceinthecommunity.WeneedtoregainthisfondnessfortheHallonceagainandgiveitthesupportthatit,andthecommunity,deserves.AflourishingHallwouldbeawonderfulassetforKemertonandthesurroundingareas.”

SaskiaBos(KemertonConserva,onTrust)

SaskiaisanewmemberofthecommiAeeandhaslivedinKemertonsince2011.SaskiarepresentstheKemertonConserva,onTrustintheCommiAee,whichworksinassocia,onwiththeKemertonEarlyYearsandForestSchoolinprovidingspaceinthewoodlandforthechildrentoexperiencetheForestSchool.

SaskiahasadaughterwhoaAendedtheKemertonEarlyYearsandForestSchoolandisgratefulthattherewasandcon,nuestobesuchafantas,cfacilityinthecommunity.Shebelievespre-schoolfacilitycreatesameaningfulsupportforyoungfamilieslivingintheareaaswellasaAractsyoungfamiliestoKemertonandthesurroundingvillagesandconsequently,itisafacilitythatthecommunityneedstonurture.AsamemberoftheKemertonConsera,onTrustandasamother,Saskiaseestheimportanceofretainingavibranthubsuchasthepre-schoolinthecommunity.

SaskiaalsoteachesyogaandbelievesthevisionfortheHallwillcreateagreatandwelcomingspaceforyogaclassesandothersimilarac,vi,es:

“Thecombina,onofprovidingadedicatedspaceforthepre-school,therebymakingthemainhallavailableforthecommunityforotherevents,willenhancetheoveralluseandaccessibilityofthehallandimprovethelivesofthoseinthecommunity”.

FayeO’Connell(StNicolas’Church)

FayeisanewmemberoftheCommiAeeyethasbeenamemberofthelocalcommunityformanyyears,havinglivedinAston-on-Carrant,KemertonandnowOverburyandshehasseenhowentertainmentandcommunityspiritiskeytolocalrurallifeinallthesese^ngs.Fayeworksforalocalbusinessinthepropertyindustry.ThisexperienceisinvaluabletotheCommiAeeandallthefuturechangesthatareproposed.

Fayerunsalargefamily,withfivechildren.ShehasusedtheHallforfamilypar,esandaAendedlocalcommunityeventsthere:

“HavingsuchalargefamilyIappreciatehowimportantthevillageHallistolocalfamiliesandhowextendingandupgradingtheHallcanbenefitfamiliesbybeingabletoprovidespaceforamorevariedrangeofcommunityclubs.IlookforwardtothefutureoftheHall.”

SecCon3–ThePresent

CurrentcondiConoftheHall

Exterior

Generally,theexteriorwallsareingoodcondi,onandonlyveryminorrepoin,ngislikelytoberequiredinthenext10years.However,thebrickworktotheextensionsoftheHallisnotofgoodqualityandrepoin,ngwillberequiredwithinthenext10years.Thepoin,ngtothestoreareahaswaterdamageandthiswillneedaAen,onintheshortterm.Poin,ngaroundthemainchimneyneedsrepair.

Theroof,lesoverthemainHallaregenerallyingoodcondi,onalthoughthereareanumberofslippedorbroken,leswhichneedtobereplacedorreset.Thereisalsosomevegeta,ongrowingoverthedoorentrywhichneedstoberemovedintheshortterm.Theroofisunlikelytobefeltedunderneaththe,lesandisunlikelytobeinsulated.Toensureenergyefficiencyandsaveu,litycostsinthelongterm,thisneedstoberec,fied.Theflashinginsomeareasisinneedofrepair.

Theroofovertheextensionareaispartfeltandpartslate.Thefeltwillneedreplacingshortlyandtheslateroofoverthekitchenandstoreareaisinverypoorhealth.Itisbelievedthecausemaybethattheslopeofthispartoftheroofistooshallow.Ifso,theroofwillneeden,rereplacement.

Minorrepairsanddecora,onareneededtothedoorsandwindows.Thedoorframestotheextensionarebeginningtorotandwillneedtoberepairedorreplaced.

Interior

MinorrepairsareneededtotheentranceandWC’s.Whilsttheyservetheirbasicpurpose,theyareunwelcoming,,redandrundown.ThegentsWCistoolarge.

Thestoreareahassufferedwaterdamageandisinneedofrepairandconsequen,alreplasteringandredecora,on.TheareaisnotlargeenoughtostorealltheHallequipment.

Thekitchenissmallandinadequate,withpoor,rundownequipment.Itiscompletelyinsufficientforeventsrequiringcateringbeyondtheabsolutebasic.

Decora,onthroughouttheinteriorisdullandinpoorcondi,on.Redecora,onisrequired.

Electricwiringthroughoutisexposed/externaltothewallsandfromahealthandsafetypointofview,aswellasforaesthe,cs,shouldbeburiedratherthansurface.

Thehea,ngsystemistemperamentalandhighlyinefficient.

Exis,ngsmallkitchenarea

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CurrentusesoftheHall

FormalleAersofsupportthatwehavereceivedfromexis,ngusersarereproducedatappendix1.

CotswoldCutlassFencingClub

ThissuccessfulfencingclubisrunbyKevinNelsonandrunsclassesattheVillageHalleveryMondaybetween7and9pm.Fencingisafantas,cskills-basedsport,thatistechnical,socialandkeepsyoufit.

TheclubusesthemainHallroom.Whilstthisprovidesadequatespace,theclubfeelsthiscouldbeimprovedbyproperstoragefortheHallequipment.Currently,theClubfeelssomewhatconstrictedbythepresenceoftheHall’schairs,whicharecurrentlystackedhighinthemainHall,andalsothepresenceofpre-schoolplayitems,whichalsoarestoredinthemainHallduringtheclubsuse.

ThecurrententranceoftheHallalsocausestheClubsomedifficul,es.Thecurrententranceisviathesideofthebuilding,whichisnotprominenttothebuildingandthereforenoteasilyfoundbynewmemberstotheClub.Theposi,onandsizeofthecurrententrancealsohindersmanoeuvringoffencingequipment.Hea,ngisalsoanissuewithregardtoheatlossinthewinterandthecurrentbulkywallheatersandguardswhichtakeupspaceinthemainHall.

TheClubfeelstheproposedimprovementstotheHallwithgreatlyenhanceitsenjoymentofthespaceandallowmoremembersoftheClubtoaAendclassesattheHall.

KemertonConserva,onTrust

TheTrusthasbeenrunningeventsattheHallformanyyearsandconsidersitakeyspacewhichcontributestothecommunity.However,itfeelsthatoverthelasttwentyyears,theHallhasbecomeratherrundownandisratherdatedintermsofdécorandfacili,es.TheTrustapplaudstheCommiAeeseffortstomodernisetheHall.

TheTrustfeelsimprovedhea,ng,ligh,nganddisabledfacili,eswouldmaketheHallmoreaccessibleandappealingtoarangeofusers.TheTrustusestheHallfortalksandillustratedpresenta,ons,soimprovedaudio-visualequipmentwouldbewelcome.

TheTrustsupportstheproposedplansandhasgraciouslyoffereditssupportinfundraisingefforts.

KemertonEarlyYears&ForestSchoolC.I.C

TheHallhashousedaplaygroupforpre-schoolagedchildrenforthelast50years;growingfromaparentrungrouprunningafewmorningsaweektoadailyservice.Thepre-schoolisnowrunasaCommunityInterestCompanyandemployssixqualifiedstaffwithaboardofvolunteerdirectorsoverseeingtheadministra,onandlegalobliga,ons.ItisOFSTEDregisteredandwasrated“good”attherecentOFSTEDinspec,onlastOctober.

Localdemandandincreasingpressureonparentstoworkhasmeantthepre-schoolnowneedstooccupytheHallMondaytoFridayduringterm,mefrom8:30amun,l3:30pm.Thepre-schoolhasplacesforupto25childrenperdayandoffersthegovernment’s15and30hoursfundedprovisionforeligibleparents.

Thecurrentloca,onofthetoiletsandcloakroomareaattheentrancetotheHallmeansthatthepre-schoolneedstohaveexclusiveuseoftheHallduringitsopera,onalhours.Thisisduetotheregula,onsplaceduponearlyyearseduca,onproviderswhichareformulatedtoensurechildrenaresafeandsecureintheirlearningenvironment.TheoutdoorspaceattherearoftheHallandthesmallroomleadingofftherearentrancearefundamentaltoahighqualitylearningenvironment.However,astheyaresofarfromtheloca,onofthetoilets,extrastaffareneededtobeabletotakeadvantageofthesespaces.AsanexampleofhowtheHall’scurrentcondi,onandlayoutisinadequateforthisuserduetotherequirementplacedonthepre-schooltocomplywithgovernmentregula,ons,thepre-schoolhadtopurchaseacoupleofmobilesinkunitstocomplywithanOFSTEDrequirementforwarmrunningwaterforhandwashingthatwasclosertowherethechildreneat.

