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Pulford Village Hall toilet upgrade published their Delivery Report!2 years ago
By Pulford Village Hall Management Committee
Pulford Village Hall hosts daily community activities. The current toilet facilities are inadequate and in urgent need of refurbishment. This project will provide clean, safe and hygienic toilets.
Pulford Village Hall has been at the centre of the local community for over 100 years. It is a vibrant community hub hosting local groups of all ages including Bridge, Art, Pilates, Yoga, Handbell ringing, Tai Chi, Dancing, Darts and Table Tennis as well as being a venue for family parties, meetings and other community activities. Through the actions of a dedicated group of local volunteers the village hall has been decorated and modernised but is desperately in need of state of the art toilet facilities that are more family friendly and easier to maintain. Whilst we have separate male, female and accessible rooms there is inadequate heating, hot water supply, hand drying facilities and ventilation. The ceilings are untidy and unsafe with polystyrene tiles and broken extractor fans. We plan to completely refurbish the toilets with modern facilities including vanity units, a proper disabled toilet and baby changing facilities to provide a clean, safe and hygienic environment.
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
The current toilets are over 30 years old, cold and unhygienic. There is an unreliable hot water supply and poor drying facilities. The extractor fans do not work. The existing polystyrene ceiling tiles present a potential fire risk. The desired improved toilet facilities will provide a clean, comfortable, safe and hygienic environment for the many users of Pulford Village Hall. The facilities will be of lasting benefit and will help to make the local environment, of which the village hall is an important hub, a more welcoming and healthy place. Improved toilet facilities will benefit all village hall users and the provision of baby change facilities will further enhance the village hall attraction to the local population.
Steps to get it done:
The village hall hosts thriving and long-standing Local History and Arts groups as well as frequent Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi and dance sessions. The planned toilet refurbishment will enhance these activities and encourage further use of the excellent village hall facilities. The main hall, or parish room as it was previously called is grade II listed (English Heritage Legacy ID 55361). An extension was added in 1970 to include a kitchen and toilets, and in 1976 a committee room (now Lady Edna Wilson Room) was added. The committee room is used for group activities and various meetings including Parish Council. The CWAC planning officer has stated that as the planned work will not cause any harm to the listed building it should be possible for the work to go ahead without a Listed Building Consent. Confirmation of this has been sought from the CWAC Conservation and Design team.
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Following our successful fundraising campaign the refurbishment of Pulford Village Hall toilets was completed last month. Councillors Mark Williams and Stuart Parker will officially open the toilets at 2pm on Tuesday August 29th in the Village Hall. Light refreshments will be available. Everyone who donated to the campaign is most welcome.
Whoop, 140 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
Whoop, 140 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
Following our recent successful pitch to CWAC we have just been pledged £5,660 from the Cheshire Crowd Fund and £3,990 from the Cheshire Innovation Fund. This takes the total amount pledged to date to just over £20,000 and well towards our target. Thanks again to everyone who has contributed. It is greatly appreciated.
How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £21,837
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Target (inc. fees) £21,837
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VolunteerPulford Village Hall was originally the property of the Eaton Estate and is understood to date back in the mid to late 1800s. For many years the village hall was leased from the Duke of Westminster's estate.
Prior to the First World War it was called the 'Reading Room' and this explains why its charitable status (508988) is listed as 'The Pulford Village Room'.
Records indicate a Management Committee was set up in the 1930s and three charity trustees appointed c.1970. The village hall was extended in 1970 when a kitchen and the existing toilets were added. The floor of the main hall was replaced by one removed from the Majestic Ballroom in Chester after the ballroom's closure.
A committee room was added in 1976 and recently renovated following a generous bequest from the late Lady Edna Wilson.
In 1998 the then Duke of Westminster presented the Village Hall to the Poulton and Pulford Parish Council
The Pulford Village Hall Management Committee supervises the running of the village hall for the Parish Council and holds regular meetings with the minutes available to review on the parish council website (www.poultonandpulfordparishcouncil.co.uk). The management committee reports back to the Charity Commission.
The current membership of the Management Committee is as below:
Chair: David Ewins
Treasurer: Peter Gosmore
Secretary: Jan West
Former Chair: Richard Cole
Other members: Kate Fairhurst, Mike Nethercott, Jenny Nethercott with representation from the many village hall user groups.
Project Owner: Pulford Village Hall Management Committee The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
