Another very successful and happy day raising £1500! Wow! A huge thank you to everyone who supported it. And a massive thank you to the lovely team who helped put the event on, and of course all the stall holders without whom the event could not happen.
Cafe ladies, Raffle, Cakes, Games, Santa and his elf, Colin and his engines Gemini, Folk on the door, Stall holders, and all those behind the scene – Thank you!
Not forgetting a big thank to the trustees of the Community centre for getting the new toilets, kitchen and Sports hall ceiling replaced and repainted in time for the event. A massive costly project that took several weeks to complete.
Thornton, you are amazing. So many stall holders commented on how friendly and happy the fayre is, and how much they enjoy this craft fayre above others.
Just a reminder that it is the Christmas Craft Fayre tomorrow from 10 am until 2 pm at Thornton Community Centre, raising money for St Peter’s church.
With 22 stalls, lunches, games and Father Christmas arriving by Steam engine around 10.15 hopefully it will be another happy event.
Colin and his steam engine with Santa on board will leave from near the Bricklayers Arms around 9.30 am, travel to Highfields and arrive back at the community centre around 10.15 am. He will be in his grotto and open for visitors for most of the day.
The latest quiz night at Thornton on Saturday 2nd Nov, raised £500 towards the upkeep and building works at the Community centre.
The winning team of 4 (the Cuckoos) scored an impressive 93 out 100 taking away the first prize of £24. Two teams tied on a score of 89 and after a tie-breaker, second place and a prize of £12 went to the Sparrows also a team of 4.
8 ‘quizzers’ went home with raffle prizes – thank you Liz M and Ann B for your contributions to the raffle which raised £56.
1 ‘quizzer’ went home with a bottle of prosecco and 1 with a box of Quality street after a quick round of card bingo.
Another successful, enjoyable night – Hopefully there will be another one early in the New Year.
The trustees apologise for any inconvenience caused by the recent building work in the Sports Hall at the Community Centre.
The work has been carried out in three phases to minimise disruption.
PHASE ONE
To remove the Sports hall ceiling tiles, insulation and the brown felt wall and ceiling covering.
Earlier in the year there was a fire inspection at the premises and it was found that the tiles etc were not fire retardant,
The hall was in danger of being closed if the trustees had not taken remedial action. The old tiles, felting and insulation was removed and replaced with new fire retardant tiles and insulation (Tim Baker TLB Construction Ltd) and the hall decorated throughout (Dave Goodburn).
COST – £13,080
PHASE TWO
To provide two unisex toilets in the Sports Hall (additional to the disabled toilet) by utilising the space of the existing small kitchen and using a third of the Sports Hall storeroom space for a new modern, fully equipped kitchen with eye level oven and microwave, induction hob, and large fridge freezer. (Tim Baker TLB Construction Ltd).
COST – £24,500
PHASE THREE
After phase two was completed the trustees realised that there was an unacceptable level of noise (reverberation) in the hall, making it ‘uncomfortable’ for users to hear and concentrate. The decision was taken to engage a specialist company to address the problem.
Sound Reduction Ltd will be installing white, Sonata Aurio absorber panels across the whole of the ceiling. This work will take one day to complete and will take place on Wednesday 6th November in time for the two major forthcoming events – The Christmas Fayre (16th November) and the School pantomime.
COST – £5,577.60
TOTAL COST OF THE THREE PHASES OF THE PROJECT – £43,157.60
It is hoped that this work will lead to more bookings for the Sports Hall which can now be used independently of the Main Hall. The hall is already very popular for childrens parties with the safe use of a bouncy castle indoors.The trustees would welcome new user groups to the hall, especially for sporting activities such as ‘pickle ball’ the new sporting craze sweeping the country.
SECURITY
We now have the capability to lock the new kitchen and storeroom doors to enable regular user groups equipment to be stored safely.
FUTURE PROJECTS
There are a few minor internal works that still need completing (new main hall door, new flooring in the Main hall foyer, toilet and kitchen, bricking up an obsolete rotting door and frame plus major works outdoors – the erection of a decked area off the Main hall patio doors and the extension of the car park.
FUND RAISING
All the works completed so far have seriously depleted the Centre’s funds and no further projects can be carried out until we raise the necessary monies .
More than ever we need new fund raising ideas and helpers.
If you have any ideas or think you can help in any way, then please contact the trustees through this website.
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