EveninguseoftheHallbyotherclubsandorganisa,onsmeansthepre-schoolneedstoputawayandsetuptheirmainplayspacemostdays.Thepre-schoolcatersforchildrenaged2to5,sothepre-schoolneedsandhasnumerousandvariousequipmenttocaterforthosedifferingagesandstagesofearlyyearseduca,on.Equipmentis,diedawaybuthastoremaininthemainHallandtheotherroomsduetoinadequatestoragefacili,esattheHall.ThishasobviousrepercussionsforthemarketabilityoftheHallforotheruses.

ThehighceilingandwindowsmeanthemainHallisdifficulttoheatinthewinterandkeepcosyforthechildrenandnoiselevelsmakeitmuchharderforchildrentohearinstruc,ons.Proposalsforproperinsula,onandanewandefficienthea,ngsystemwillbeextremelybeneficial.Thepre-

schoolalsofeelsthattherefurbishmentoftheHallandtheproposednewtoiletfacili,esandkitchenwillgreatlyenhancethegeneralappealoftheHalltootherusersandtherebybenefitthewidercommunity.

Asanon-profitmakingorganisa,on,anyexcessfundsheldbythepre-schoolareputbackintothese^ng.Overrecentyears,thepre-schoolhaspaidtoreplacesomefloors,provideanawningforoutsideshadeandshelter,aheavydutyirongate,child-sizedfoldabletablesandmobilestorageunitsthatcanbewheeledinandoutoftheHall.

Theparentssupportthepre-school’sfundraisingeventsandthepre-schoolalsoprovidessomevillageac,vi,esliketheannualpancakeracesandcoffeemornings.Thepre-schoolisproudtoconfirmithasbuiltupafundoverthepastfewyearstoenableittoofferasignificantsumtothenewextensionprojectandthecommiAeeexpressesitssinceregra,tudetothepre-school,thechildrenandtheirparents.

KemertonEntertainmentsCommiAee

TheKemertonEntertainmentsCommiAeewassetupfiveyearsagotoputonarangeofinteres,ngeventsattheHall.Thoughnownotac,ve,duringthefouryearswhentheEntertainmentsCommiAeehostedeventsintheHall,itsuccessfullyaAractedawiderangeoflocalresidentstoFishandChipnights,quizandcurrynights,childrens’filmnightsanddiscos.Theac,vi,esoftheKECweresosuccessfulthattheireventssoldoutand,whilstnotmo,vatedbyprofit,theydidmanagetomakemoneywhichhelpedpromoteandprovidefurtherentertainmentsforthevillage.

ThefoundingmemberandChairpersonofKemertonEntertainmentsCommiAee,KirstyCartwright,hasexpressedtothecommiAeeherwriAensupportoftheproposedplanstorefurbishandimprovethehallandhasofferedtosupporttherefurbishmentofthehallwithsomeofthemoneytheEntertainmentsCommiAeeaccruedwhilstitwasac,ve.ThecommiAeeisextremelygratefulforthiskindoffer.

WhilsttheEntertainmentsCommiAeewasac,ve,itbecamecleartoitthattheHallwasnotaneasyplacetoholdevents.ItistheEntertainmentsCommiAeeviewthattheHalltendstobecold,thetoiletsarerundownandthereisnointegratedaudio-visualsystemwhichwasarealdeficiencyfortheEntertainmentsCommiAee’sevents.Thelackofproperdisabledfacili,eswasalsoaproblem.Kirstywholeheartedlyencouragesthelocalcommunitytosupporttheplanstorefurbishandextendthebuilding,whichwillmakeitsomuchnicertouseandwelcomingtovisit.

Whenthehallismodernisedandthepre-schoolmovedtotheirownroom,Kirstyan,cipatesthattheKemertonEntertainmentsCommiAeemayriseagaininoneformoranothertomeetsomeoftheneedsofthecommunitybyprovidingfunac,vi,esandeventsforKemertonandotherlocalresidentsandhasexpressedadelightintheideaofhos,ngeventsinanewlyrefurbishedVillageHallinKemerton.Shebelievestheexci,ngplansfornewclassesandeventswhichtheVillageHallCommiAeehasinmindwillgohandinhandwiththekindofac,vi,esandeventstheEntertainmentscommiAeecanprovide.

TheVillageHallCommiAeeisexcitedbythepossibilityoftheKemertonEntertainmentsCommiAeebecomingac,veoncemoreandwhatthiswouldmeanforthecommunity.

KemertonEveningLectures

KemertonEveningLectureshavebeenregularusersoftheVillageHallsincethe1950’s,whentheywereorganisedbytheextra-muraldepartmentofBirminghamUniversity.Theymeetasanadulteduca,onclassduringAutumnandSpringfor10weeklylecturesperterm,withtopicsthatrangefromlocalhistorytoecologyandarthistory.TheyaAractupto40or50aAendeesfromthevillageandbeyond,andmakeadis,nc,vecontribu,ontothelifeofthevillage.

TheHallhasofferedanimportantandvaluedcentralmee,ngplace.Asaudienceexpecta,onsoflecturingstandardsandpresenta,oncon,nuetorise,thegroupwouldwelcomeimprovementstotheHall’sfacili,es,especiallytohea,ngandtoaudio-visualprovision(e.g.amplifica,onanddigitalprojec,on).Thekitchenhatchisusefulforservingintervalrefreshments,butitisfeltanupgradegenerally,yetinpar,culartoprovideadishwasher,wouldbe,mely.Thesmall,domes,covencannotcopewithhea,ngfoodforagroupofanysizeandusingthehobispoten,allydangerousasitisinshadowbecauseofthepoorligh,ng.

KemertonEveningLectureshasexpressedtotheVillageHallCommiAeethatitwishesiteverysuccessinbringingabouttherefurbishmentandimprovementofthehall.

KemertonGardeningClub

KemertonGardeningClubwasformedin2011inresponsetoanemailenquirysentoutbyavillageresidentaskingwhethertherewouldbeaninterestinalocalgardeningclub.Theresponsewasveryposi,veandKemertonGardeningClubhasgonefromstrengthtostrengthintheensuingyears.

ChrisAtwellhasbeenChairmansince2012andtheclubnowhasinexcessof50members,mee,ngmonthlyatHall.Manymembersareresidentinthevillage,butalargepercentageofmembersarealsodrawnfromthesurroundingvillagesofWestmancote,Bredon,OverburyandAston-on-Carrant.

TheHallprovidesanadequatevenueforourmee,ngsaswellasbeingthevenuefortheclub’ssocialoccasionssuchasplantsalesandquiznights.

WhilsttheclubfeelstheHall,initspresentstate,meetstheirneedsinmostrespects,theydoseetheneedformanyimprovements.Thefactthatitisthevenueforthepre-schoolduringthedaycanbeadistrac,onfortheclubandtheclubfeelswouldbehugelybeneficialifthepre-schoolwereabletohaveaself-containedareafortheirac,vi,es,therebyallowingfulluseoftheHallbyothers,includingthehighlypopularandwell-aAendedclub.

Otherimprovementsthattheclubfeelswouldmakethehallamoreusefulandpleasingareafortheirmee,ngsinclude:

• Largerandmorefunc,onalkitchenarea

• Improvedtoiletfacili,es

• Improvedligh,nganddécor

• Muchimprovedmediaresources

KemertonParishCouncil

TheParishCouncilhavesaidthattheylistenedwithgreatinterestlastyeartodetailsoftheCommiAee’splanstomodernisethevillageHallinKemerton.ThethenChairman,JohnPhilip,waskindenoughtopresenttheplanstotheCouncilandanswertheirques,ons.Theyfoundtheschemewhichhasbeengrantedplanningpermissiontobeofahighqualityandtheyagreewithitsunderlyingobjec,vesofmaintainingthefabricoftheHallandenhancingthisvaluablecommunityasset.

TheParishCouncilareawarethatsteadyprogresshasbeenmadesincelastyearandarepleasedtoseeanenthusias,cnewCommiAeehasbeenrecruitedandisbusyrefiningtheplans,wri,ngabusinessplanandpreparingtoapproachthecommunityandgrant-givingbodiesforfinancialsupport.

TheParishCouncilacknowledgesthatthelargemajorityofKemertonresidentswhorepliedtotheCommiAee’sini,alsurveywereinsupportoftheHallandwishedtoseeitimproved.TheParishCouncilfullysupportstheCommiAee’sproposalsandwillbewillingtomakeafinancialcontribu,onwhenthe,mecomes,forwhichtheCommiAeearesincerelyapprecia,ve.TheParishCouncilhasexpressedtheirwishesofgoodlucktotheCommiAeeinwhattheyconsidertobeamostworthwhileendeavour.

KemertonWomen’sIns,tute

KemertonVillageHallhasbeenthemee,ngplaceforKemertonWomen’sIns,tuteforanumberofyears.Itistheplacewheretheirmonthlymee,ngsareheldandwheretheylendtheirsupporttofunc,onsliketheVillageFetebyorganisingrefreshmentswheninvitedtodoso.

ItisapparenttotheWIthattheVillageHallisinurgentneedofrepairandrefurbishmentpar,cularlythekitchenandtoiletfacili,esandthatthishasbeenthecaseforsome,me.Intheirview,considera,onshouldalsobegiventoaccessibility,assomeoftheirmembershavemobilityproblems.TheCommiAeehavewelcomedtheWI’sthoughtsandbelievethenewentrancetothehallwillimproveaccessibilityforall.

