Context

This building is my local community building, Arc Hall.

I have been the person responsible for bookings for the past three years as well as a regular user of the building in going along to community meetings and other events.

• owned by Hoathly Hill Trust Ltd
• completed in 2000 with a budget of £120,000
• contractor: Douch Partners Ltd / subcontractor: Cowley Structural Timber Works
• designed by Steiner architect, Nicolas Pople, as a purpose-built community building and kindergarten
• aligned with West Hoathly Church
• eco-build: timber frame construction / Warmcel recycled newspaper insulation
• currently housing Hoathly Hill Kindergarten and Hoathly Hill Community meetings and occasional events, as well as a library for HHC in the ‘attic’ and an office little used
• available for hire at competitive rates
• finances: outstanding loans, insufficient income to service the loan
• main hirer ending hire agreement in September 2014.