Burmarsh Hall Renovation.
Burmarsh is a small village on the picturesque Romney Marsh, Kent. Our Hall in Burmarsh has fallen into an unusable condition and we need to raise £30,000 to demolish it and replace the kitchen and toilet. In addition we need to replace the main doors to meet fire regulations and the electrics have to be upgraded to be fit for purpose.
The Hall is a badly needed community space that can be used by all age groups but particularly the older residents and those under the age of 18 - these groups make up approximately half of the population of this very rural isolated community. Burmarsh has one bus a week that arrives in the village midway through a Thursday morning and returns in the early afternoon. The nearest shop, primary school, doctor’s surgery and pharmacy are two miles away in Dymchurch. A number of older residents have no means of leaving the village, while young people are isolated during the school holidays and at weekends.
The main aim of the volunteer group is to bring the Hall back into full use so that it can, again, become the centre of the village and provide a communal space for all age groups to use on a regular basis. In the past the Hall was used by CARM (Caring All Together on Romney Marsh) and for a wide variety of activities including coffee mornings, a meeting point for those who want a chat, parties, a lunch club, jumble sales, auctions, children’s holiday activities, as a Polling Station, for meetings and classes, and various clubs, as well being hired out for private functions. At present this much needed community space is entirely unusable. We would like to start work as soon as possible but we need your help. If you are able to give even a small amount we would be most grateful.
Please help us bring the Hall back into full use for the benefit of all of Burmarsh residents.
Thank You
