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Accessible Chorley Women’s Centre

Chorley Women’s Centre By Chorley Women’s Centre

Adapt our existing building to provide an accessible space for those using wheelchairs or limited mobility. This will include creating an accessible bathroom and therapy room.

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We have called our centre in Chorley home for forty years. We love our building but recognise that it does not fully meet the needs of our community. We have a great location in the town centre, close to public transport links and amenities. This project will make our centre accessible while retaining its homely feel. We are going to add an accessible entrance, accessible bathroom, accessible therapy room and access to our garden space. It will also create an additional upstairs therapy room to increase capacity. We already provide mental health support, trauma informed therapy, workshops and groups but making our building accessible will mean we can offer these vital services to more people. This project will make our centre more inclusive, more welcoming and help us meet the needs of our community. It will also allow us to offer our space to other small community groups, therapists, coaches and practitioners thereby creating a much needed revenue stream for our charity.

What we'll deliver:

  • Create accessible bathroom
  • Provide accessible therapy room
  • Provide an accessible space to join workshops, courses and social activities
  • Provide a space we can share with other local organisations
  • Create additional upstairs therapy room which will increase capacity for services and reduce waiting lists

Why it's a great idea:

Increase volunteering opportunities and open volunteering to those with access needs Increase access to training and education Increase access to mental health support Expand our reach to help more people in our community Boost our offering to the community by providing a space for other organisations to use Enable us to offer far more to disabled women, those with mobility needs and the elderly Help us reach our accessibility goals Additional employment for therapists and counsellors due to increased capacity in the building.

Steps to get it done:

  • Temporary relocation of centre services
  • Commencment of internal building works
  • The first trial of accessibility with a wheelchair and walking aids
  • Sound proofing of bathroom and therapy rooms
  • Re opening and launching our new accessible space
  • Commencement of internal decoration

Location Chorley

About the space

Chorley Women's Centre, 55 Clifford Street, Chorley

Council

Lancashire County Council

How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees)  £25,221

Construction Costs - £14,712
Floor Coverings - £2,654
Redecoration Costs - £1,800
Additional Management Hours - £1,557
Relocation of Centre Services - £1,080
Design, Structural Engineering and Project Management Fees - £900
Project Management Fees - £500

Costs Breakdown

This shows how money raised for the project will be spent. These costs have been confirmed by the project's Delivery Manager and verified.

Construction Costs
£14,712
Floor Coverings
£2,654
Redecoration Costs
£1,800
Additional Management Hours
£1,557
Relocation of Centre Services
£1,080
Design, Structural Engineering and Project Management Fees
£900
Project Management Fees
£500

Overfunding

This project is enabled for overfunding. If the project hits its funding goal before the end of the campaign period, any extra funds raised will be spent (in order of priority) on:

  • Contingency for the project to protect against price fluctuation
  • Add additional plants to our garden area
  • Additional refurnishing of existing counselling rooms

Target (inc. fees)  £25,221

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