Refurbishment of Ladies toilets in Dunlop Memorial Hall
Project Description
Irvine and Dreghorn Brass is a Scottish Charitable Organisation and open to all community brass band. In a normal year many thousands of people see our bands perform in concerts, gala days, band competitions and other community events. We also provide after school brass and percussion lessons for young people and provide instruments to enable the lessons.
We obtained the Dunlop Memorial Hall in 2020 via a Community Asset Transfer from North Ayrshire Council and have created a music centre and small concert venue. Our premises are used most days for band rehearsals or music lessons.
Since purchasing the hall we have upgraded electrics, alarms, audio visual, installed flooring, decorated and now we are planning to refurbish other areas including the kitchen and toilets. Toilets have not been upgraded since the building was constructed in the 1960s.
We plan to upgrade both the Gents and Ladies toilets. The total cost of this is c. £26,000. Both toilet areas are a similar configuration and it will cost £13,000 to upgrade the Gents and another £13,000 to upgrade the Ladies (c. £26,000 in total). Note we have quotes from 3 local busineses for the works.
We plan to do the work in stages i.e. do the Gents toilets first and then Ladies toilet upgrade towards the middle to end of 2026. We have almost raised enough to enable the first phase (the Gents) to progress and we should be able to make a start this year. We are therefore seeking support for upgrade of the Ladies toilets in 2026.
Work involved would include :
- removal and disposal of existing 1960's units
- removal and disposal of asbestos if required
- procurement and installation of cubicals, wash-hand basins, new urinals, driers
- flooring and wall covering e.g. wet-wall or similar
- all plumbing and electrical works required for improvements.
We already have made other grant applications for part funding. We will also be able to commit some of our reserves to the project. We are confident of raising funding required by early 2026. As mentioned above, work would not commence until 2026.
This project improved the fabric of the building for the future and benefits several hundred people in our community including the (male) players and members of the band and the audience members who come to the hall for activities and concerts.
Location: Dunlop Memorial Hall is in Main Street Dreghorn (KA11 4AQ), next to Library.
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