TheWIhaveexpressedtheirfullsupporttotheVillageHallCommiAeeinendeavouringtogetthenecessaryimprovementworksdoneassoonaspossible,inorderthattheVillageHallcancon,nuetoprovideKemertonwithasocialspacewheremanygroups,includingtheWI,cancon,nuetomeetandthrive.

St.Nicholas’Church

StNicholas’Churchisverysuppor,veoftheVillageHallanduseitprimarilyasavenuefortheirfairsandotherfundraisingevents.FortheChurch,theseeventswouldnormallytakeplaceatweekends,sothelackofweekdayday,meavailabilityisnotakeyissueforthem.However,theyhavestatedthatwhentheywishtohostabigeventattheHall,sucheventcanuseeverybitoffloorspace(especiallyinbadweather)sothespaceoccupiedbythepre-schoolequipmentinthemainHallisanissueforthem,despitetheeffortsthatthepre-schoolstaffwillinglyputintohidingsuchequipmentaway.ItistheChurch’sopinionthatthestateofrepairandlackofbeAer

equipmentarenotreallyanissuefortheircurrentuse,butappreciateitmightwelldiscourageothereventsbeingheldattheHallsuchassuppers,weddingfairs,filmshowsandauc,ons.

Currentincomeandexpenditure

BelowarethelastthreeannualaccountsfortheHall,showingincomeandexpenditure.Followingpaymentofoutgoings,incomefortheHallisconsistentlybelow£2,000.00perannum.TheCommiAeefeelsthiscanbeimproveduponifmorespaceattheHallcanbeac,velymarketedforavarietyofusesinboththeday,meandevenings.

ThemainincomesourceistheKemertonEarlyYearsandForestSchoolC.I.C.anditisclearthatwithoutthepre-school,theHallwouldnotbesustainable.RetainingthatincomesourceisfundamentalforthefutureoftheHallandthereisconcernthatwithouttheHallimprovementsandextension,thepre-schoolwillseekoutmoresuitableaccommoda,onandtheHallwilllosethisvitalincomestream,withobviousconsequencesfortheHallandtheCommunityasawhole.

Theaccountsalsoshowthatyearonyear,someofothersourcesofincomehavedwindledinmonetaryterms.Thisislikelyduetotherestric,onsonthetypeandsizeofspacetheHallcanofferandthedecliningqualityofthefacili,es,suchasthekitchen,toiletsandpoorhea,ng,whichmaybedeterringexis,ngandpoten,alusers.OthersourcesofincomeappeartofluctuateandtheCommiAeerecognisestheimportanceofseekingtoretainstabilityofincomebymarke,ngtheHallforregularandconsistentuse.

RECEIPTS 2017 2016 2015

HireofHall(other) £569 £636 £767

HireofEquipment £137 £74 £36

CotswoldCutlass–Fencing £720

ParishCouncil £84 £111 £76

Women'sIns,tute £189 £243 £335

PreSchool £5,765 £5,605 £5,412

Phone £498 £499 £567

ParochialChurchCouncil £143 £47 £0

Gardeningclub £189 £135 £239

EveningClasses £432 £351 £513

Dona,ons £53 £0 £510

ConsultaCon

InMay2015,aques,onnairewassentouttoeveryhouseinthevillagetoascertainopiniononthegeneralprincipleforextensionandrefurbishment,togetherwithrequestsforfundraisingideas.Acopyoftheques,onnaireandaccompanyingbrochureisaAachedtothisplanasappendix2.

200ques,onnairesweredistributed.147responseswerereceived.Thismeansthattheresponseratewashighat73.5%.ThisshowstheHallholdsaprominentposi,oninthemindsofresidentsandthatthefutureoftheHallisofimportancetothecommunity.

ThereisstrongsupportwithinthecommunityforanextensionandrefurbishmentoftheHall,inthat64%(94outof147)oftherespondentswereinfavour.Ofthose94whowereinfavour,65ofthemregularlyusetheHallandarethereforeawareofthedifficul,esitfaces.

ThemainreasongiveninfavouroftheprojectwasthatKemertonneedsasuitablecentreforpeopletogettogether.Otherreasonsgivenwere:

• thecurrentfacili,esareinflexibleandunaArac,ve;

• kitchen,storageandmul,mediafacili,esareinadequate;and

• thepre-schoolisamajoruserandneedsitsownindependentspaceinordertosurviveandaswellasfreeupday,meuseablespaceforothermembersofthecommunity.

Ofthose44respondentswhowerenotinfavouroftheproject,themajoritygaveparking/roadsafetyissuesasthereasonbutmanyalsoexpressedthattheVillageHallwasanimportantpartofthe

Total £8,779 £7,701 £8,454

PAYMENTS 2017 2016 2015

U,li,esinclPhone £3,141 £2,909 £3,191

Cleaner £783 £657 £810

Maintenance £868 £1,028 £666

Insurance £1,323 £1,281 £1,258

Water&Sewerage £473 £308 £266

Gardening&waste £56 £112 £156

Cleaningmaterials £92 £418 £294

Miscellaneous £66 £65 £22

Total £6,802 £0 £6,777 £0 £6,664

communityandthattheywantedtoretainsuchacentralsocialfacilityandwishedforabeAerHall/facili,es.Only16ofthosenotinfavourwerestronglyagainsttheproposals.TheCommiAeeissympathe,ctotheconcernsraisedregardingparking/roadsafetyissuesandacknowledgesthatsuchissuesaregeneralissuesaffec,ngtheen,revillage’sHighStreetandwillseektoworkwithotherstofindwaysofimprovingthesitua,ongenerally.

9oftherespondentshadaneutralstanceornoopinionontheproject,yet,aswasthecasefortherespondentswhowerenotinfavour,halfofthemalsostatedawishtohaveathrivingVillageHallwithbeAerfacili,es.

Oftherespondentswhowereinfavourorneutraltotheproject,67haveindicatedtheywouldbewillingtohelpwithfundraising.Thisamountsto70%ofsuchrespondentsandthisisanimportantfactorwhenconsideringhowtheCommiAeecanraisethelargesumsrequiredtocompletetheproject.Ofthosewhowerenotinfavouroftheproject,7ofthemneverthelessstatedtheywouldbepreparedtoassistthecommunitywithfundraising.TheCommiAeefeelsbolsteredbythisoutstandinglevelofsupportoffered.

AllofthecurrentusersoftheHallhaveexpressedtheirfullbackingtotheproposals,asmen,onedinthe‘currentuses’sec,onabove.

Followingonfromthe2015ques,onnaire,theCommiAeeinvitedthecommunitytoviewrevisedproposedplansatthe2017SpringAGM.Duringthatmee,ng,itwascleartheVillageHallisdeartoeveryone’sheartsandmanyvaryingviewswereexpressed.Otherop,onswereputforwardbyresidentsfordiscussion,allofwhichwerethencarefullyreviewedandresearchedbytheCommiAee.Thesearesetoutbelow:

• Buildanewhallinadifferentloca,on–TheCommiAeeunderstoodtheadvantagesofreloca,onoftheHalltoaloca,onwherebyon-siteparkingcouldbeprovided.However,alersurveysofthelocality,nosuitablealterna,veloca,onwasfoundeitherduetoproximitytoexis,ngbuildings,poten,alplanningissuesinadesignatedAreaofOutstandingNaturalBeautyandlackofprominence.Further,costsofthelandpurchaseaswellascostsofanewbuildwouldbeconsiderablymorethantheproposedrefurbishmentandextensionplansoftheexis,ngHallandawillingsellerwouldneedtobefound.Thisop,onwasthereforediscounted.

• DonothaveavillagehallinKemertonatall–TheCommiAeeappreciatethatthereisavillagehallintheneighbouringvillageofBredonaswellasOverbury.Bredonvillagehallisalargehallapproximately30minuteswalkawayalonga40mphroad,whichmaynotbesuitabletocertaintypesofuser.OverburyvillagehallisagainlargeandapproximatelythesamedistancefromKemertonbutalsoisanoldbuildingwiththesameissuesthatKemertonVillagehallsuffersfrom.SuchHallswouldrequireresidentstohavetransportortowalksomedistancealongroadswithfairlyfasttrafficwithnostreetligh,ngandwhichinsomeplaceshavenarrowfootpaths.Ac,vi,estakingplaceforlocalsatKemertonwouldbemoreconvenientandcloserforresidentsandthereforemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Kemertonitselfconsistsofapproximately400residentswhichwouldbenefitfromacommunitycentreonitsdoorstep.

