Leicestershire Scout Council New Office and

Meeting / Training Facilities

Further to Lyn Rowe’s recent explanation regarding selling the existing County Centre and looking to relocate, this week the developer who we have entered into an option agreement to sell the site, has moved forward to submitting a planning application. Whilst this process, could take up to two years, we can now start the next exciting chapter to look for New Office and Meeting facilities. Below is essentially the initial shopping list of facilities the new building should have, taken from the initial consultation which reviewed the existing facilities and which eventually started this whole process of seeking to sell the site.

This is an open invitation for anyone to comment on the proposed facilities, suggest locations or anything else to do with the new building.

In brief terms the proposal is to look for a building which is more compact, manageable and focused on the administration and operation of Scouting in Leicestershire, while the campsites provide everyday camping, adventure, nights away and participation.

Location

We are looking for a property or land to purchase, facilitating all our needs in one building, with a good sized car park – or option to use alternative facilities outside of normal office hours. It would be preferred to house facilities over one floor, which have a professional appearance and a possibly a good visible “high street” presence. The preferred location would be the M1/M69/A46/A5460 corridor area and be easily accessible from these routes, it should be in a good neighbourhood with neighbours of an equal standing.

Facilities

•  a large meeting room of around 100m² to be partitioned to make two rooms, suitable for presentations
• 3 Administration Offices – 3.5m x 3.5m
• 3 small meeting rooms for 10/12 people – 5m x 5m
• kitchen area – large domestic scale size 4m x 4m
• retail sales area 8m x 8m for equipment department, including storage area 3m x 3m
• toilet accommodation
• in the region of 25 Car parking spaces
• disabled access and facilities
•  have a professional appearance
•  provide a visible presence
• good size storage area in one area or multiple areas – 10m x 6m

Contact

Any thoughts you have regarding the new facilities should be emailed to lscnewoffice@gmail.com and received no later than June 8th 2012. Alternatively you can post to Private and Confidential – NEW OFFICES Leicestershire Scout Council, Winchester Road, Blaby, Leicester LE8 4HN. The comments you send will then be presented to the search committee nominated by the County Executive. Please note that this email account will only be used during the consultation period and will be closed after June 8th.