LUTON SOUTH DIVISION
HAVERINGS EXTENSION 2003
Haverings
Extension
After a
number of years fundraising Luton South Division are excited and pleased
to announce that they have now been able to set a date to start the building.
The Builders are due to start on Monday 21st July and the Building Programme
will run for approximately 18 weeks.
A group of members
from Luton South Division gathered together on Friday 18th July 2003 to
celebrate the start of the Extension.
The photo above represents members from all sections of Luton South Division Guiding: Rainbow - Katy, Brownie - Lucy, Guide - Hannah, Ranger - Emma, Young Leaders - Sarah and Kay, Trefoil Guild - Sheila and Enid, Division Commissioner - Kim, Division Assistant - Deborah, Division President - Margaret, County Commissioner - Margaret and not forgetting the Builder, A group of well wishers attended to witness the start.
Keep coming back to see the progress!
One
month into the Building work and already the foundations have
been dug and the first signs of a wall can be seen.
A work party took place on Saturday 16th August where the position
of the new campfire circle was marked and a few barrows of earth moved
to mark the start of the slopes which will form the outer walls of
the campfire circle.
October 2nd 2003 The building work is now progressing well. The footings, foundations and outer walls well under way. It is anticipated that within the next two weeks the roof will be in place and the internal work will commence.
We have managed to raise a bit more money and it is now hoped that we will be able to complete the inside with the exception of the washroom and toilet block for the field users. Please keep helping us with our fundraising events and who knows we may soon be able to complete the whole extension.
20th October 2003. The external building is almost complete the main building now has a pitched roof. The Building work has unfortunately put the toilets out of service. But the novelty of portable toilets on the field make for quite a bit of excitement for Brownies!
We
now await to see the work progressing to the inside.
Call back again to see how it progresses.
The walls have now been plastered, the heating, toilets and fittings are due to be installed in the next week or so. Work has started on decorating the main hall, this area has not been affected by the building work but is in need of a new coat of paint. Still a lot of fundraising to go!
Bunk
Room
Guiders
Room
November 23rd The Guiders room will be bigger than our old one
with a Guiders Bathroom leading from it. It will also have access to the
Bunk room.
The formation of the new rooms is now complete. Fittings and decorating
will be taking polace during the next three weeks. The extra space will
really make a difference. Come back soon to see the finished extension.
The Disabled toilet still has a way to go!
The new lobby will be twice the size of the current one with a first aid
roon leading from it. Our full plans include an outside toilet block but
lack of funds mean that althought he room has been built the furnishing
will need a lot more fundraising before we can complete.
24th January 2004. The building work is now complete with the exception of the outside toilet block. (Need to start fundraising again to complete this bit.) We are now spending our time finishing of the decorations, hanging curtains, painting the original part of the Building and lots more. We have now ordered Bunk beds for the Bunk Room thanks to sponsors offering to pay for them.
Thanks to everyone who has helped us in any way.
At last we are able to hold a celebration of our achievements so far. The building work and re-furbishment to the Bunk room etc have been completed. Today Sir Graham Bright and Joan Lentz officially opened the extension. A big thank you to everyone who has helped along the way. Special thanks go to Deborah without whom we would still be struggling to raise the money. Her determination and management skills have kept us all focused and just look below at the wonderful day we had to celebrate the achievement!
The day consisted of a lunch for the VIP's, followed by the ceremony, a wide game, a picnic tea, a campfire after which the girls all left the field to walk back to meet their parents, just look at the happy faces to see that everyone enjoyed the day.
First of all the speeches and Thank you's.
The VIP tent.
The ladies who laid on a wonderful lunch
A view of the procedings.
Everyone including the VIP's joined in the Mexican Waves
Sir Graham Bright and Joan Lentz cut the ribbon
Time for a campfire thanks to Jan Mackenzie
Time for a wide game
After a day filled with fun and friendship the girls are ready to go home.