Gerrans Parish Memorial Hall and Grounds Refurbishment

https://www.gerranshall.com/

On behalf of the Committee, I wanted to update you on the progress in refurbishing the Hall and grounds and our plans for the first half of 2024.

The reserves we have built up over the last few years, has allowed us to develop a capital projects programme to update the Hall and make it an even better facility for our users, and our community as a whole.

The works will include:

• Upgrading all the internal and external lighting in the Hall and grounds
• Updating all the toilets
• Installing new kitchen units in the Committee Room kitchen and back storeroom area (adjacent to the stage)
• New flooring in the toilets and kitchen areas
• Building new storage space for users
• Installing new curtains and blinds in the Main Hall
• New fencing and bedding in the grounds as well as some drainage work
• And giving the whole Hall a lick of paint

We ran four mini procurement exercises in the first half of last year, to find local contractors to carry out the work.  We are pleased to share with you that the following local suppliers were successful:

• Replacing the internal and external lighting: Recall Ltd (St Austell)
• Internal refurbishment: A&M Construction SW Ltd (St Mawes)
• Main Hall Curtains: Insoll Interiors Ltd (Portscatho)
• Decorating: Ian Richards Painter and Decorator (Portscatho)

Through September and October, Recall Ltd have replaced all the internal Hall lighting and installed better external lighting in the car park and pathways surrounding the buildings.  We hope you like the difference that is making, particularly as the days are so short and grey at the moment.

The bulk of the internal refurbishment will take place through the first half of 2024.  We hope that it will be complete by June.  We want to minimise the disruption for all our users, but it is inevitable that there will be some.

Our aim is to complete as much of the work whilst keeping the Hall and Committee Rooms open and available for use.  We may still need to think about closing the Hall and/or the Committee Room for probably a week at time for some of the more dusty and noisy work.  If we do need to do that, we will time it to coincide with less busy times which tend to be the half-term weeks.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with me or any of the Trustees and Members.

Andy Mullins (andymullins@live.co.uk)

On behalf of Trustees and Members

Trustees: Andy Mullins (Chair), Nev Meek (Vice Chair), Nigel Boon (Treasurer), Cynthia Calton (Secretary)

Members: Victoria Ling (Bookings Secretary), Julie Saunders, Richard Sharp, Pam Case, Gill Stratton, David Hall, Ros Brown