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Buy A Brick! Heart Of Sidley Community Hub
by Heart of Sidley Community Association in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Total raised £11,210
raised so far+ est. £1189.25
138
supportersHelp us furnish our inclusive and vibrant community hub and cafe, a much needed facility in the Heart of Sidley!
by Heart of Sidley Community Association in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom
New stretch target
Once built, the Sidley Hub will be an empty shell. To be able to open the doors for the community to use the space, we need funding for all fixtures and fittings in and around the building, including resources for the football pitch and changing facilities. Everything from tables and chairs, to shelving & racking in the storage areas, to IT equipment suitable for the hired space, books and toys for children, to a coffee machine in the cafe!
Every penny helps us to buy the things we need to be able to open the doors to the wonderful community that is Sidley!
After a ten year journey to improving our Sidley Community, and extensive consultation with the Community, we are thrilled that we have now successfully passed Planning to create a fully accessible, inclusive and vibrant community hub in the heart of Sidley.
The Hub will be a multipurpose facility providing a range of sporting, recreational and cultural activities. We will be redeveloping & upgrading the existing facilities at Sidley Recreation Ground, which are no longer fit for purpose.
This is what is currently on the site - Currently on the site there are NO public toilets! With a childrens playground, skatepark, BMX Track and football pitch on the site, with many users daily - this has to change!
We will be replacing this, with this!!
Our new Community Hub will be a 2-storey community hub that incorporates a café, fully accessible changing rooms & toilets, including a Changing Places facility, several venue spaces for hire for community groups, events & activities.
We’ll also be adding on-site car parking, including disabled spaces. There is currently NO car parking, meaning the street can become very congested for local residents when the pitch is being used.
In addition, we will upgrade the grass sports pitch to increase its usability for both professional & amateur sports teams, but in order to do all of this, WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We are proposing a “Buy a Brick” campaign, to help us furnish this amazing new building!
Individuals, families, and businesses can purchase “A Brick” and have a permanent connection to the community hub. You can also buy a brick in memory of someone who has a connection to Sidley or as a gift for someone else.
Support from the Community has been FANTASTIC, with our Facebook and Instagram going wild after our successful planning announcement, receiving HUNDREDS of positive messages of support and congratulations! Thank you all! Now we are asking you to support us further and consider "buying a brick" to help us turn our communities dream into reality!
For more information, and to see our journey in full, visit our website : www.heartofsidley.co.uk
PLEASE HELP US MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR OUR COMMUNITY!
Rewards
This project offered rewards
£500 or more
£500 Reward
You will receive a guided hard hat tour of our site under construction - get to see the building come to life! You will also receive an invitation to our official opening, publicity as a valued supporter on all our socials and website - a great advertising opportunity for your business! In addition to this, you will also receive a dedicated plaque in our wall of supporters - listing your name/business name/family name/dedication.
£5 or more
£5 Reward
Have your name listed in our Book of Supporters - always on display in our Community Hub!
£10 or more
£10 Reward
Your name/family name/business name will be included on an art installation of mini bricks to be permanently displayed in our Community Hub showing you as a supporter and someone who has bought a brick!
£100 or more
£100 Reward
Your name/family name/business name on a plaque displayed forever in our Community Hub! You will also be listed on our online wall of supporters on our website