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Re-opening the St Ives Corn Exchange. Alison Melnyczuk Town Clerk Nick Dibben Town Mayor. From this …… to this. Background Design Development Construction Operation Lessons learnt. Background. Built 1864 Market traders / community use Grade 2 listed Town centre location - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Alison Melnyczuk
Town Clerk
Nick Dibben
Town Mayor
Re-opening the St Ives Corn Exchange
From this …… to this
• Background• Design Development • Construction• Operation• Lessons learnt 2
Background • Built 1864• Market traders / community use• Grade 2 listed • Town centre location
By 2000s • Run by Town Council• Subsidy £30,000 pa• Poor state of repair • Structural issues• Closed 2001
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The Dark Ages • Public support for re-
opening but no progress
• Lack of vision• Town Council divided? • Little contact with public or possible users • £100,000 on fees
• Decide to sell in October 2006
• Strong public disapproval !!!4
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Developing a Business Plan
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Business Plan
User needsOperational set up
Building costs
IncomeRunning costs
Design brief
Possible users • Community group
meetings• Markets / Fairs • Music / drama • Parties / dinners • Exercise /dance
classes• Playgroup • Sports
• Commercial meetings• Conferences• Community cinema• Tea shop • Fashion show• Local boxing
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Public consultation
• Pubic exhibitions
• Survey in Council magazine
• Press article
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Building requirements • Users Requirements• Meetings Chairs / tables / tea facility /
basic AV • Markets • Exercise Classes Clear space • Exhibitions• Parties Bar? / extra cooking facilities • Performances Stage, sound and lighting, blackout • Nursery Special WCs, outdoor play area • Conferences Extra AV / break out areas • Cinema Better AV , tierd seating
• Office/ Storage/ Plant spaces/ cloakroom/ cleaners room / parking 8
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Design stage • Original Business Plan produced by ACE, updated by Town
Council• Develop building brief
• Scope of basic building and fit out• Appoint design team :
• Architect, structural and services engineers, QS, • CDM Co-ordinator, legal input
Key decisions • Local firms (cheap?) or experienced firms • Type of contract • Managing the design – the working party !
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Key design decision
Retain or re-build the back? •Rear of building
• complex layout• Not DDA compliant • Small kitchen • Opportunity • Extra meeting space • More storage• Bigger kitchen • Reduce construction risk
Extra cost £150,000 10
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Legal duties • Asbestos survey ( legal requirement)• Comply with H&S requirements for workspaces
• CDM (construction design management) • Intent to reduce risk during construction and operation /
maintenance • For a large project the Client has duties• Client appoints CDM Co-ordinator • Refer HSE web-site for details
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Organisation
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Funding Total cost £1,200,000•Town Council
• Capital put aside each year (£500,000)• Public works loan (£500,000)
• District Council• Grant for urgent repairs (£30,000)
• ACE • Funding for fit out (£100,000)
• Fund raising events• Donations• Grants
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Re-opening
June 2010
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Day to day running Task By
Bookings CIC 2 part time staff / software
Cleaning CIC - contract
Marketing / web-site CIC – volunteers
Accounts CIC – volunteer
Future Strategy CIC
H&S CIC – volunteer
Reception Volunteers (50 on rota)
Tea shop Volunteers
Special events ACE / CIC staff
Day to day maintenance Volunteers
Fabric and services maintenance Town Council 15
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Lessons Learnt Process:
Have a good brief and stick to itInvolve community Seek advice when neededAccept ups and downs
Building:More storage space Needed larger office Bars under usedStage lighting and sound under used Lamp changing ( don’t use low voltage lamps)
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