We don't quite have enough money yet to complete the project but as we need to finish this refurbishment by 14th April, work starts this Saturday on converting the reception at Longridge into visitor accommodation. This exciting new development has been designed with schools and youth groups in mind to give 40 beds in small rooms of 4, all with en-suite toilets and separate staff rooms too. For those that don’t want the Longridge café to cater for them, the accommodation block will also include a self-catering kitchen, fully equipped with ovens and cooking and serving equipment. This is a much needed and very valuable resource for all the existing schools and youth groups that visit us and we hope some new people; as no more will local schools and youth groups need to travel all the way to Wales and Lake District for their outdoor activities residential, they can make their budgets really stretch further by foregoing the huge transport costs and coming to us, here on the Thames at Bisham.
To complete the project, we need to raise £40,000 by the 14th April. So if you would like to help make this important local facility happen, get in contact with us, the person or company that makes the largest donation will be able to name the building and as 85,000 visit us every year, this could be quite a significant opportunity!
Works start this Saturday to create new visitor accommodation
