When you read this, the new building should be totally clad and awaiting the installation of doors, windows and PV solar panels. The windows are costing £2,000 each and if you would like to sponsor one, please contact David.malkin@henfield-scout-cc.org. Similarly, the external doors costing £4,000 and £2,500 each can be sponsored, so please make contact if you are interested. In all cases, sponsors names will be displayed on a plaque alongside the relevant unit. If you would like to make a donation to the Appeal fund visit https://gofund.me/6e891481.
By July, the building shell should be completed and ready for internal fitting-out. Several companies, many of them local, have already promised to donate skilled labour, materials and funding for the internal fit-out and landscaping, but more help is needed. Limited companies that donate goods or the services of their employees can normally claim tax relief by deducting the value from their total business profits before paying tax. Speak to your accountant to learn more or visit: www.gov.uk/tax-limited-company-gives-to- charity/donating-money.
Finally, the new building and securely enclosed grounds will be an ideal venue for a pre-school group to use daily, along with smaller clubs and associations. The Centre will also be available at weekends for Jumble sales and quizzes etc. Please contact David Malkin at 01273 493843 if you are interested.
Dave Malkin