Little Hadham Village Hall Refurbishment Project Update December

Little Hadham Village Hall Refurbishment Project Update December 2018

Refurbishment Priorities 1. 2. 3. 4. Undertake whatever is necessary to ensure the structural integrity of the exterior – roof and walls – so that the building is watertight and secure. Make the hall thermally efficient, easier to heat whilst saving energy and reducing running costs. Other improvements to provide better and/or additional facilities Make the hall more attractive/comfortable for users/hirers

First Steps: Village Connector project � Working with CDA Herts create a village hall hub with grant from East Herts Council � Project plan agreed for capacity building and social prescribing to reduce social isolation and loneliness � Survey and questionnaire: throughout the local community to get users views � Responses to survey has provided evidence to deliver activities

Open Event � Open to the whole village � Opportunity for all the groups that use the hall to promote themselves � Chance to ask the public about what they want

Survey Highlights - 1 � 66 responses � ALL thought the village hall has a vital part to play for the community

Survey Highlights - 2 � Monthly Farmers Market is the most well attended by the respondents, followed by clubs and societies, and the twice-weekly post office � 48 suggestions for new activities covering 19 topics � Most popular suggestions: Film club, village fete, keeping active

What next? � Building: ◦ ◦ Surveyor’s report Tackling poor heating which is priority 1 Temporary storage Architect to include survey responses � Village Connector project ◦ Services Providers Fair 6 th February 2019 ◦ Programme of activities: �Film club �Drop in coffee mornings �Local talks �Outdoor activities ◦ Project evaluation end of June 2019 ◦ Sustainability grant applications