Finally Finished!

Yep, you've guessed it, the bottom section of the building is now finished! Well, mostly.


As the builders promised the building was as finished as it could be on February the 12th, in fact, it was finished on the 11th - ahead of schedule! Giving us plenty of time to move just under 30 beds, mattresses, pillows, wooden boards and blankets down to the new dormitories. We managed, but moving that many metal beds by hand was hard work!

With the new rooms finished we now have 81, heated and en-suite, dormitory-style beds available, as opposed to the 53 we had previously. It also means we can manage having two groups on site at once far more easily, with each group having clearly sepparate sleeping accommodation, dining rooms and kitchens.

I mentioned that February would see the first St Madoc programme of the year so far in my last blog, and since then we've put on two programmes, one for a full day and one for a couple of hours. Both seemed to go down very well, with both of the groups of youth really enjoying themselves. Our orienteering course was tested on both occasions, and the set-up worked well, allowing the groups to wander our 76 acre site, savouring the sights, smells and sounds as planned.

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February at the St Madoc Centre

So february is here, bringing with it a fairly slow month as far as visiting groups go. You'd have thought that meant we'd have plenty of time to get those little things done that get looked over during busier periods... unfortunately it seems to be the opposite. With our increased bookings from schools over the spring and summer, and the Sustain project needing more and more time spent on planning it's turned out that getting these sorted is taking up a whole lot of time. It's good to be busy though, we're getting alot done, and alot sorted out, so progress is being made.

We have received the funding from the Morris and Hilda Lang Trust to finish the remaining sections of the ground floor dormitories, so the builders, carpenters, plumbers, floor-fitters, electricians and decorators have been toing and froing at all hours. Work is ahead of schedule at the moment, and is scheduled to be finished, officially, on the 12th of february. Queue more work for our staff moving beds around and cleaning the new dormitories ready for the schools and other youth groups.

All in all february seems like it will be an exciting month, the building will finally be finished, and our staff will put on a programme for the first school of the year. I, for one, am looking forward to it!