KEMERTONVILLAGEHALL
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BUSINESSPLAN
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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:[email protected]
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