• Carryoutacheaper,morebasicrefurbishmentoftheHall–TheCommiAeehaveconsideredthisandacknowledgesthatrefurbishmentoftheHallisgreatlyneeded.TheHallisveryrun-

down,offersinefficientspaceandisunappealingtouse.RefurbishmentwouldallowsomeincreaseinrevenuebyofferingmoreaArac,vespacebuttheissueisnotjustincreasingtheaArac,venessofthespaceandimprovinghea,ng,forexample.TheHallwillonlybecomemoreexpensivetorunasitagesandasimplerefurbishmentcannotcurethisinevitability.Fromtheissuesoutlinedinthecurrentcondi,onsec,onabove,itisclearamoreextensiverefurbishmentandrepairoftheHallwouldberequiredandgiventheissueswiththecurrentextensionarea,thesavingsincarryingouttherefurbishmentandrepairrequired,ratherthananewextension,wouldbeminimal.Further,amoreenvironmentallyfriendlyhea,ngsystemisrequired,aswellasgeneralinsula,onandligh,ng.ThekitchenrequiresmuchupgradingiftheHallistocon,nuetoaAractitscurrentusersofthekitchen,suchastheWomen’sIns,tute,aswellasbeabletoaAractindividualandvillage/neighbourhoodwidecateredevents.Inaddi,on,asimplerefurbishmentwillnotsolvetheproblemsofthecurrentlackofuseableday,mespaceforotherpoten,alac,vi,esandwithouttheextension,itislikelythemainsourceoflongtermincome(thepre-school)willseekoutalterna,veaccommoda,onelsewhere,likelyresul,ngintheeventualclosureoftheHallen,rely.

Need

Exis,ngorganisa,onsinthevillagethatusetheHallarelistedabove.Whilstthisisadiversesetofusers,servingarangeofagesofthecommunity,thereremainsasignificantamountofunmetneedand,viatheconsulta,onreferredtoabove,discussionswithexis,ngusers,discussionsinformallyaroundthecommunityofKemertonandthelocality,aswellasamongstthecommiAeemembers,thefollowinghasbeeniden,fied:

• WithoutimprovementsandtheextensiontotheHall,exis,ngusershaveindicatedtheymayneedtomovetheirac,vi,es/provisiontoothermoresuitablepremisesoutsideofKemerton;

• Individualsorgroupswishingtostartac,vi,esinKemertoncannotdosobecauseofalackofadequatefacili,esandavailablespace,par,cularlyduringtheday,me;

• Thosemembersofthecommunitywhomayhavetransportproblems,suchtheelderly,peoplewithdisabili,esoryoungfamilies,havenosuitableplacetomeet,par,cularlyduringtheday,me,whichiswithinwalkingdistanceoftheirhomes;

• Poten,alusersareputofffromaAendingtheHallduetoitscondi,on.Inthepast,poten,alusershavehadtobeturnedawayduetoinadequatespaceandpoorkitchenfacili,esonofferforacateredeventandsomeinterestfrompoten,alorganisersofgroupac,vi,eshavenotcometofrui,on,mostlikelyduetotheunwelcomingandpoorlyheatedspace.Inpar,cular,inthecaseofuserslikeNeal’sYardRemedies,KateEvansStyleConsultancyandPamperedChef,thelackofambienceisinconflictwiththeirbrandimageandtheyhavechosentogoelsewhere.Thelackofaprac,calkitchenhasputoffpeoplelookingtohostrecep,onsandpar,eswhichhingeoncatering.

• Somepeoplewouldliketobebecomemoreinvolvedincommunitylifeandhaveanopportunitytomeetlikemindedothersbutfeelalienatedasthereisnotawiderangeofac,vi,estakingplaceattheHall;

• SomepeopleareunrepresentedattheHallandthereasonforthisisbecausethereisnoflexiblespacetoaccommodategroupsorac,vi,esaimedatallmembersofthecommunity.

Alloftheaboveissuespointtothedis,nctandregreAablepossibilityoffragmenta,onofthecommunityandisola,onofcertainmembers.However,suchissuesalsoshowthereisadefiniteneedforthisprojecttogoaheadandindica,onsandopinionsfromthecommunityandgroupsreiteratethisneed.Thisprojectwillservethepriorityofthecommunity’sneedforflexible,improvedspaceformee,ngsandac,vi,es.

SecCon4–TheFuture

ExtensionandImprovementproposals

DetailedPlanningPermissionfortheproposalshasbeengranted.Thepermissionisforthedemoli,onoftheexis,ngstores,kitchen,passageandofficewiththeconstruc,onofnewlevelaccessentranceviaacoveredporchandentranceporch,newstorage/ac,vityarea,newsecondac,vityareawithentrancelobbyandWCaccommoda,on,newkitchenandrefurbishedWCaccommoda,onincludingspecificdisabledtoilet.Architectdrawingsfortheproposals,togetherwitheleva,onsareproducedatappendix3.

Exteriorrefurbishment

Theproposalistocarryoutthegeneralrepairsandredecora,onrequiredtotheexterior,withtheaddi,onofnewclearersignage,improvedoutdoorligh,ng,solarpanelsandanewmainentranceatthefrontofthebuilding.

Internalrefurbishment

Efficient,newinsula,onandahea,ngsystemtothemainhallisproposedtobeinstalledtogetherwithnewflexibleligh,ngadaptableaccordingtothetypeofevent,newblackoutblinds,newcurtainsforthestageandimprovedsecondaryglazing.Generalrepairandredecora,onwillbecarriedoutthroughouttheinteriorofthemainhall.Alargerservinghatchwillbecreatedtothenewkitchen(seeextensionproposalsbelow).Anewintegratedvisualprojec,onandsoundsystemisproposedtobeinstalledandtheexis,ngtheatrelightswillbefullyserviced.Thecurrentstackedchairswillberemovedandplacedinaseparatestorageareawithintheproposedextensionandthepre-schoolequipmentwillberemovedfromthestageandmainhallareaandhousedwithinadesignatedac,vityarea(seeextensionproposalsbelow).

Occupyingthesamepartofthebuildingastheydocurrently,thenewfacili,eswillincludeaproperdesignateddisabledtoilet(withbabychangingfacili,es)aswellasreorganisedandrefurbishedfacili,esgenerally.Theexis,ngmainentrancewillbeclosedupandreplacedwithafulllengthglazedwindowandthecurrentfoyerwillbecomeausefulspaceforstorageofvisitorscoatsetc.

Extension

Theexis,ngyetpoorextensionareawillberemovedandreplacedwithalargerextension.Giventheextentoftheproblemswiththeexis,ngextension(aspreviouslymen,oned)arebuildofthisareaisadvantageousinmanyrespects.

Anew,greatlyenlargedkitchenwillallowfor6ormorepeopletoworksimultaneously.Itwillbelitwithbrighttaskligh,ngandtherewillbemoregenerousworksurfacesoverthefiAedfloorunits.Alargeservinghatchwillconnecttothemainhallandinthecentreofthekitchen,awoodenfarmhousestyletableandchairswillserveitspurposeperfectlyforsmallerget-togethers,communitylunches,groupbakingandothersimilarcralac,vi,esandcommiAeemee,ngs.Thekitchenwillalsohaveacateringstove,adishwasherandrefrigerator,aswellaslotsofstorageandoutdooraccesstotherearofthebuilding.Thekitchenwillalsohaveafurtherdoor/hatchconnec,ngtothenewac,vityspaceintendedforthepre-schooluse.

Anextraac,vityroomwillbecreatedoffthemainhallwhichwillbeintendedtoaccommodateitemsrequiringstoragesuchasstacksofchairsandtables,aswellasitemsbelongingtovillageorganisa,onsthatusethehallregularly.Theexis,ngchangeinfloorlevelbetweenthehallandthecurrentsmallstorageroomwillbeeradicatedtherebyincreasingeaseofaccessforusers.Thisac,vityroomwillalsohaveitsownoutdooraccess,whichwillbeausefuladdi,onwhenthehallisatitsbusiestandwillalsoincludeaseparateWC,enablingtheroomtobeavailableforusefortherapy/health/privateconsulta,ontypesofac,vi,es.

Afurthernewac,vityspacewillbecreatedwiththeinten,ontoaccommodatethepre-schooluse.Whilstsmallerthanitscurrentaccommoda,on(takingintoaccountthepre-schoolsuseofthemainhall),thenewac,vityspacewillbebright,efficientandsafe,adheringtoOfstedstandardswithitsowntoiletfacili,es,addi,onalsinkforartsandcralsanditsownsecureentrance.ThisspacewillbeamarketableassetfortheHallshouldthepre-schoolnolongerrunitsservicesfromtheHall.

Itisunderstoodthattheen,reworkswilltakebetween6and9monthstofullycomplete.

TheCommiAeehavecommissionedar,s,cimpressionsofsomeoftheproposals,whicharesetoutbelow:

ProposalforinteriorrefurbishmentoftheHall,showingpoten,alday,meuse.

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ProposalforinteriorrefurbishmentoftheHall,showingpoten,aleveninguse.

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ProposalforextensionoftheHall,showingkitchenarea.

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ProposalforextensionoftheHall,showingnewac,vityspacetoaccommodatepre-schoolservice.

