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Upgrade Project

We are currently in the process of improving and upgrading the facilities at our hut.

The improvements are based around two main areas; improving the safety and security of the hut, and improving the facilities for the hut users.

Fundraising

These improvements to our guide hut are expected to cost around £50,000. If you are able to help towards our fundraising efforts, please view our fundraising page by following the below link.

Fundraising Page

Upgrade plans

Electricity Supply

Our current electricity supply is outdated and gives us limited electricity capacity. We are upgrading our supply, which will enable us to use more power within the hut, to make further improvements such as more powerful kitchen appliances.

Heating

We plan to replace our current, inefficient, noisy fan heaters with new heaters that are more efficient, safer, and user friendly. These improvements cannot be started until the electricity supply is upgraded.

Wet Room

The disabled toilet will be turned into a wet room with a shower, which is a much sought after addition for leaders staying at the hut for residential events. The wet room will still contain disabled toilet facilities. These improvements cannot be started until the electricity supply is upgraded.

Ranger Room

The Ranger Room will be turned into a breakout room for use for Girlguiding hirers.

Kitchen

We are planning to equip the kitchen with a large, powerful catering stove, and a full size frige freezer. Our current kitchen is not adequate for catering for larger groups, such as overnight residential events. These improvements cannot be started until the electricity supply is upgraded.

Completed Upgrades

Fire Alarm System

We have replaced our previous smoke alarms with a new interlinked system throughout the hut, improving safety for all our users.

Perimeter Fencing

To improve the security of the hut for our users, and prevent further damage due to vandalism, we have fenced around the land we lease. Thisincluded clearing the overgrown area behind the hut that we lease, to be a secure area for campfires or outdoor games.

Pauline Geering Room

We have transformed our lacklustre back room into a leaders room for residential events. The room now has bunk beds, a sofa bed, additional bedside furniture and a modern makeover to provide a useful and comfy space for leaders to sleep during residential events.

Front Door

We have replaced our front door with a modern, secure, UPVC door, to improve security for our hut uers. The new door is wider, and has a flat threshold, improving our access for wheelchair users.

Fuse Board

The outdated fuse board has been replaced with a safer, modern fuse cabinet. The electricity distribution in the hut has been updated. These improvements had to be completed before the electricity supply could be increased.

Hut prior to fence installation