Pilsdon Community
Why We Need to Raise Money
Accommodation
It is 50 years since the Community was founded and we now need to improve existing accommodation and convert the east wing to increase the number of rooms we provide.
Plans have been submitted to provide 17 bedrooms, each with its own bathroom. There will be space for leisure and training rooms and a 3-bedroom family flat. The beautiful character of the courtyard will remain but the internal layout will suit modern needs.
Our self-build project has been completed and provides two emergency rooms for women and two rooms with facilities for the physically disabled; the accommodation is flexible and so when not in use for priority visitors we are able to offer it for our regular respite visitors and others who come to share our life at Pilsdon.
Carbon Footprint
The Community intends to become increasingly self-sustaining and to reduce its carbon footprint. It will do this by incorporating wood-burning stoves, possibly ground-source heat exchange units, or wood-pellet boilers, high-performance solar panels, a rain-harvesting system, high levels of insulation, draught-proofing and double-glazing.
YOUR DONATION COULD MAKE OUR DREAM ATTAINABLE
Already we have gathered just over £1.1 million. £861,000 of this awarded to us by government in April 2008.
We need to raise in excess of £200,000 to complete our building programme. (This figure is uncertain at present as we have outcomes of applications for funding pending).
If you would like to contribute to our appeal, please send your donation to The Administrator, The Pilsdon Community, Pilsdon, Bridport, Dorset DT6 5NZ.
Please print this page and copy and sign one or both of the declarations below and enclose in your envelope with your donation.
Please treat the enclosed donation as gift-aided. I understand that I must pay an amount of income tax or Capital Gains Tax at least equal to the tax that you will reclaim on my donation.
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I confirm that if, for any reason, the project does not proceed as envisaged, you may use my donation for any other purpose the Community may decide.
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Land
We have, for a period of years, hoped to buy land locally; currently we have 12 acres of land, used for pasture and growing crops. However, increased building costs have meant a shift in our priorities. Land purchase is now outside this appeal although we do hope for an opportunity to lease land. Access to additional land would mean we could grow sufficient hay and other crops to feed our animals through the winter months and ideally we would like - in partnership with the landowner - to plant trees, for timber production and to attract wildlife.