Help St E's Kids Buy Community Space to Flourish
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At the bottom of our school drive is an empty dance hall that used to serve our community. It provided space for courses, get togethers, dances, comedies, yoga, tai chi and much more BUT for the last few years it has laid empty and derelict! The area that the hall is in is called the Bayle and this community has lost their heart because they have no where to share.
It has just come up on the market and we have a group of parents prepared to do all the work to make it a fabulous community hub again if we can just buy it.
Who are we? St Eanswythe's Primary School who are a spatially challenged school in the heart of Folkestone who believe in putting their children and the community right at the center of everything it does.
What would gaining this Hall mean for us? We would be able to run breakfast and after school clubs from it. Children would benefit from Dance, Drama, Art and Music all able to happen in this hub. Special Needs pupils would have the space to flourish and develop according to their interests. Past pupils would have a Transition club that would make them feel more grounded and improve their wellbeing and help them develop and stay in Secondary school.
The community would also benefit. Not only will the children be able to host concerts for them, they would have a place to read with the elderly and provide much needed company. We would have a space to educate adults who themselves have gaps in their learning. For example rather than just running our food bank we would be able to give cookery lessons too.
In the evenings, weekends and during the holidays the Hall would be there for the community to use. They can reinstate those Dances, Clubs and talks that they miss so much.
All of the money raised will go to fund the purchase of the building. All the other costs will be met by our huge team of willing volunteers.
Words could not express how much this will be appreciated by the children and the whole community. The money that you give will benefit this community for many years to come.
It has just come up on the market and we have a group of parents prepared to do all the work to make it a fabulous community hub again if we can just buy it.
Who are we? St Eanswythe's Primary School who are a spatially challenged school in the heart of Folkestone who believe in putting their children and the community right at the center of everything it does.
What would gaining this Hall mean for us? We would be able to run breakfast and after school clubs from it. Children would benefit from Dance, Drama, Art and Music all able to happen in this hub. Special Needs pupils would have the space to flourish and develop according to their interests. Past pupils would have a Transition club that would make them feel more grounded and improve their wellbeing and help them develop and stay in Secondary school.
The community would also benefit. Not only will the children be able to host concerts for them, they would have a place to read with the elderly and provide much needed company. We would have a space to educate adults who themselves have gaps in their learning. For example rather than just running our food bank we would be able to give cookery lessons too.
In the evenings, weekends and during the holidays the Hall would be there for the community to use. They can reinstate those Dances, Clubs and talks that they miss so much.
All of the money raised will go to fund the purchase of the building. All the other costs will be met by our huge team of willing volunteers.
Words could not express how much this will be appreciated by the children and the whole community. The money that you give will benefit this community for many years to come.
Organizer
Tracy Arnold
Organizer
England