Village Hall Refurbishment Project Built in 1893 as a reading room for the village Large function room upstairs and smaller hall kitchen and toilets downstairs Used as a venue for some village events but not used to its full potential ID: 367310
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Gilsland Village HallRefurbishment ProjectSlide2
Built in 1893 as a reading room for the villageLarge function room upstairs and smaller hall, kitchen and toilets downstairsUsed as a venue for some village events but not used to its full potentialVery coldVery expensive to heatNot very welcoming
Often people would sit through an event without taking their hats and coats off!!Slide3
Wall mounted electric heatersSlide4
Very well used electricity coin meter!Slide5
Upstairs Hall before its refurbishmentSlide6
Old style wall heatersSlide7
No insulation in the roofSlide8
Loss of Village Post Office – outreach service in village hall 3 times a weekLoss of Village ShopVillage Hall became more important for facilities, services and social inclusionSome improvements had taken place, including double glazing, improvements to kitchen
Becoming obvious that some major refurbishment was neededSlide9
Change of committeeNew committee realised importance of developing the hall and making it more welcomingPoor thermal efficiency and inadequate heating arrangementsSlide10
Working with Community Action NorthumberlandVillage Hall Health CheckVillage Hall Energy AuditIdentified poor insulation (none)
Identified increased cost of electricity – more than doubled between 2008 and 2009 and likely to get worseSlide11
Working with Northumberland National Park AuthorityNeeded to look at the feasibility of a programme of improvementsFunding from NNPA enabled us to commission a renewable energy options appraisal
Appointed architect and structural engineerSlide12
Proposed Energy Efficiency MeasuresRecommended by project architect:-Sheep’s wool insulation in the roof void
Window reveals in
large upstairs hall and
smaller
downstairs
hall
to be lined internally with high performance insulated plasterboard
External walls of both halls to be lined internally with high performance insulated plasterboard
Sloping portion of roof to be insulated with rigid foam and high performance insulated plasterboard
New entrance lobby to be formedSlide13
Would involve other building work – electrical, re-plastering, internal decoration, new heating distribution systemCalculated heat loss reduction of 70%Slide14
Options for Renewable EnergiesSlide15
Solar photo voltaics – 3kw system over the rear load bearing wall should generate around 2,344 kWh per annum with a cost benefit of around £1,200 through Feed In TariffClean Energy Cash Back would be a significant new income stream for the hallAir Source Heat Pump and Distribution System - remove electric wall heaters (using 37Kw) replace with single heat pump using 5.2Kw and modern distribution systemSlide16
How an Air Source Heat Pump worksAir source heat pumps absorb heat from the outside air, in the same way that a fridge extracts heat from its inside. It can get heat from the air even when the temperature is as low as -15° C.
Heat pumps have some impact on the environment as they need electricity to run, but the heat they extract from the air is constantly being renewed naturally
.
Heat from the air is absorbed at low temperature into a fluid. This fluid then passes through a compressor where its temperature is increased, and transfers its higher temperature heat to the heating circuits of the
hall. Slide17
FUNDING !!!Business PlanBackgroundSWOT analysisProject Proposal
Environmental Benefits
Social and Economic Benefits
Funding Strategy
Cash Flow
Support from the CommunitySlide18
Two Phase approach – Thermal measures, building costs etc. total £39,000Renewable Energies – Solar PV panels, Air Source Heat Pump, Distribution System total £31,000Project Management by Natural Regeneration Consultancy included Enabled us to target different funders for different parts of the projectSlide19
Phase One – Northumberland Uplands LEADER Programme – funding thermal measures - £18,500Phase two – Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP) – renewable energies - £12,500Total cost of £69,000 at this stageIdentified additional major structural work required to roof costing £14,000Total funding required – approx. £83,000Slide20
Made applications to 27 organisationsMany different application processesBusiness plan, presentations, second applications, additional information, visitsSupported by 18 organisations to obtain funding for the complete projectSupported with money and help in kind
Local fundraising / help in kindSlide21
The work begins!Slide22
The roof
comes
downSlide23
with 120 years of dirt!Slide24
New Structural WorkSlide25
Kingspan
to create the wallsSlide26
Sheep's Wool InsulationSlide27
All electrics to be movedSlide28
Worked around the Post OfficeSlide29
Post Office carried on as normalSlide30
Walls take shapeSlide31
Helpers from CarillionSlide32
Our new main hallSlide33
Helpers from the villageSlide34
Non-slip staircaseSlide35
Team from Carillion came to teaSlide36
Solar PV Panels were installedSlide37
Air source heat pump was installedSlide38
A new sign!Slide39
Other improvements tooSlide40
Official opening by the Duchess of NorthumberlandSlide41
Benefits for GilslandWarm, friendly venue for any village eventEconomically viableLowered our carbon footprint
More groups using the hall, therefore more services and activities available locally
More income for the hall without increasing charges
Secured the venue as the hub of the village for the futureSlide42
Increased use of hallPrevious groups – craft, WI, Whist Drive, Dominoes, occasional sport activities, PO, Gardening ClubNew groups – Youth Club, church, village coffee mornings, Rusty painters, Foot Clinic, Clog Dancers, Beauty and Nail session, Jewellery
Valuer
, Girl Guide weekend, outside organisations for meetings and training (LEADER, Wildlife Trust, WNBC), Fibre and Spinning Group, Birthday parties, Tea Dances,
Gilsland
Station,
Gilsland
Show, Exhibitions and Events, Summer Teas, Craft Fairs and more enquires
A real centre for activities in the village and surrounding areaSlide43
No More Hats and Coats!!