The Future of 24 Swan Street
Ground Floor
Current long term tenants are:
An established dance school JLD School of Dance
A thriving sixth form and foundation vocational training centre, Kingsclere Performing Arts College (working in partnership with Newbury College)
First Floor
With so much potential to maximise the entire building our plans include ideas to bring new services on site and develop the suites to including:
Youth Centre Hub
Activity room for crafts, cooking and creativity
Professional grade music practice room and recording studio for community use
Community classroom with internet access
Well-being room for counselling services
Community cafe with late night food delivery service / takeaway, to include community larder / food bank
Lift for improved access to the first floor
Car Park
Since the CIC took over the management of 24 Swan Street, parking charges have been introduced. The PAYC is helping to protect the Conservation Area and support a high-quality living environment by managing the community car park. Around 90% of parking income is returned to the CIC and used to maintain the site.
A number of residents, prioritising those with the greatest need for parking, have purchased annual permits, helping to fund the upkeep of the facility. The PAYC is also exploring the installation of electric vehicle charging points, providing a valuable amenity in a central village location.
It is important to remember that, without the CIC taking over management of the site, parking at Swan Street could have been lost altogether through private residential development.
Practice Room and Recording Studio
We have been collecting instrument donations for our practice room and recording studio. We hope to offer the facility for bands, for mixing live music, podcasting, demos and much more.
Future musicians, artists, podcasters and radio presenters a like will be able benefit from a place to develop future musical talent in Kingsclere.
The Classroom
Young People in the village will benefit from access to the quiet study space that the “The Classroom” will provide. If you need a quiet space with great WIFI outside of the home for GCSE or A-Level revision, or just for catching up on your homework, this could be the place for you.
Sustainable
Solar Roof Panels
With a large roof area at 24 Swan Street, it just makes sense to work towards reducing the carbon footprint where possible. Funding will be sought to ascertain the viability of installing solar roof panels on the Grade II listed roof.