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EsCmatedcosts

Itises,matedtherebuild/extensionworkswillconsistofthefollowing(allexclusiveofVATandprofessionalfees):

Item Predicatedcost(£)

CreaConofnewacCvityspaceswithassociatedtoiletfaciliCes,kitchenandrearentrancelobby

Internalandexternalconstruc,onworks 37,598.00

Decora,on,includingflooring,wallandceilingfinishes 23,116.00

Kitchenandtoiletfi^ngs/services(exc.whitegoods) 8,308.00

Electrical,hea,ng(en,rebuilding),ven,la,oninstalla,onsanddrainage 23,199.00

Itises,matedtherefurbishment/improvementworkswillconsistofthefollowing(allexclusiveofVATandprofessionalfees):

Sundries 2,158.00

Preliminaries20% 18,876.00

Con,ngency10% 11,325.00

Infla,ontoAug2019(1.5%) 1,869.00

TOTAL 126,449.00

Item Predicatedcost(£)

Reorganise/RefurbishexisCngtoiletaccommodaCon

Construc,onworks 19,500.00

Decora,on,includingflooring,wallandceilingfinishes 8,248.00

Toiletcubiclesandsanitaryfi^ngs,includinghotandcoldwateraltera,on 9,117.00

Electrical,ven,la,oninstalla,onsanddrainage3,237.00

Sundries 1,079.00

Preliminaries20% 8,236.00

Con,ngency10% 4,942.00

Infla,ontoAug19(1.5%) 815.00

TOTAL 55,174.000

NewPorchEntrance

Construc,onworks 6,364.00

Decora,on,includingflooring,wallandceilingfinishes 723.00

Electricalinstalla,on216.00

Sundries 108.00

Thetotalan,cipatedcostsfortheen,reconstruc,onprojectis£235,144.00.£56,163.00ofthattotalissetasideforpreliminaries/abnormalsandacon,ngencyfund.Forkitchenfurnitureaswellaskitchenwhitegoodsconsis,ngofacooker,fridge,freezer,dishwasherandglasswasherandaudiovisualequipmentconsis,ngofprojector,screenandspeakersystem,itisan,cipatedthecostwillbeapproximately£19,242.98plusVAT.

Itisfurtheran,cipatedtherewillprofessionalfeesamoun,ngtoapproximately£20,000.00andVATonthewholeat20%.TheCommiAeehasnowregisteredthecharityforVATpurposesandisabletorecoverVATonallcosts.

Fundingsofar

Preliminaries20% 1,482.00

Con,ngency10% 889.00

Infla,ontoAug19(1.5%) 147.00

TOTAL 9,929.00

Refurbishmainhallandstagearea

Insula,on 14,814.00

Decora,on 3,695.00

Ven,la,oninstalla,on 1,079.00

Preliminaries20% 3,918.00

Con,ngency10% 2,351.00

Infla,ontoAug19(1.5%) 388.00

TOTAL 26,244.00

Externalworks

Paving 3,884.00

Fencing 9,064.00

Preliminaries20% 2,590.00

Con,ngency10% 1,554.00

Infla,ontoAug19(1.5%) 256.00

TOTAL 17,348.00

TheCommiAeehavealreadybeensuccessfullyproac,veinseekingfundingfortheproposedprojectandsomeofthecurrentusersoftheHallhavegenerouslypledgedamounts.

FundraisingopportuniCes/plan

BelowisalistofexampleeventswhichhaveeithertakenplaceinKemertoninthepastandcanbeplannedagain,orareideasfrommembersofthecommunitywhichcanbeorganisedtobringthecommunitytogetherandhelpraisethefundsneeded:

• KemertonVillagepar,es–agardenpartywasorganisedinSeptember2017forKemertonvillageresidentsandthoseinitssurroundingvillages.Itwasafantas,cwayofbringingthevillagestogetherandconsistedoffoodanddrinksales,raffles,comple,onprizesandplantsales.

FundraisingEvent Amountraised(£)

200club 5,000.00

VillageSummerFete2016 5,170.00

CarBootSale 300.00

VillageGardenParty2017 1,500.00

CurryNight 180.00

Fish&ChipsNight 100.00

FilmNights 100.00

QuizNights 70.00

Concert 80.00

Children’sDisco 100.00

Valua,ondayevent 250.00

VillageSummerFete2018 1,270.00

TOTAL £14,120.00

Pledges Amount(£)

KemertonEarly-YearsandForestSchoolC.I.C. 20,000.00

KVHEntertainmentsCommiAee 1,000.00

KemertonParishCouncil 1,000.00

TOTAL £22,000.00

OVERALLFUNDRAISINGTOTAL £36,120.00

• KemertonVillageFete–thisannualeventtakesplaceinlateAugusteachyear(withtheoddexcep,onduetoweather/othercircumstances).Ithasinvolvedfoodanddrinksales,plantstalls,cake,toysandbricandbracstalls,gamesandalocalband.

• An,quesandJewelleryValua,onDay–ThistookplaceinMaythisyearwherealocalauc,onandvalua,onhousegenerouslyofferedtheirexper,seforafewhoursandresidentsbroughtintheirvaluableforvalua,onforamodestfee.TheeventwaswellaAended.

• Quiznights–thisisasimpleandfunwaytoraisemoney.

• Filmnights/”flicksinthes,cks”–oneoff/occasionalcinemastyleeventisagreatcommunitypossibilitywithouttheneedfortraveltoalargecinemaintheurbanareas.

• Concerts.

• Supperevenings–suchasfishandchips,curry,hogroasts,cheeseandwinetas,ng.

• Auc,onnights.

• Coffeemornings.

• BingoandRaffles.

• Fundays/Funruns/themedeveningpar,es.

• Danceevenings.

Furtherplannedeventsforthisyearsofar,whichwillprovidefundraisingopportuni,es/incomeare:

• 2019VillageFete/Opengardens–24August2019

• Summerparty–Datetobeconfirmed

• Christmasevent-Datetobeconfirmed

TheCommiAeeappreciatesthatwithoutthesupportandgenerosityoftheresidentsofKemertonandtheneighbourhood,thisworthwhileandoverduerefurbishmentandimprovementoftheHallwillnotbepossible.TheCommiAeewillthereforebeseekingpledgesanddona,onsfromtheresidentsofKemertonandtheneighbourhoodaswellasfromcurrentusersoftheHalltohelpfundtheproject.Anypledgesordona,onswouldbegratefullyreceivedandasagestureofapprecia,ontowardssuchactsofamazingkindness,theCommiAeewouldseektocommemorateallindividuals/familiesthathavepledgedordonated,intherefurbishedandimprovedHall.

TheCommiAeeaimstoraiseapproximatelyafurther£10,000throughfundraisingevents,pledgesanddona,ons.

GrantpossibiliCes

Tofundtheshor|allinfunding,theCommiAeewilltargetGrant-givingbodieswhoarerewardingschemeswhichaimtodras,callyimprovethe“green”creden,alsoftheHallthoughinsula,on,hea,ngandsolarpanels,andalsofundshelpingthosereachingouttovulnerableandisolatedmembersofthecommunity,includingarmedex-forces,theelderlyandlooked-alerfamilies.TheCommiAeealsohopestoaAractGrantswhichsupporthistoricbuildingsinruralBritain,helpingthemtosustainthemselvesbyadap,ngtothe21stCentury.Fundingforhealthylifestylesandsportinthecommunitywillalsobesought,reflec,ngtheincreaseinsportsac,vi,esofferedoncetheHallhasbeenrefurbishedandextended.

Sustainability

FutureUses

Listedbelowaretheexis,nguserswhohavestatedthattheywillcon,nuetousetheHallratherthanseekalterna,vespaceorwillincreaseuseoftheHallifitwereinabeAerstate.Alsolistedaregroups/ac,vi,eswhohaveusedtheHallinthepastandwhichhaveexpressedarenewedinterestintheHallonceextendedandrefurbished.Allofsuchwouldprovidevitalsocial,healthandeduca,onalac,vi,esforallsec,onsofthecommunity.

• KemertonEntertainmentsCommiAee-IntheirleAerofsupporttotheHallCommiAee,theEntertainmentsCommiAeeexpressedtheirdesiretoreformandreac,vatetheirroleinorganisingfunac,vi,esandeventsattheHallonceitismodernisedandthepre-schoolismovedtotheirownroom,inordertomeetsomeoftheneedsofthecommunity.

• KemertonConserva,onTrust–IntheirleAerofsupporttotheHallCommiAee,theKCTindicatedthatwithimprovedaudio-visualequipment,theywouldcon,nuetousetheHallfortalksandillustratedpresenta,ons.

• KemertonWI–TheWIhaveexpressedtheirdesiretocon,nuetousetheHallfortheirmee,ngsandarepar,cularlyinterestedintheimprovementofthekitchenfacili,esandaccess.

• BadmintonClub–Thereusedtobeaveryac,vebadmintonclubinKemertonandtherehasbeensomeinterestexpressedinstar,ngaclubonceagain(seebelow).

Ourresearchinmarke,ngtac,cshasbroughttoouraAen,onthatthosehallswiththemostvariedandexci,ngprogrammeshavebeenproac,veinfindingpeopletostarttheirownsocie,esorinterestgroupsratherthanawaitapproachesfromgroupsandindividuals.TheCommiAeehaveresearchedlocalgroupsandac,vi,eswhichcouldusetheHallandhavecreatedan‘ExpressionofInterest’formforinterestedpar,es.Thefollowingisalistoflocalac,vi,eswhichmaybeinterestedinusingtheimprovedHallorhavealreadyexpressedaninterest:

• RosamaeBotanicals–localsoapmakingandnaturalbeautyschoolworkshops.

