Re-opening the St Ives Corn Exchange
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Transcript of Re-opening the St Ives Corn Exchange
Alison Melnyczuk
Town Clerk
Nick Dibben
Town Mayor
Re-opening the St Ives Corn Exchange
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• 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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