The Perivale Residents' Association clubhouse lies at the heart of Perivale, providing a social and sports centre for the community. Its the only licensed bar in Perivale ward north of the A40. But currently its dated and worn inside, suffering from years of underinvestment and neglect.

We plan to advance the project in 3 stages:

STAGE 1

Resurface the old tennis court surface near the building with a new cork surface
Resurface the potholed perimeter footpath
Create effective storage for sports and maintenance equipment
Improve lighting around the perimeter of the building


STAGE 2

Redecorate the Perivale Residents Association bar area
Create a Perivale heritage room
Create a new kitchen area for serving food as well as drinks
Restore the building's unique heritage clock

STAGE 3

Restore and remodel the changing rooms and toilets in the building
Turn the flat roof of the single storey west wing of the building into a sports viewing area possibly together with a cafe concession

What we'll deliver:

• Redecorate the interior of the Perivale Residents' Association bar area
• Re-landscape some of the park area around the clubhouse building
• Turn the flat roof of the single storey west wing of the building into a sports viewing area
• Create a new kitchen area for the clubhouse to serve food as well as drink
• Create a new Perivale Heritage Room with old photographs and local historical items
• Create effective storage for sports equipment for sports users and Ealing Central Sports Ground Park Rangers
• Improve lighting around the perimeter of the building and introduce some feature spotlights
• Restore and remodel the changing rooms and toilets in the building
• Restore the clubhouse building's heritage clock (whose pendulum is unique in design)
• Resurface the old tennis court near the clubhouse building with a new cork surface
• Resurface the pot holed tarmac perimeter footpath around the clubhouse with new paving

Why it's a great idea:

Despite lying at the geographical heart of Perivale and being a local social and sports club for residents the historic Perivale Residents' Association clubhouse (PRA) and surrounding land is in a poor state of repair and the interior dated and shabby.

Perivale as a ward is home to 15,000 people but only has two licensed bars. The PRA is one and on Ealing Central Sports Ground it lies in the heart Perivale.

Yet the PRA social club has for a number of years been struggling to break even and attract new members and the clubhouse building is slowly falling into neglect and disrepair. The surrounding grounds are partly derelict and decayed including the old tennis court and neither the building or the grounds are being used to their full potential. The Council own the site and we believe that with the right investment, restoring the clubhouse and surrounding grounds will transform the Council's revenue generation from the building and do justice to the community's pride in it.

Steps to get it done:

• We will work closely with the Perivale Residents' Association, having already organised two large scale events with them
• We can help and work closely with the Council on this project, for example providing professional architectural plans
• We can help to source additional funding and top up any shortfall - eg through the Heritage Lottery Fund
• We will need approval from the Council, particularly as the land belongs to the Council
• We will need initial investment via Spacehive from Ealing Council