• KemertonBadmintonClub–abadmintonclubforallages,withpostgamesocialising.

• WinchcombeDanceAcademy–averysuccessfulayoungpersonsdanceschoolwhichalreadyhassomeofitsmembersresidinginKemerton.

• KemertonLunchClub–afortnightlylunchclubfortheelderlyresidentsofKemertonandthesurroundingareasofferinggoodfoodandcompany.

• KemertonYouthClub–Aonceortwicemonthlyclubforlocalyoungpeopletosocialise,exerciseandlearn,togetherwiththepossibilityofofferinga“quietroom”toenableyoungpeopletochatwithanadultiftheyareexperiencinganyissuesathomeoratschool.

WherethecommiAeehavereceivedformalleAersofsupport/interest,thesearereproducedatappendix4.TheCommiAeefeelsexcitedattheprospectofbeingabletoaccommodatetheaboveinterestedpar,esaswellastheotherideas/ac,vi,eslistedbelow.Theaddi,onofsuchtypesofusersandac,vi,eswouldbeagreatlocalasset.Itwouldbenefittheen,recommunityandprovideexcellentsupportforeveryoneresul,nginaposi,veandlas,ngimpact.Giventheresponsesreceivedthroughoutthisprocess,isfeltthatthereisagreatneedformoreandvariedac,vi,esforresidentsandtheopportunitytoprovidesuchac,vi,estoimprovethewellbeingofthecommunitybothphysically,mentally,sociallyandeduca,onally,isoneofsuchimportancethatitmustbegraspedwithenthusiasmandposi,vity.HereisanopportunitytoreallymakeadifferencetothelivesoftheresidentsofKemertonandtheneighbourhoodbyprovidingeventsandac,vi,eswhichwillenhancecommunityspirit,improvetheskills,buildnetworksandimprovecommunica,onandfosterasenseofplaceandpride.

Duringourresearch,theCommiAeehascomeacrossmanyideasforeventwhichcouldbeorganisedattheHall.Canvassingideasofthecommunityhasresultedinthefollowinglistofideas/ac,vi,esthatindividualswishtoseetakeplaceregularlyattheHall:

• Pensionerslunchclub

• Yoga/Pilates/TaiChi

• Theatre/Drama

• Over60’sI.T.club/internetcafé

• Walkingclub• RunningClub• Individualsportssuchaskarateandtabletennis

• Cookeryclasses

• Craling

• Calligraphyclasses

• Chessclub

• Filmnights/”FlicksintheS,cks”

• Children’spar,es• Aerobics

• Chairexercise/accesstofitnessclasses

• Photographicclub

• Artclub

• SlimmingSupportclub

• Sewinggroup

• Youthgroup

• Danceclasses

• Ballet/children’sdanceclasses

• Bingonights

Alloftheaboveideasarepoten,alusersoftheHallandthereforepoten,alrevenuefortheHallaswellasofferingpoten,alforaddedvibrancyofthevillageanditssurroundingareas.

Thispoten,almarketcanbesegmentedintothefollowing:

• Anchortenants–theseareorganisa,onswhowillleasingspacewithinthehall.Themainlong-termuser/anchortenantoftheHallistheKemertonEarlyYearsandForestSchoolC.I.C.Thischarity-basedorganisa,onhasexpressedtheirwillingnesstoenterintoaformalleaseoftheextendedpremisesforatermofapproximately7years.Itishopedthesuccessofthepre-schoolwillmeansuchaleasewouldbearenewalcommodityinthefuture.Further,thatthepre-schoolhasbeenrunfromtheHallforthelast50yearsisclearevidenceofitslongevityandsuccessinthecommunity.

• Grouphirers.Localcommunitygroupsorcommercialorganisa,onswishingtohirethehalltostagetheirowneventsorac,vi,es.

• Personalhirers.Localpeoplewishingtohirethehalltoholdtheirown,usuallyone-off,events.

• AAendeesatorganisedeventsandpayingaudiencesatcultural,ar,s,c,spor,ngormusicaleventsorac,vi,es.

• Membersofthelocalcommunitywithanac,veinterestinpreservingtheHallforculturalandhistoricpurposes.

MarkeCngandhiringstrategy

ThevillageHalliswellknowntothecommunity.Mostresidentswillhaveusedthehallinavarietyofwaysovertheyearsandhavefondmemoriesofspending,mewithfriendsandfamilythere.However,theHallneedstobebroughtbacktotheaAen,onofthewholelocality.Theavailabilityoftheproposedfacili,esforhireandeventsneedstobehighlightedwidelyonceitiscompletedandavailable,ifnotbeforehand.Anac,veandenerge,cpromo,onandmarke,ngstrategywilladdressthisissue.

Theobjec,vesofthemarke,ngstrategywillbeto:

•Letappropriatepartsoftheavailablespacetocoreuserstherebycrea,ngstabilityofincome.

•MaximisethehireoftheHallbygroupsandindividualsforprivateandcommunityuse.

•PromotetheusageoftheHallmorewidelyandexpandtherangeofhirers.

•EncouragethewidestpossibleuseoftheHallforcommunityac,vi,es.

•Offeravariedandthrivingmul,-purposevenuetothecommunity.

Asavenue,thecommiAeeisseekingtomarketandtherebyselltheHall’sresourcesandservicestoawiderangeofusers.ThecurrentstateoftheHallissuchthatthereisnotmuchinthewayofresourcesthattheHallcanprovide,par,cularlyduringtheday,me,duetoexis,nguse.Marke,ngprospectsarethereforelimited.Oncetheplannedrefurbishmentandextensioniscompleted,theHallwillhavemuchmoretoofferintermsofspaceandfacili,esandthecommiAeewillpromotethevillageHallinordertosecurerepeatbookingsfromexis,ngusersandtoaAractnewusers.

Thecurrent,mostprofitableuseroftheHallisKemertonEarly-YearsandForestSchoolC.I.C.andtheCommiAeerecognisestheimportantcontribu,onthatthisuserprovidestotheHallaswelltheinvaluableserviceitprovidesastoourcommunity.ItisofupmostimportancetoseektoretaintheiruseoftheHallandtheproposedprojectwillgosomewaytosecurethisbyprovidingbeAerandmoreappropriateuseablespacewhichcomplieswithOfstedrequirements.Aspreviouslymen,oned,thepre-schoolhasexpressedwillingnesstoenterintoalongertermrentalagreementuponcomple,onoftheworkstosecuretheiruseandtosecureincomefortheHall.ThisisamajorstepforwardforthefutureoftheHallandtheCommiAeearegratefultothepre-schoolandtheirdemonstra,ontowardcommitment.

Kemertonitselfisaverymarketablevillage.Ithasalocalpostoffice,pub/restaurantandlocalbusinesswhichaAractcustom.Itslandscapeoffersfantas,cwalksandareasofinterestsuchaschurchesandKemertonLake.ThewiderareaisalsoverymarketableduetothelocalbusinessesandlandscapesofthesurroundingvillagesofBredon,Westmancote,Kinsham,OverburyandConderton.Suchmarketabilitybringscustomtothearea,whichtheHallcanseektotakeadvantageofinmarke,ngterms.

TheCommiAeebelievesthebestwaytomarkettheHallisbythefollowingmeans:

• Hallwebsitewithafacilityforonlinebooking

• Adver,seinlocalpublica,ons

• Wordofmouth

• Opendays

• UseoftheHallno,ceboard

• Aler-salescareandfollow-up

• Brochures,leafletsandflyersplacedinlocalbusinesses

• SpecialeventsattheHall

TheCommiAeealsoappreciatethatthequalityofresourceandservicethattheHallprovidesisamarke,ngtoolinitself.

TheCommiAeeintendstohaveadedicatedsubcommiAeeresponsiblefortheHall’smarke,ngac,vi,es.

Futureincomeandexpenditure

Researchofothervillagehallsinthevicinityhaverevealedthefollowingpricingdetail,whichtheHallwillconsideradop,ngwhereappropriate:

• Villagehallstendtochargepricesperhourcommensuratewiththesizeorthefacili,esofferedwiththeaccommoda,on,withdiscountsforvillageresidentsbetween£2and£5discountperhour.

• Mainareasarepricedbetween£11and£15perhour.Areasthatcanaccommodateupto200personshavepricesupto£22perhour.

• Smallerareasarepricedbetween£5and£8.50perhour

TheHall’schargingratesarecurrentlywithinorslightlybelowtherangeofchargingratesinthelocality.SlightincreasesinlinewiththelocalchargingrateswouldbeconsideredbytheCommiAeefollowingthecomple,onoftheimprovementproposalsbuttheCommiAeewillbemindfuloftheneedtoaAractusersintheini,almarke,ngstagesandwouldwishtokeeptheHallavailabletotheen,recommunityratherthanoutpriceitsservice.

