The Polish Scouting Association has a duty of care to ensure that the Polish Scout House – St. Briavels complies with current health & safety, fire, hygiene and environmental regulations. On the advice of registered professionals, in whose collective opinion the current state of the main building, the White House is unfit for use, the Polish Scouting […]
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In the first instance members of the Polish Scouting Association in the UK were widely consulted as to their wishes and needs with regard to the redevelopment of the centre. The consultation included engaging with a broad range of users: cubs and brownies, scouts and guides, leaders and volunteers. The users had a number of […]
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The generation of Poles and their descendants, who came to the UK after the Second World War, has been bolstered by a surge of new migrants who started arriving in the UK in the 80’s and 90’s, and again more recently, after Poland joined the European Union in 2004. Over the past few years Polish […]
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Our vision is to modernise what was in fact a residential house and create a centre which offers facilities fit for the 21st century and complies with current health & safety, fire, environmental and hygiene regulations. We aim to deliver a self-funding, modern facility which will benefit future generations not only of Polish scouts and […]
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Our plans cover both the renovation of the existing main house as well as the construction of a second, standalone building, Wood House, which was completed in spring 2019. Together these buildings will provide us with two independently functioning facilities with accommodation for a total of 78 people. In the iconic White House, with its sweeping views over the Wye Valley, we […]
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We are confident that over an extended period we will be able to raise the necessary funds to complete the project. We have deliberately divided the project into a number of phases that give us the opportunity to deliver the works over a number of years. Phase 1 Cost £207,000 – Of this amount £56,000 relates to the […]
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Any money donated to the St Briavels Fund will be placed in a separate St. Briavels Fund account and will be ring fenced; under Charity Law, it can only be spent on The Polish Scout House – St Briavels site. Any expenditure will be agreed and authorised by the Steering Committee. All income & expenditure will be independently audited and […]
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