In view of the current COVID-19 situation, the Trustees have decided not to hold an AGM this year. All current Trustees will remain in post until the next AGM. The Annual Report for 2019 is now available and can be seen here. Any questions which would have been raised at an AGM can be sent to the office.
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After a few months of trials, a new online room booking system is now live. This will have major advantages for customers and will significantly reduce the administration overhead for the Chantry staff. The new system enables users to view what is on at the Chantry and will provide a facility for group organisers to add details to promote their activities. The system also shows which rooms are available for booking and enables users to submit a booking request to the office. One major advantage is that the system is available 7 days a week and 24 hours a day so users are no longer limted to contacting the Chantry during offfice hours.
The room booking system is fully integrated into the new website and can be accessed via the "Book a room" page.
The Chantry is receive a funding boost of £59,700 thanks to developer funding secured by South Gloucestershire Council.
The funding will be provided to the trust that manages the Chantry to install completely new central heating and hot water systems in the main building and coach house of the facility. The project will also involve the disconnection and removal of 31 existing storage heaters.
The Chantry has just reopened following coronavirus restrictions and the work will be carried out over the next few months, with the aim to complete the work by mid-November.
This work will complete a programme of improvements that have been made at the Chantry over the last two years and will ensure that the building remains in good condition and has increased potential for being available to groups and for activities for all Thornbury residents.
Cabinet Member for Communities Cllr Rachael Hunt said: “We are pleased to secure this funding from nearby developments that will help the Chantry install a more economical heating system and be used to its full potential. These improvements will mean the venue can cater for additional community uses as the current poor heating provision means that the building is not suitable for use for a lot of the target groups in the evening in the later autumn/winter month. Once the work is complete, the facility will hopefully attract new course and activity organisers, to increase the capacity of events at the community centre for local residents.”
Chairman of Thornbury and District Community Association David Derham said: “We are absolutely delighted that the Council has been able to award this funding to the Chantry. The current storage heaters are very old and lack the necessary level of control to provide heat when it is needed. The new heating systems will enable us to provide a much better environment for our user groups and will significantly reduce our operating costs and amount of wasted energy. We will also be able to comfortably accommodate many more groups in the evenings when previously the heating was totally unsatisfactory. This project will be a critical addition to the many other things we have been doing recently to improve the quality of facilities and business processes at the Chantry.”
The £59,700 of Section 106 developer funding is associated with the Park Farm and Morton Way developments and is allocated to be used as a contribution towards the provision of additional capacity to cater for additional community use at one of the community centres in Thornbury.
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