To replace the two temporary wooden pallets with a permanent aluminium non slip platform.
Description
Access to the toilet compartment at the rear of the Groundhog involves stepping up/down a distance of approx 25cm and closing the metal door behind you.
This is further complicated by the Groundhog welfare unit lying on a slightly downward facing slope.
Our museum visitors and walkers/cyclists passing by on stage 12 of the Ayrshire coastal path have free access to our Groundhog toilet compartment during our opening times from April to September and this covers all age ranges and from individuals to families.
We have attempted to reduce any access difficulty to the toilet compartment by the temporary positioning of two wooden pallets to act as an intermediate step, however due to the exposed nature of the site and wooden material these now require replacement.
We have approached a long established blacksmith based in Largs and they can design, manufacture and install a steel frame covered by an aluminium durbar sheet which has a raised pattern feature to form a non-slip surface in any direction and which will form a platform with the same dimensions as the existing pallet area for £960 including vat..
This will act as a permanent solution making access/egress easier, while spending the money within the North Coast to the benefit of the business and its employees.
We are hoping to develop in the coming year an approach to those individuals or groups looking to improve their physical fitness and mental health by providing a free resource rest and/or turn round stop at our site which is 3 miles north of Largs on what was previously known as the red road from Routenburn Golf course to the Meigle.
Our free admission museum is available for visits from those with mobility issues and both our museum and welfare unit are powered using PV solar panels for lighting and communications equipmen as part of our drive to minimise the use of fossil fuels due to not having a mains connection to our museum site..
Location: Skelmorlie Secret Bunker Museum is a restored Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post which formed part of a chain throughout the UK. The association provides free admission guided tours to explain our role in the event of a Nuclear attack on the UK during the Cold War.
This is an essential project. So much work has already gone into this site and I would urge anyone who has not seen it to go and take a look at it. Fantastic.
This would be a welcome addition to this growing local attraction, and an important safety feature for those with mobility issues.
Hope you get Grant. This would be great addition to Ground Hog unit.
This is an essential project. So much work has already gone into this site and I would urge anyone who has not seen it to go and take a look at it. Fantastic.