A short survey to refresh community consultation conducted in 2016 and 2017.

The Resource Centre in Kershader is available for purchase from the Council as a community asset.  The Pairc Trust would like to buy it to secure its future and ensure that it will continue to be available for use by our community. The Council are keen to see facilities like these in community hands and we can most likely obtain funding for the purchase.  Maintenance of the building would continue to be on a 24/7 call out contract.

The building is currently used by:

·         Pairc Trust – office space

·         Pairc Playgroup - facilities for childcare

·         Pairc Community Council – exercise equipment

·         Community Groups – free to use kitchen, meeting room, outdoor space

No council services currently operate from the building.

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* 1. Do you agree with the Pairc Trust’s proposal to purchase the Resource Centre to keep control of it for our community’s use?

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* 2. The Pairc Gym is also located in the building. Do you use the gym now or are you likely to in the future?

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* 3. The building has excellent broadband speeds. Would you be interested in using any of the rooms to access the internet? (eg For playing music/video/audio-books in the gym, remote working, online appointments, video streaming, or any other suitable activity.)

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* 4. It is becoming more and more important to consider the energy efficiency of a building, for financial and environmental reasons. If the purchase goes ahead the Trust could carry out an energy audit to find the best way forward for making the building energy efficient, and less costly to run? Do you agree with this plan?

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* 5. If the purchase goes ahead it would be the trust’s intention to share all the annual bills between the users – Pairc Playgroup, Pairc Trust and Pairc Community Council – with the meeting room available free for Pairc community groups. Do you agree with this?

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* 6. Would you be interested in getting involved in the ongoing discussions about the building, or do you have any suggestions that may encourage additional use of the building?

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* 7. Name & Contact Details 

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