WORK is due to start today on a project to build a new community building and headquarters for the 17th Warrington East (3rd Lymm) Scouts and Lymm District Guides.
The building will replace the existing Guide and Scouts headquarters off Pepper Street, Lymm, which will be demolished as they are no longer fit for purpose.
The new building will keep the name of the current Guide hut, ‘Maple Lodge’. It will have two halls, a meeting room and a kitchen, and will provide facilities for the current Rainbows, Beavers, Brownies, Cubs, Guides, Scouts and Explorers, as well as for other community groups.
Work is expected to be completed by July.
Funding for the £295,000 project is coming from several sources including Lymm Round Table, Lymm Parish Council, WREN, who have awarded £70,000 and The Veolia Environmental Trust, who have awarded £35,000. The latter two grants were awarded through the Landfill Communities Fund.
The Scout group has presented the proposals for the project to a wide range of community groups including Lymm Parish Council, the Rotary Club, the Round Table and Lions, as well as with local residents at village events. Overwhelming support has been shown for the project.
James Hurrell, 3rd Lymm Scouts leader, said: “The new building will not only benefit the Scouts and Guides, but also the wider
community. The village hall, youth club and Oughtrington Community Centre are all fully booked and have had to turn away enquiries. We have already heard from groups expressing an interest in using the new building.
“The new HQ will provide a modern, accessible meeting place within 100 metres of the centre of Lymm that can be booked by community groups and individuals. We cannot wait to see it complete and in use.”
Paul Taylor, executive director of The Veolia Environmental Trust, said: “We have awarded over £642,192 to community and environmental projects in Cheshire over the last five years and it is always great to hear when one is getting underway. I look forward to hearing about the project’s development over the coming months.”
WORK is due to start today on a project to build a new community
building and headquarters for the 17th Warrington East (3rd Lymm) Scouts
and Lymm District Guides.
Work starts on new scout and guide HQ
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