The hut is really starting to take shape! Children are back inside making use of the space again, and our volunteers are working hard to decorate.
This week’s activities include painting, more painting and fitting the kitchen.
Thank you to Broken Cross Paints for discounted paint materials!
Check out their website here!
One of our volunteers works for GE, and GE Lighting very kindly agreed to help our refurbishment by donating new state of the art LED strip lights for use in the main hall and kitchen area. LED lights again help to reduce our energy costs and carbon footprint; making our hut one of the most eco-friendly youth venues in Macclesfield. Thank you to GE for your contribution!
(Picture of lighting to follow)
While we were waiting to sort out the steel uprights, our builders were busy on the far side of the building with fitting insulation to the walls and roof. Roof bolts were tightened, and 4″ thick celotex insulation fitted to make the building more eco-friendly.
By the end of the 3rd week, the walls were all in place and plastering applied; ready for the big clean up. While our young people were raising funds at Tesco with a bag pack, parents worked hard cleaning down the floor, tables and chairs ready for meetings to start using the hut again once its handed back to us.
It was quite a surprise to us when we started on the refurbishment to find that there was a lot of water damage under the floor. This appears to have built up over a number of years having drained off the front driveway and left stood with nowhere else to go. As well as a rotting floor, this had also corroded the steel upright roof supports.
Within the space of a week, we had the steels assessed by a structural engineer, drawings made for steel brackets, brackets manufactured and the final brackets fitted. It set the build back by a week, but we know that the building is structurally sound for a good time to come!
As part of our hut refurbishment Tile Giant (on Statham Street) have given us the kitchen tiles and everything we need to apply at wholesale prices.
This is just one example of the excellent support we are receiving for our refurbishment from around the Macclesfield community.
But the generosity doesn’t stop there. They’ve also offered you, the parents, 10% off any projects you are planning in your own house. There will be discount vouchers available in the hut or you can download the TileGiant Discount Voucher here and quote “Macclesfield Parish Scouts and Guides Refurbishment” in the shop.
We now have:
What an amazing effort by everyone involved. Now the building can start…. Full Steam Ahead
18th October before we start, you will recognise the hut in it’s current state.
As the refurbishment moves forward more images will be posted….
Equipment storage and heating
Existing kitchen facilities
The group will be holding a roller skating evening on 18th November at MAC; 6pm to 8pm. All sections are invited, and leaders will be available to supervise all members in uniform where parents have asked us to do this
Parents and siblings are also welcome to come along; there is plenty of room to buy a coffee and have a natter. Parents must provide supervision for all non-members in the skating ring.
All inquiries to Diana please via activities@mpcsg.co.uk
After a lot of discussion and planning, we are embarking on the first phase of an ambitious plan to upgrade the hall on Station Street, which we hope will be completed by December 2015.
At the end of the first phase we will have:
Our new website is live. Over time the content will develop to bring you more information about the group, our facilities, our sections and latest news and events.