Project Business Meeting

Miya Bond, Honorary Treasurer, Richard Boxall, Project Manager, and Steve Baber, Chair of Trustees and Project Lead, met on Monday 21 December for a project finance and planning meeting. The meeting reviewed progress to-date, compared project budget to project estimates, considered fund-raising strategies and clarified the elements of the project that will be undertaken in the next phase of works starting in January 2016. During the first phase of the project there have been extra costs that have had an impact on the contingency. Further additional costs have been calculated for the next phase of the work to meet building regulations requirements, fire protection requirements and guidance from  OFTEC. Also the repair to the crack in the south wall and the repair to the wooden window sills will be included.

Christmas at the Hall

Richard Slee completed his work on the floor in late November. His last job was to screed over the underfloor heating pipes. It was then necessary to leave the floor for some weeks for the screed to dry. Richard will return in January 2016. This provided an opportunity for the Hall to be used for community events during the Christmas period. The different events included Turning on the Christmas Tree Lights, the December Brunch with a Christmas Theme, a Community Party Evening as the Hall turned into the Laughing Cockerel, and East Worlington Primary School using the Hall for their Christmas Nativity play, a Christmas party and a Christmas prize draw event.

Heritage Project Meeting Minutes

Heritage Project Minutes Meeting 09.11.15

November Minutes now on line.

Did you know there were 25 evacuees attending East Worlington Primary School in the Second World War?

Conservation Project Web Page Updates

A record of the conservation work on the Parish Hall is being uploaded to the new EWPH Web Site and photos to Picasa. Its a slow process to make notes about the work, collate and then upload the photos which will form part of the digital archive for the Parish, but we're getting there.

Deborah Meaden Sends Message of Support and Encouragement

Deborah Meaden, probably best known for her work with Dragon's Den on television, is unable to come to open the Hall following the completion of conservation and restoration work due to her heavy workload. Deborah has sent a message which provides us with encouragement and support. We thanks Deborah for her best wishes.
‘I would like to wish all those involved, the very best with the restoration programme and fund-raising for the Parish Hall.’

Conservation and Improvement Project - Contractors On-site Week 4

Week beginning Monday 9th November
Richard Slee and his team and Bob Short the plumber, finished their work on the first phase of the project this week. They will return in January 2016 to continue the work.

Monday 9th 
Bob Short completed laying the underfloor heating pipe work, installed the manifold and pressure tested the systems. All OK.

Richard Slee's team started to screed the floor to cover the pipe work. The screed work is being done in two parts. Today the south end of the Hall was completed.

Tuesday 10th
Richard Slee's team continued to screed the floor and completed the north end of the Hall. The screed now needs some time to thoroughly dry before any more work can be carried out.

Wednesday 11th
Richard Slee's team on site and made an excellent job of tidying the Hall and the site generally as their conclusion to this first phase of work. Thanks go to the team.

Thursday12th
Parish Hall Trustees held there bi-monthly meeting and received a report on the progress of the work. Trustees are happy with progress to-date. They made a decision which allows the the conservation work to continue in January 2016, one month ahead of the original plan.

Friday 13th
Richard Boxall, Project Manager, and Steve Baber, Project Lead, met to review the work and plan for the next part of the project. One of the challenges is to locate the oil storage tank using the outside store. Some work will need to be undertaken in the kitchen to extend the store and make it fire-proof.

Trustees Meeting in November

Our Parish Hall Trustees met this evening and received a report on the progress with the conservation and improvement work at the hall, and the heritage project generally. The Trustees were delighted with the progress made and the quality of the conservation and improvement work. They approved to continuation of the next phase of the project to start in January 2016.