St George's Day Party

The party was a great success! We raised around £1,000, which will enable us to progress with our work to save the Pavilion.

Thanks to all of you who came.
Thanks to all who bought raffle tickets (£400 of the profit came from them!)
Thanks to the Temple Hotel for providing such a good venue.
Thanks to Eat Cake for providing such a great entertainment.

Click on the link to see the photos.

Gregor

The April 24th Party - SOLD OUT

At 4.00pm we sold the last ticket to Steve and Georgina.

So if you haven't got a ticket, please do not try to buy one on the door!

The Temple Hotel will however welcome you at the bar downstairs.

Next time we have a party remember to book early; if you have been disappointed this time.

Gregor

The April 24th - only 8 tickets left!

We will sell out. So if you want a ticket, buy now!

Gregor

The April 24th - only 19 tickets left!

Good sales today, we are nearly sold out!

I attended a meeting to discuss the future plans for the building today. Within a couple of weeks we will have a proposal to present to the public.

Until then we will have a lot of discussion as to what we can fit into the building.

Gregor

The April 24th - only 24 tickets left!

We are still selling tickets at a good rate, no-one should expect that there will be tickets on the door......buy early!

Gregor

Toilets Get the “Thumbs Down” from Visitors

The Matlock Bath Pavilion Group has found that more than half the visitors to the village think the toilets “Could be Much Better”. Many used the word “disgusting” to describe them. No one thought that the village was “Over-provided”.

The survey was conducted in response to a request by Derbyshire Dales District Council. The Group were asked to look at whether they could take over responsibility for the toilets near the Pavilion. Before doing this the Group wanted to see what they were taking on, and now they know!

We could provide a better service than is currently available, but things would have to change. One of the reasons that the survey came out with such a negative response was that damage was done to the toilets on Friday night. One hand dryer was ripped off the wall and another damaged.

No-one uses the toilets at night except when there is a special occasion, such as the Illuminations. We would obviously leave them open during these nights, but leaving them open every night exposes them to the certainty of vandalism.

The detailed results of the survey are below. In total 169 members of the public took part as they left the toilets.

Results of the Survey:

Could be much better_________86___51%

Needs some improvement_____52___31%

They are OK________________31___18%

Matlock Bath is over-provided___0___0%

Total_____________________169__100%

Gregor

The April 24th - only 32 tickets left!

Only 32 tickets are left for the St George's Day Party on Saturday the 24th!

There is one week to go and every chance of selling out before the night.

Get your ticktes - £8.00 from:
:-) www.savethepavilion.co.uk (if you have a PayPal account)
:-) Matlock Bath newsagents
:-) telephone Penny Macgregor 01629 55088

Gregor

The April 24th Ticket Sales are Going Well

We have now sold over half the hundred tickets for our St George's Day Party. Twenty have gone in the last three days, so it looks like a sell-out is possible!

We have the Bonsall band Eat Cake playing as well as a light Buffet; all for £8!

Tickets can be bought on-line from www.savethepavilion.co.uk.

Hope to see you there!

Gregor


There will be a Raffle and the prizes so far are:
-> Bottle of Champaign - Penny & Gregor Macgregor
-> Black Sholder Bag - Equatorial Crafts Ltd – 186a South Parade
-> Meal for 2 for £25 Sun-Thurs – La Caverna- 30 North Parade
-> Heart Shaped Candle Burner – Fabric Design - 10-12 North Parade
-> Ring and Necklace - Spanglemaker - 30 North Parade
-> Heart Shaped Candle Burner - Talisman - 148 North Parade
-> Draft Excluder - Talisman - 148 North Parade

Clean-up Day at the Pavilion

We have just finished the first day of clearing the Pavilion of all the rubbish that was left behind by the Nightclub. There are sacks of paper plastic and piles of wood. See the photo to get a feeling of what the ballroom looks like with the light shining in! You can also see the enormous amount to work that remains to be done!

What has been revealed is the old stage architrave; it is almost in-tact. I have cut out a piece of the picture to show what is visible and compared it with an original Edwardian picture that we have. It shows the right hand side of the stage and you can just see the "pillars" that are clearly visible in the old photo.

More work will be done to reveal the stage, so there will be more news tomorrow.

Gregor

St George's Day Party

We have just worked out how to get electronic payments for tickets. Click on the link above and you can order your ticked electronically, using Paypal or a credit card.

Eat Cake are playing and here is the link to their website.

In the mean time tickets are selling fast. We have already sold one third, so there may not be any left by the night. Order early to avoid disappointment.

Gregor

CAD Drawings for the Pavilion

Design drawings can now be found at this link; click on the title to see them. We are now working on a design that will fit within the building, using the space most effectively.

Gregor

Matlock Bath Playgroup

Last night I met members of the Matlock Bath Playgroup.

There had been rumours that the Matlock Bath Pavilion would be pulled down and they would loose their Playgroup space in the Community Room.

I was able to assure them that the only way this would happen would be if we FAILED to Save the Pavilion and Derbyshire Dales District Council was forced, by the Government, to sell it.

Our commitment is firm:
"The playgroup should remain where it currently is and with the same access control that it currently has. The only change to this would be; in the unlikely event that we were able to find a better option to what you currently have."

We will carry on working with all the interested parties to turn the building into a centre for Theatre, Arts. Music and the local community. Follow us at:www.savethepavilion.co.uk

Gregor