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CANADA HALL UPDATE

 

At the open meeting held in All Saints’ Church earlier this year it was agreed that the Canada Hall Redevelopment Group (CHIG) would sound out, via a questionnaire endorsed by the PCC, users’ views on a number of issues, and in particular whether we should proceed with a demolition and subsequent new build or a retain and refurbish solution.

 

The Questionnaire Results

That exercise has now been completed. 25 completed forms were received, 9 from individuals and 16 from user groups (representing the vast majority of the regular user groups). The headline results were as follows:-

 

· That we should not proceed with the demolition and complete new build, but should retain and refurbish the existing Canada Hall and build to the rear, or between the church and hall. Only 3 respondents suggested continuing with the original scheme and two of those were individual rather than group responses

· Of those electing to “retain & refurbish”, 8 favoured building to the rear and 9 between the church and the hall.

· There was a clear desire to link the church and hall (22 wanting a link with 15 of those saying it was either important or very important) and to utilise common facilities, particularly toilets, reception and entrance – ie all of them!

· Groups required more storage space and there was a general desire for more floor space in the hall and extra rooms; the existing kitchen was felt to be too small with more working surfaces being needed.

 

Next Steps

· CHIG will very shortly be submitting to PCC proposals based on these results.  Rough estimated cost is expected to be around £250k - £270k.

· Fundraising will continue meanwhile and details will continue to be published both in Church and Canada Hall. The total revenue from fund-raising events alone currently stands at around £8,500

· We aim to try and keep you informed of all key developments, but if you have any questions or issues you would like to put to CHIG members, please feel free to do so. Details of CHIG members and how to contact them can be found in the Crossways Magazine.

 

 

CHIG

 

May 2008