Proposed Bawtry Heritage Visitor Centre

  PROPOSED BAWTRY HERITAGE VISITOR CENTRE – Publicity Information The project aims to repurpose the disused toilet blocks on Gainsborough Road into a Heritage Visitor Centre for the town facilitating a community ‘hub’ and incorporating a Changing Place and other toilet facilities. Benefits (Why is it needed?) Achieving a totally inclusive Centre, and town, with the associated Changing Place and other toilet facilities As one of only a few such facilities in the surrounding area, the Changing Place will be particularly beneficial both for people with profound disabilities to give them a new-found freedom to be able to visit Bawtry safely, as well as for parents with young children Provision of a safe, hygienic bathroom as a stopping point for parents/carers of severely disabled people when out on day trips Dissemination of information on the rich, largely unknown, history & heritage of the town Provision of information, education and learning […]

 

PROPOSED BAWTRY HERITAGE VISITOR CENTRE – Publicity Information

The project aims to repurpose the disused toilet blocks on Gainsborough Road into a Heritage Visitor Centre for the town facilitating a community ‘hub’ and incorporating a Changing Place and other toilet facilities.

Benefits (Why is it needed?)

  • Achieving a totally inclusive Centre, and town, with the associated Changing Place and other toilet facilities
  • As one of only a few such facilities in the surrounding area, the Changing Place will be particularly beneficial both for people with profound disabilities to give them a new-found freedom to be able to visit Bawtry safely, as well as for parents with young children
  • Provision of a safe, hygienic bathroom as a stopping point for parents/carers of severely disabled people when out on day trips
  • Dissemination of information on the rich, largely unknown, history & heritage of the town
  • Provision of information, education and learning which could also help with generation gap aspects through targeted meetings/talks
  • The improvement of the visual appearance of the ‘ugly’ disused buildings at the ‘gateway’ to the town
  • Improving the image of the town and, indeed, the entrance to South Yorkshire from the south and east
  • Conversion of the buildings into community usable space
  • Provision of quality toilet facilities for the town
  • Provision of a focal point (‘hub’) for the community where people can meet and have a chat and a coffee
  • Help with community ‘health & wellbeing’ aspects
  • Encouragement of increased visitor numbers to the town
  • Accommodate the ability for the display of local arts and crafts
  • Facility for the provision of talks to school groups as well as sessions for all age groups
  • Provision of voluntary work which is likely to be the more elderly/vulnerable members of the community who would benefit from interaction with others
  • Provision of a meeting room for use by smaller community groups or individuals

If you are willing to give it your support in any way please contact:

Rachael Blake (BHG Chair) or John Linsley on 374009, or David Kirkham on 710899, or post your support on the BHG facebook page @BawtryHeritageGroup or email us at bawtryheritagegroup@gmail.com