Upminster Pavilion Club Development

Fund raising is aimed to significantly improved the facilities that are offered to our members and community, with an enhanced building that is more eco friendly, flexible, compliant with disability access, and fit for purpose. The benefit of the new facilities will:

🔵 approximately doubling the size of the pavilion. 

🟡 2 x new large changing rooms with self contained showers

🔵 rework of existing changing rooms to provide a DDA compliant changing room and a flexible changing room for umpires / juniors etc.

🟡 brand new L shaped bar to offer increased product range and serving areas 

🔵 increased size lounge area with new carpet, wall finishes, and lighting 

🟡 new dartboard area for permanent fixed boards; with ongoing work to explore a darts academy

🔵 full rewiring and new heating system to significantly improve the usability of the building in winter

🟡 installation of solar energy system including panels and battery to improve sustainability.

🔵 new insulation to walls and ceilings throughout to improve energy efficiency and ambience in winter months

🟡 new audio visual and sound system, so we are able to offer in house training for players and officials

🔵 brand new wc areas for both men, women, and dda compliant facilities

🟡 new and improved furniture throughout 

🔵 dedicated furniture storeroom to allow flexible layouts depending on club requirements (match day, social events etc) 

🟡 installation of a dormer at first floor level to relocate the scoreroom and scoreboard to make more room downstairs in the club areas. 

🔵 dedicated hockey storeroom and cricket storeroom at first floor level. 

🟡 installation of 2 x gables and a clock tower to approve the aesthetics of the building in line with consultation with Friends of Upminster Park. 

The plans of the redevelopment can be found here https://msp.havering.gov.uk/planning/search-applications#DOC?DocNo=2928595 . Throughout the planning application, there has been collaboration between the council, local communities, to create a plan that is fit for purpose, activity supports the ongoing growth of womens, and coltshockey, and future proofs the building for further expansion of these sections.