Ongoingmaintenance

ItisclearthatwithoutcarryingouttheproposalstotheHall,theHallwillcon,nuetodeteriorateatasteadypaceandsomerepairworksarebecomingsocrucialthatiftherepairsarenotcarriedout,deteriora,onwillberapid.Ithasbeenmen,onedthatwithouttheproposals,somemajorrepairandrefurbishmentwouldberequired,whichwouldbecostly.TheproposalswouldensurethatthoserepairsandrefurbishmentwhicharenecessarytothemainpartoftheHallwouldbecarriedoutandforthoseareaswherevastrepairsarerequiredsuchastheexis,ngextensionarea,thenewextensionwouldalleviatetheneedforimmediateexpensiverepairstothatexis,ngareaandforfurtherrepairswhichwouldnodoubtbeneededagaininthelongerterm.Byprovidingbrandnew,uptodateandefficientfacili,esinthenewproposedextension,thiswillresultinlessoverallmaintenancebeingrequiredinthelongterm.

Thehea,ngsystemintheHallandthekitchenequipmentareinpoorcondi,onandnotfitfortheuseswhichtheHallwouldliketoaAractforthecommunity.Theywillonlyrequirefrequentcostlymaintenanceandeventuallycompletereplacementinthefuture.Priortothat,theirexistenceonlyservestobeinefficientandoff-pu^ngforpoten,alusersoftheHall.Anewhea,ngsystem,withimprovedinsula,onandsecondaryglazing,willprovideefficienthea,ngfortheen,reHall,makingu,litybillslesscostly,maintenancerequirementslessfrequentandcostlyandhelpgivetheHallacosyandwelcomingandsafeatmospherefor

itsusers.NewkitchenequipmentwillaAractnewuserstotheHallintermsofcommunityandprivatecateredeventsaswellasbeamarketableassetforthoseexis,ngusers.Uptodateandproficientequipmentwillresultinlessfrequentreplacementorrepairsthereto.

Improvedtoiletfacili,eswillprovidebeAeraccessforallusersoftheHall,provideahigherlevelofhygienicfacili,es,promo,ngposi,vepublichealthwellbeingandhabits,aswellasprovideawelcomingareagenerally,inturnreinforcingthesenseofimprovedservicetheHallwillbeabletoofferthecommunity.

Howwewillmeasureoursuccess

Theoverallobjec,veofthisprojectistoprovideavillagehallforthecommunitywhichiswelcoming,pleasant,brightandclean,opentoall,accessible,withbeAerandmoreuptodatefacili,esandspace,energyefficientandmoreenvironmentallyfriendlywithincreasedvarietyofevents,ac,vi,esandclubs,reachingallmembersofthecommunityintermsofdeliveringsocial,recrea,onal,educa,onal,supportandwellbeingprovisiontoimprovequalityoflifeandtoensurethosewhoaredisadvantagedinourcommunityareabletotakeafullerroleinthelifeofthecommunity.Theaimistobringthecommunitytogetherinacentralspacewhereeveryoneiswelcomeandsupported.ThemeasurementofoursuccessinthisprojectwillbetheextenttowhichtheHallhasmadeaposi,veimpacttothelivesoflocalpeopleandwillbeassessedbylookingatuservariety,frequencyandsa,sfac,onaswellasthenumberofnewaAendeestotheHall’sexis,ngac,vi,esandthenumberofnewusersandac,vi,esaAractedtotheHall.Followingcomple,onoftheproposedworks,theCommiAeewillinvitethelocalresidentstoanopendayandini,alsuccesswillbemeasuredviathefeedbackreceived.

Intheshorterterm,thesuccessofthephysicalaspectsoftheprojectwillbemeasuredbycriteriasuchasdeliveringtheprojecton,meandwithinbudget,aswellasassessinghowtheprojecthasimprovedthecondi,onoftheHall,increasedstorage,ac,vityspace,accessibilityandcreatedabrighterandmorewelcomingatmosphere.

SecCon5–Conclusion

TheVillageHallbenefitslocalpeoplebyprovidingafocalpointforvillageac,vi,es.Ithasalwaysbeencherishedasagatheringpointforthevillageandwiththeproposedrefurbishmentandthesubsequentintroduc,onofanewrangeofac,vi,es,itwillbefittoservethecommunityevenbeAer.UsageoftheHallhasfallenawayinrecent,mesasitscondi,onhasdeteriorated.TheCommiAeewantstostemthatdecline.BeAerfacili,esandaco-ordinatedmarke,ngapproachwillresultinincreasedbookingsbylocalusersandtherebyincreaseincome.Spli^ngtheHallintodis,nct,self-containedareasincreasesflexibilityandwillallowtheHalltoaccommodateawiderrangeofgroups.

TheCommiAeeexpectstoimpactsocialisola,on(throughregularlunchesandteasforelderlyandnewparents),thehealthofresidents(throughnewsportsandfitnessclasses),educa,on(throughthepre-schoolandadultITClubsandsimilar),aswellasofferentertainment(throughfilmscreenings,talksandconcerts),support(throughmee,ngs/supportgroupsaimedatvariousmembersofthecommunitysuchassocialmorningsandparentandtoddlerstayandplay)andcommunitycohesion(byencouraginginterac,onbetweenallagesofthecommunitythroughschemessuchaspre-schooldayvisitsforexperiencesharingbyoldermembersofthecommunity).Alltheseini,a,veswillgiveresidentsanincreasedsenseofcommunityandbelonging,aswellasfosterpride,spiritandiden,ty,whichisgoodnewsforeveryone.

APPENDIX1–LeQersofSupport(formalleAers)

25thFebruary,2018

DearMr.Harvey,

AsafoundingmemberandChairpersonoftheKemertonEntertainmentsCommiAeewhichwassetup to put on a range of interes,ng events in Kemerton Village Hall, I wanted to write to you insupport of yourplans to refurbish and improve thehall. Thoughnownot ac,ve, during the fouryearswhenwehostedevents inthehall, theEntertainmentsCommiAeeaAractedawiderangeofresidentstoourFishandChipnight,quizandcurrynight,childrens’filmnightsanddiscos. Ibelieveall ourevents soldoutand,whilstnotmo,vatedbyprofit,wedidmanage tomakemoneywhichhelpedusbookandpromotefurtherentertainmentsforthevillage. Iamsurewewillsupporttherefurbishmentofthehallwithsomeofthemoneywehaveaccrued.

Asyouareaware,thehallisnotcurrentlyaneasyplacetoholdevents.Ittendstobecold,thetoiletsare run down (though clean), and there is no integrated audio-visual system which was a realdeficiency for us. The lack of proper disabled facili,es was also a problem. I wholeheartedlyencourageyoutorefurbishthebuilding,whichwillmakeitsomuchnicertouseandwelcomingtovisit.

When the hall is modernised and the pre-school moved to their own room, I believe that theEntertainmentsCommiAeemayriseagaininoneformoranothertomeetsomeoftheneedsofthecommunity by providing fun ac,vi,es and events for Kemerton (and other local) residents. Theexci,ng plans for new classes and events which I understand the Village Hall CommiAee have inmind,willgohandinhandwiththese.

Best of luck in your fund-raising, and I look forward to using a lovely refurbished Village Hall inKemerton.

Yourssincerely,

Ms.KirstyCartwright

Chairperson

KemertonEntertainmentsCommiAee

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1.3.2018

DearMr.Harvey,

Itwaswith great interest that the Parish Council listened last year to details of your CommiAee’splanstomodernisetheVillageHallinKemerton.ThethenChairman,JohnPhilip,waskindenoughtopresenttheplanstotheCouncilandanswerourques,ons. Wefoundtheschemewhichhasbeengrantedplanningpermissiontobeofahighqualityandweagreewith itsunderlyingobjec,vesofmaintainingthefabricofthehallandenhancingthisvaluablecommunityasset.

Intheinterveningmonths,weunderstandthatsteadyprogresshasbeenmade.Anenthusias,cnewcommiAeehasbeenrecruitedandisbusyrefiningtheplans,wri,ngabusinessplanandpreparingtoapproachthecommunityandgrant-givingbodiesforfinancialsupport.

TheCouncilacknowledgesthatthelargemajorityofKemertonresidentswhorepliedtoyourini,alsurveywereinsupportoftheHallandwishedtoseeitrefurbished.TheParishCouncilfullysupportstheCommiAee’sproposalsandwillbewillingtomakeafinancialcontribu,onwhenthe,mecomes.

WewishtheCommiAeethebestofluckinthismostworthwhileendeavourandwethankyouforalltheeffortyouarepu^ngin.

Yourssincerely,

Ms.JackieShields

Clerk,KemertonParishCouncil

VICTORIAHALL:KEMERTONLECTURES

KemertonEveningLectureshavebeenregularusersofKemertonVictoriaHallsincethe1950’s,whentheywereorganisedbytheextra-muraldepartmentofBirminghamUniversity.Wemeetasanadulteduca,on class during autumnand spring for 10weekly lectures per term,with topics that rangefromlocalhistorytoecologyandarthistory.WeaAractupto40or50aAendeesfromthevillageandbeyond,andmakeadis,nc,vecontribu,ontothelifeofthevillage.

The Victoria Hall has offered an important and valued central mee,ng place. As audienceexpecta,ons of lecturing standards and presenta,on con,nue to rise, we would welcomeimprovements to the hall’s facili,es, especially to hea,ng and to audio-visual provision (egamplifica,onanddigitalprojec,on). Thekitchenhatch isuseful for serving interval refreshments,butanupgradetoprovideadishwasherwouldbe,mely.Thesmall,domes,covencannotcopewithhea,ng food for a group of any size, while the hob is in the cook’s shadow because of the poorligh,ng.

