Pocklington Community Trust Appeals for Support to Furnish Burnby Hall Community Centre

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 Pocklington Community Trust (PCT) is starting a fundraising appeal to purchase much-needed furniture and equipment for the Burnby Hall Community Centre. The appeal invites residents, businesses, and local organisations to help bring the vision of a modern, accessible, and affordable community space to life.

The immediate priority is to replace outdated and dilapidated furniture with items that will ensure Burnby Hall is both functional and welcoming. Specifically, the Trust aims to raise:

  • £2,000 for 10 new small folding tables and a table carrier for the Community Hall.
  • £2,500 for a large folding conference table to equip Burnby Hall’s first meeting room.

Following the lease signing, PCT plans to start opening up Burnby Hall for community use. The initial room to be made available will be the former Registry Office Ceremony room, which will become a versatile, multi-purpose space. Seating up to 30 people, the room will be suitable for conferences, meetings, training sessions, exhibitions, lectures, group therapy and counselling sessions, yoga and Pilates classes, reading groups, and small music recitals.

“Burnby Hall has the potential to become the beating heart of Pocklington,” said Robert Fisk, Treasurer at PCT. “But to enable us to start opening the hall up, we urgently need community support. Even small contributions will make a huge difference in creating a welcoming facility for everyone.”

To accelerate the opening of Burnby Hall for community use, we would like to encourage the support of local companies, by asking them to consider funding the redecoration, recarpeting and furnishing of individual rooms, either through sponsorship, cash donations or gifts in kind. Gifts in kind are also a great way for businesses to utilise their company’s assets and professional skills, while achieving their Corporate Social Responsibility goals. There will be the opportunity to name the room in recognition of the benefactor. In addition to creating a lasting legacy for the community, business support will provide a huge corporate PR opportunity, through association with this high-profile community project

How to Support the Appeal

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