With planning permission having been obtained in February 2015, we are actively fundraising and making plans for our new building to go ahead.
Our Fundraising Chart shows how much we have currently raised against our target of £90,000. FUNDRAISING TOTALISER
UPDATE NOVEMBER 2017
Due to the rising cost of the supply of the potential new build, the setting and Parent Committee have approached the Parish Council with regards to the possibility of adding an extension on to the current Pamber Heath Memorial Hall.
We are in talks with them about the options open to both if we proceed down this route, so please bear with us while we work through our various options.
We appreciate this project has already been several years in the making, but like the saying goes "all good things come to those who wait!!"
We will keep you updated with our progress as we get it!
We will still continue to fundraise for our dream which will all help towards making this all happen:)
Many thanks
UPDATE JANUARY 2018
Following on from discussions with the Parish Council and the Hall Committee, they have agreed to looking in to an extension to house the preschool and various other needs the hall has.
At present we are working with our architect to cost the project, with a view to creating building plans.
More exciting updates to follow!!
UPDATE MAY 2018
Plans are being drawn up as I type and we hope to be submitting these in the next few weeks for planning consent! Fingers crossed!!!
UPDATE JUNE 2019
Planning permission for a complete renovation and extension to the hall have been accepted:)
We are in the process of working with the Parish Council and Hall Committee to organise the funds and also looking to source builders for this work.
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2021
Sorry it's been so long sine I last updated on here, however lots has been going on since June 19 - not even to mention the pandemic!
As at today, we have plans accepted from the Planning Authority to extend and renovate the current Memorial Hall, encompassing a wonderful space for our preschool children. The main hall will also see lots of works, including extending the small halland updating (& moving!) all the toilets too!
At present we are working hard with the hall, the Parish and all the local residents to raise funds to pay for this worj to be completed. We have been successful in being awarded a grant of £200,000 from the LIF team towards our project, but we still need more!
We have undertaken various fundraising events with the hall committee, one event raising nearly £15,000 thanks to double match funding we were entitiled to, all through the sale of cakes and a sponsored Santa run!
There will be plenty more events happening over the coming months and we will continue to look for funding through grants and other donation sources.
We are hoping that building will commence during the summer of 2022 inline with the planning consent, so watch this space!!
In the meantime, here's an artist impression of the new build and also the plans that had been submitted to show you the layout of all being built.
UPDATE JANUARY 2024 -
It's finally happened!! Just before Christmas we were handed the keys to the new preschool space:) We are so happy to now have a new, more fixed home where the children have a purpose built area to "Laugh, Play, Learn & Grow!"
Over the Christmas break we got busy filling the rooms with all our resources and we cant wait for the children to come and see their new environment!
UPDATE APRIL 2024 -
Our first term in the new space has been truly amazing and the children are loving all the new rooms, child sized toilets and especially the low level hob for their cooking activities!
Our outside garden space has been hindered by the weather, however we do have a wonderful covered courtyard space which the children have been enjoying everyday, no matter the weather!
Our sensory classroom is taking shape with some nice new soft play mats and the toilets have seen some very welcome additions of storage and a fabulous rise and fall changing bed. We have also kitted out thew storage room with shelving to make accessing all the resources much easier and the loft has started to be filled with all things Christmas!
UPDATE AUGUST 2024 -
Another holiday, another upgrade!
We have sorted all remaining resources that were stored in our outside classroom and these now have noce new homes in the main room. The main room itself has also had a little makeover with a bit of a change around of areas and the sensory room has finally received some much awaited resources for the walls to really enhance this space:)
The garden has been regraded and re-seeded and we hope this takes very soon so the children can get out and enjoy some large physical play very soon! We still have more plans for the garden and outside classroom, so watch this space!!