Plans for Community Facilities

 I went to the HADSCAL (Hay and District Sports and Community Association Ltd.) consultation after work, and found the group doing the presentations sitting round a table in the middle of the library.  They'd been on the go since 1.30pm, and a lot of people had come in to find out about the proposals, so they were pretty tired!  

Many years ago, there was a plan to build a community centre on the land next to the doctor's surgery which is owned by HADSCAL, but sadly it didn't work out in the end.  This plan is a bit different.  It still includes a community building, with space for the Dial-a-Ride office and the Youth Club, as well as rooms to hire out, but there is more going on outdoors.  This includes a bike track and a small sports court, for things like basketball and five a side football.  They also want a gym, and behind the surgery they want to have a community growing area to produce food and give space to socialise.  There was a young lady there who was asking about play space for smaller children - she said she brings her children into the library all the time.

There is also space near the road for some Business Starter Units.  The income from the business units would be used to fund the majority of the running costs for the site, with further income coming from the hiring out of rooms and offices.  All the buildings will be as environmentally friendly as possible (which also makes financial sense) with solar panels and solar tiles on the roofs and on canopies over the parking areas, and grey water recycling.

They said that there had been some interest during the day from councillors from Cusop Community Council - they took away some of the flyers to show at their meeting, which is this evening.  They have plans for some sports facilities in Cusop, but they don't want to duplicate anything that is planned in Hay.  Someone from Llanigon Council showed an interest, too.

HADSCAL are running a survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7SYHQYF or people can make their views known by emailing info@hadscal.org