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BAWDESWELL VILLAGE HALL & RECREATION GROUND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTMINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE STEERING GROUP HELD ON SATURDAY 4 DECEMBER 2004 HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL AT 9.30 AMPRESENT: James Lilwall (Chairman), Jayne Brown, David Cockburn, Janet Cockburn, John Griffin, Alex Kirby, John Mallen, Marietta Menzies, John Menzies, Dave Roberts, Fel Roberts, Piers Wallace, Robin Tayor. APOLOGIES: Peter Jervis, Graham Swain
1. Location of Hall and Recreation Ground.A list of Pros and Cons was identified as follows:--
Following on from the discussion at the meeting held on 25th October 2004 there was further discussion on other possible sites in the village but it was felt that the noise emanating from functions held in a centrally located hall would be too disturbing to the residents. It was also pointed out that the difficulty of acquiring land at another site and gaining funding for a new-build in a new location would mean overcoming two major hurdles instead of one. It was hoped that sometime in the future there would be a possibility of providing a children’s playground in another location in the village. It was agreed that all possible options had been explored and the best way forward was to concentrate on the current location. 2. HallA list of pros and cons for the current hall was identified as follows:
It was unanimously agreed that the present hall is inadequate for the village needs. There was discussion on what facilities are needed by the community and the following were identified: Changing facilities, including showers Flexible sporting facilities A hall large enough to seat 120 people for a meal and with space for a band and dance floor and usable for, say, table tennis and other indoor sports Committee room/s Separate kitchen It was suggested that we contact the Norfolk Association of Village Halls and Breckland Council as other villages and associations have been through a similar exercise and there must be helpful information available to “tap into”. It was agreed that we would seek to meet with Gill Hazelwood’s team, at Breckland Council and with Veronica Savage at the Norfolk Association of Village Halls. Action: John Mallen. It was agreed that a geographical map showing the locations of other halls within a 5 mile radius would be useful. It was also suggested that they be visited and a matrix set up to identify the areas in which we are interested. Alex volunteered to provide this. Action: Alex Kirby The halls to be considered are: Foulsham, Swanton Morley,
Foxley, Elsing, Lyng, Reepham, Sparham,
The kind of information we require includes – type of facilities, capacity, how hall is run, level of usage, etc. It was decided that Foulsham, Swanton Morley, Foxely and Elsing should be visited first. It was agreed that the visits would also be a useful exercise to identify the local competition. It was also agreed that commercial competition needed to be considered and the following were listed: Park Farm, Lenwade Hotel, Hunters’
Hall, 3. GroundsThe following list of pros and cons was drawn-up:
The following were listed as what are needed: Drainage Drive way Footpath Landscaping Lighting Layout Improved play area Improved youth facilities Improved facilities for mature people Better Sporting facilities Car Parking
It was suggested that having a fantastic building in the middle of attractive grounds would make it special. Alex agreed to include questions on the grounds in her matrix. Action: Alex Kirby. It was agreed that the Chairman should contact the Bowling Club to ask them to be part of this committee. Action: James Lilwall. 4. CommunicationAlex suggested that a notice board should be made available in the hall to provide information about the project and Piers suggested and it was agreed that this would be double sided and placed in the 4th window from the wall, so that it could be viewed from inside or outside. Action: James Lilwall. It was also agreed that monthly updates would be provided in
the Reeve’s Tale. It was agreed that the minutes of this meeting would
be summarised for the next issue of the Reeve’s
Tale. Action: There was discussion on whether to include information on the notice board at the shop and/or Parish notice boards, and whether to have a suggestion box. John Mallen will draw up a draft suggestions leaflet for the next meeting to be distributed to all households and mentioning that it is a follow up to the Village Appraisal. Action: John Mallen. It was pointed out that advantage should be taken of opportunities like the Village Fete to advertise the project progress. 5. FinanceThe Chairman will speak to the PPC to fund the notice board. Action: James Lilwall. John Mallen will ask Breckland Council for a list of people who will provide finance for community projects, and agreed to provide a list of possible funders and what they would provide. Action: John Mallen. 6. Any Other BusinessThe Chairman wondered if it would be a good idea to ask an architect to give advice on what is viable to extend the building from what it is now and what could be done. It was felt that this would be a bit premature and costly. Alex offered to speak to someone she knows to see if he would come for half an hour to give some free advice. Action: Alex Kirby. Date of Next Meeting10.00 am on Saturday 22nd January 2005 when Mr. Tony Needham from Breckland Council will join us. |
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