We wish the Village Hall CommiAee every success in bringing about the refurbishment andimprovementofthehall.

Yourssincerely,

Mrs.SusanBenneA,

Kemerton

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Cllr.AdrianHardman

DeputyLeader&CabinetMemberwithResponsibilityforAdultSocialCareDemocra,cServicesWorcestershireCountyCouncilCountyHall

SpetchleyRoad

Worcester

WR52NP

Tel:01905848392

Email:aihardman@worcestershire.gov.uk

16thJanuary,2019

ToWhomitMayConcern,

Iamverysuppor,veofthisprojecttoprovideaposi,ve,safeandwelcominghubforcommunityac,vity.KemertonVillageHallsitsatthecentreofthevillageandhasprovidedtheonlyspaceforanysortofmee,ngorfunc,onintheareasinceitwasbuilttocelebrateQueenVictoria'sJubilee,andthereinliestheheartofitsneedforreform.

Itisabarnofbuildingandnormallyonthecoldsideevenwiththebesteffortsofitsveryloyalandhardworkingsupportergroup.Itneedstobeawarmandwelcomingspacewithmul,-func,oningareasforresidentstouse,betheychildrenoradults.Peoplefromallwalksoflifeneedaplacetomeetinandformall-importantvillagebonds,aswellasspaceforseniors’friendshipgroupswhichhelpbaAlelonelinessandaspaceforcelebra,onslikeweddingrecep,ons.Thisvisionaryplansupportsawiderangeofcrosscommunityaims.

Yoursfaithfully,

AdrianHardman

DeputyLeader&CabinetMemberwithResponsibilityforAdultSocialCareDemocra,cServices

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APPENDIX4–ExpressionsofInterest(formalleAers)

27March,2018

DearVillageHallCommiAee,

AsayoungpersonlivinginKemerton,Ifeelthereisn’tmuchformyfriendsandItodointhevillage.WehavetotravelmostlytoTewkesburyorCheltenhamtotakepartinsportsac,vi,es.MyfriendsandIwouldliketochangethatbystar,ngayoungpeople’sBadmintonClubattheVillageHall.

Wehavebeentoldthatthereusedtobeanac,veBadmintonClubinKemertonandwehopethatoncewegetgoing,someofthoseenthusiasts(ofallages!)willjoinus.WearecurrentlythinkingofwaystoraisemoneyfortheequipmentwewillneedandhopetogetgoingonthoseeffortsthisSummer.

Unfortunately,wehavefoundsomeofourrankslessthanenthusias,caboutusingKemertonVillageHallasthevenueforournewclub.Itisratherrun-down,coldandthetoiletfacili,esarepreAygrim.Anothermoreprac,calproblemisthattheligh,nginthemainhallisinsufficienttoeffec,velylightabadmintonsession,especiallyinwintermonths.Theinconveniencecausedtothepre-schoolbyaskingthemtopackawayalltheirequipmentinorderforustoplayisalsoawkward.Sadly,thesefactorshaveputusoffstar,ngtoplayBadmintonintheHallforthe,mebeing.

MyfriendsandIreallysupporttherefurbishmentplansthattheCommiAeeareplanning.Ifthehallwasnewlydecorated,brightlylitandwarm,withaniceplacetoshareacupofteaalerwards,wewouldbeveryhappytohostourBadmintonclubthere!Wealsoreallybelievetherearemorepeopleinthevillagewhowouldjoinusoncewestarted,andwouldreallyenjoythiscommunityac,vityinthenewlyrefurbishedhall.

Withbestwishes,

EleanorDarby

DearMr.Harvey,

IrunabusyDanceAcademyinWinchcombeandhaveasmystudentssomechildrenwhoresideinthevillageofKemerton.Overtheyears,Ihavethoughtofbranchingouttorunaler-schooldanceclassesinanaddi,onalloca,onandIbelieveKemertonwouldreallyfitthebill.IknowthereisnotdedicatedparkingattheHall,butIfeelthereisampleparkingonthesurroundingroadsasdanceclassestendtohaveonlyupto8students,andtheyareusuallydroppedoffbyparentsandcollectedlater.

ThoughIamawareofrivaldanceschoolsalsoopera,nginthearea,IbelieveIhaveauniqueofferingwithamixedrosterofdancestylestaught,pre-schoolclassesandadultclasses.Ialsohavethesupportofmyexis,ngstudents.

IrecentlyaAendedaneventattheHallwhichisalovelyhistoricbuilding.Whilstinnowaywishingtocri,cisethefacility,IfeltthatinitscurrentstateofrepairIcouldnotconsiderstar,nganewventurethereatthis,me.Theun-modernisedtoiletswereapar,cularproblem,andthebuildingingeneralfeltcoldandheavily-worn.Thepresenceofplayschoolequipmentonthestage,whilstunderstandable,wasmessyandunconducivetoachievingthecalm,focusandelegancewestrivetowardsindance.Unfortunatelythesefactorscombinedtomakeitunsuitablefordanceinstruc,oncurrently.

Sincethatvisitsomeweeksago,IhavebeeninformedofthewonderfulplanstheCommiAeehavetoupgradeandmodernisethebuilding,andwouldliketobekeptinformedoftheprogressofchangessothatIcanplanforthefuture.IamsurethatKemertoncouldbeawonderfulvenuefordance,andthatmydanceschoolandmystudentscouldbringgreatbenefitstothecommunitythere.

Yourssincerely,

FelicityJoweA

WinchcombeDanceAcademy

29thApril,2018

FortheaAen,onoftheKemertonVillageHallCommiAee,

IverymuchlookforwardtotherefurbishmentoftheVillageHallinKemertoninthecomingmonths.Oncetheworkiscomplete,Iamplanningafortnightlylunchclubfortheelderlyresidentsofthevillage.Theluncheswouldhaveagentlewelcomingatmosphere,withhotdrinksandapieandmashlunch.Dependingonthepopularityoftheevent,Iexpecttohostthelunchesaroundthetableinthenewlyexpandedkitchen.

Initscurrentstate,alunchclubisnotfeasibleduetotheunmodernisedkitchen,theinefficienthea,nginthehall,thecoldWCfacili,esandthegeneralrun-downatmosphere.

MyfriendsandIThanktheCommiAeefortheirsterlingeffortstobringabouttherefurbishmentandverymuchlookforwardtorunningalunchclubtoofferawarmwelcometothemoreisolatedmembersofthecommunity.

Yourssincerely,

Chris,naKulukundis

9thMay2018

DearKemertonVillageHallCommiAee,

Havingrecentlymovedbacktothevillagealeranumberofyearsoverseas,Iwassurprisedtofindthattheresonoac,veYouthClubintheVillageHall.

Mychildrenare12and10anditwouldbegreattohavesomewhereinthevillageforthechildrento‘hangout’atonaFridayevening.

AsachildgrowingupinKemertonIhavegreatmemoriesofaAending‘YouthClub’intheHall,itwasafunsafeenvironmentandlonglas,ngfriendshipswereformed.Kemertondoeshavefewerfacili,esthansomeoftheothervillagesnearby,soitwashugelypopularandalsoaAractedotherlocalchildrenfromoutsideofKemertontoo.

Unfortunately,alerrevisi,ngthehallrecently,IwassurprisedastohowcoldandunaArac,veitfelt.ThekitchenfeltaliAlerundown,thetoiletshadthesamecoldgroAyfeeling,andfeltquiterundowncomparedtoothervillagehalls.Itdidn’thavethefeelingtobeabletocreateamodernenvironmentforthechildrentoenjoy.Tobehonestithasn’treallychangedinover45years.

However,Idobelievethatthe,mehascomeagainforagoodold-fashionedYouthClub.TherearelotsofchildrenthathangoutattheBredonplaygroundforhoursonendwhichisfine,butdemonstratesthattheydon’tactuallyhaveanywheretogo.SoIapproachedtheideawithmychildrenthisiswhattheythoughtwouldwork:

• OnceortwiceamonthonaFridayeveningorSaturdayalernoon.• £2entryperchild.• Drinksandsnacksavailabletopurchase,andmaybeahotdog.• Gamestoenjoyliketabletennisanddodgeball.• Acralareaorotherquietac,vity.• DefinitelybackgroundmusicandmaybeaDJsome,mes(couldbeoneoftheparentsifthere

wasasuitablesoundsystem).• Cooking/cupcakedecora,ng,ifthekitchenwassuitable.• Aquietroomtochattoanadultforthosechildrenwhomaybeexperiencingissuesathome

orschool.• Theyalsofeltthatitneededclubrulesforbadbehaviourandbadlanguage.• AnannualDisco/Christmasparty.• And….acoolnamefortheclub!

Alerdiscussingthisprospect,IwouldlovetoheadateamtogetaYouthClubgoingagain.Butinthehallscurrentstate,itisnotthemostaArac,veofvenues.IunderstandthatthereareplansfortheHallandthiswillbeahugeassetforthevillageiftheyweretogoahead.

Kindregards,

NicolaWilson,Kemerton