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BRADFIELD VILLAGE HALL
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The History of the Hall• £23/17/6 • Money left over after the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of
King George V in 1935 • A Committee formed in 1936 to build a Village Hall• In 1941, Henry Benyon gave “Booker’s Piece” to the residents of
Bradfield
• The Village Hall opened in 1951, with the main hall and a kitchen where the committee room is now.
• The building extended to add the kitchen and storeroom in 1984.
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What happens here?
• Daily• Sunshine Club
• Tennis Court• Playground
• Car Parking for the Shop and Primary School• Field
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Who uses the building?
• Weekly • Ballet• Bradfield Dog Training Club• Bridge Club• Monkey Music• Street Jazz• Tai Chi - Qigong
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Monthly Users
• Bradfield Gardening Club • Bradfield Parish Council• Bradfield WI• Saturday Market
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The Regulars during the year
• Annual Meetings for – Bradfield Southend Village Stores
– Berkshire Young Farmers
– Parish Assembly
• Sachin Trust Quiz Nights
• Caravan Rallies
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And also…..
• Carey Baptist Church Barbeque
• Dog shows
• Reading Pigeon Club
• Pelham’s Funfair
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• Bradfield Events– Mayfayre– Produce Show
• Our own Fund Raising Events– Watermill Theatre– Jazz Evening
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Why do we want to replace the Hall?
• Asbestos • Roof
• Roof lining ?
• Flooring ?
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More problems …..
• Guttering• And the ceiling inside
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And yet more ….
• Porch
• Wall
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And more ….
• Electrics
• Heating
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And yet more …
• Gents Toilets• Cistern• Urinal
• Drains
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Hard Court
• The Hard Court is in a bad state
• Tarmac
• Fencing
• Lighting
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Playground
• Very well used • 11 years since it was last refreshed• Too near the road• No safe footpath to Hall, Tennis Court or
Field
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Other Problems
• No accessible toilets for those with disability• Kitchen not up to modern requirements• Storage is very limited• Poor Insulation
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Repair v Replace
The Costs of Repair to the Building and Grounds• Roof and Guttering £44,000• New Toilets including Disabled Toilet £16,000• Insulation to current standards £20,000• Porch £10,000• Electrics
• Replace control panels• Rewire through out• Install a sound system £15,000
• New efficient heating system £25,000• Car Park resurfacing/making safe for pedestrians £25,000
• Total – at least £155,000+
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And if we did all of that ….
• The Hall will be no bigger• Multiple events will still be difficult• There’ll be no extra storage• The car park will be smaller or parking would be
on the field• Will we have gained anything?
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It’s like pouring money into a bottomless pit
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What are we here for?
• Our Trust Deed states:“The Trust premises shall be held upon trust
for the purposes of physical and mental training and recreation…… for the benefit of the inhabitants
of the Parish of Bradfield … and its immediate vicinity…..”
• This property exists for the use of those who live in and around Bradfield
• We don’t organise events here – just facilitate events
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In the Parish Plan in 2008
• 75% of the Parish responded• 66% wanted a new Village Hall• That’s just under half [49.5%] of Bradfield
residents said they wanted a new hall • The Management Committee want to give the
residents of Bradfield a facility they can be proud of.
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A new Village Hall AND a new Church on Bradfield!
Why isn’t there a joint project?This was discussed at length, but …
• Building would be huge• Too many current users – little room for expansion• Diocese of Oxford would require exclusive consecrated
space for altar • Considerable Legal complexities• Conflict of interest on occasions [eg funeral/zumba]• Many grant funders won’t fund Religious use• Hall = Facilitator Church = Provider
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However …..
We are working together– Same Architects• BVH interviewed 6 architects to make decision
– Saved by using same surveyors– Helping each other with skills, knowledge and
accommodation– Funding from different Sources so won’t compete
for same money
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Funding the Project
How are we going to pay for it?
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Cost
• Cost in region of £1.75 million• A huge a figure for Bradfield to raise but not
impossible ! • Selling off a piece of land for housing would
make a significant contribution towards the cost.
• Would give credibility to bids to Funding Bodies if we had raised some money ourselves.
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Sale of Land
• The Sale of Land is permitted by our Trust Deed and there will be a referendum of those living in the Parish before this action is taken
• Englefield Trust are aware of our proposals• Is requirement for additional housing locally• Would help the community shortage of lower
cost housing.
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Other Sources of Funding
• Our own fundraising events• Direct giving• Pledges and Loans• Grants• Already received:– Greenham Common Grant £200,000• Requires match funding
– Englefield Estate £4,000
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Other Grants
To be applied for after Planning Consent is achieved• The Power to Change Trust –
related to the Big Lottery Fund • Sports England• Veolia Environmental Trust• Grundon Landfill Communities Fund• Local Charities
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The Process so far …
• Feasibility Study in 2012• Dialogue with users• Project launched last October’s Public
Meeting with Indicative Plans• Listened to comments• Reworked plans• Revised plans shown at Public Meeting
in May 2015
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Next Steps …
• Comments and observations from Public Meeting discussed and used to firm up the design
• Submission for planning permission in the Summer
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NOW is the Time for Change