Mafeking Redevelopment

The site was purchased by the District in 1961, previously it had been the Group HQ for 1st Coalpit Heath from 1945 when the land was given by Mr William Blackmore to the Group , the First Mafeking Hall was opened on 4th May 1946 by Mr F Haydon Dimmock, Editor of The Scout. This wooden hall was once the R.C. Chapel used by the Army at Corsham.

That existing building was becoming unsuitable for the District use, plans we submitted for the current building with work starting in September 1971 this was completed in January 1972 and officially opened by the then County President Lt. Col. The Lord Wigram M.C D.L J.P on 19th July 1972.

In 1999 the District was given the opportunity to purchase the Tullett Field and lane to ensure we had more space for our young people to use and enjoy. The Tullett Field was opened by the the County President George Pesynski on 18th June 2003.

The current building is now past its suitable use and has been patched up and repaired over its 40-year life to a point it is no longer viable to keep up with repairs.

The list of works that need to be done include but not limited to:-

The roof needs replacing

Kitchen needs replacing,

Toilets need modernisation and the toilet block foundation needs replacing.

The hall does not meet current Equalities Act 2010.

The current building has no suitable insulation and does not meet energy requirements.

Wiring is outdated and botched together.

Underpinning the existing foundations

Repair the walls and existing guttering / soakaways,

And the list keeps going on

The above works to bring the current building up to a minimum requirement needed to meet current regulations would be more than £300,000 which we currently do not have or can find at this time. The fields are still available to all our groups /units in the District for free.

For More Information please visit our website:-

https://cesd.org.uk/mafeking-hall/mafekingrebuild/