SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL

SCOUTS CORNER - THE REBUILD IS COMPLETE, BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE!

Scouts Corner - a name synonymous with Scouting in Hereford. The fabulous 'Brailsford Hall @ Scouts Corner' was officially opened on Sunday 19th May 2024 to great accolade! We still need more donations to complete our journey - PLEASE!
£4,360
raised of £20,000 target
RCN 521368

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What we need

As a Scout District we manage and support all aspects of Scouting across the majority of Herefordshire. Whether its training adults and holding AGMs or running activities for our young people, we need a home that is fit for purpose and built to last.

A meeting room is desperately needed for small group training, trustee meetings and for our adult appointment process. It would allow us to perform all of our functions as a District without needing to hire other spaces which we do currently. It will also create a more versatile space with the option to have break-out groups within larger meetings.

To provide an exciting, relevant programme of activities for our young people we have a vast array of equipment and resources which all needs to be stored safely. The current storage arrangements at Scouts Corner are inadequate in size and condition. The external storage consists of a wooden hut which is now rotting, a concrete prefab garage and a container which are difficult to access and deteriorating in condition. Internally there is very limited storage which has resulted in the use of the loft space accessed by a ladder. Due to the lack of space we currently store a lot of our equipment in an off-site storage facility which we pay for.

We have of course considered whether these needs could be met through further renovation and reconfiguration of the existing buildings. The buildings are of limited lifespan and there would be a significant ongoing cost to upkeep them. There is also limited scope for a reconfiguration of the current space; incorporating a meeting room would significantly reduce either the main hall space or the limited storage space. A key issue is the lifespan of the ageing buildings on site which no amount of work will futureproof; anything other than a rebuild will simply defer these issues to a future generation.

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Donation summary

Total raised
£4,360.00
Online donations
£4,360.00
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£4,360.00
Donations via fundraisers
£0.00

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