The MEM Feasibility Project

The Nant-y-Moel Girls and Boys club (The MEM) worked with the Reach team to commission a consultant to undertake a feasibility study, investigate potential funding opportunities and provide professional advice regarding funding applications.

The Boys & Girls Club are managing a busy hall daily, which involves having conversations with users and listening to their concerns and issues with using the hall. As well as hands on daily interaction with hall users, there has been considerable community engagement and consultation over the years. Building on the consultation Reach did for the previous hall refurbishment, there has since been online surveys, questionnaires, and social media activity on the hall Facebook page.

The need for a better heated hall comes out in all this consultation and discussion with hall users.  The hall has a state-of-the-art infrared heating system, but the electricity costs are preventing this being used properly. The hall is working towards grant funding to increase the solar panel coverage and generally improve the hall.

The feasibility study involved a desktop review of existing studies, assisted with organisational priorities, undertook an audit of existing solar panel feed in tariff payments, reviewed the existing building, supported the group with obtaining input from the infrared heating system’s engineers, considered the feasibility of an additional solar panel, developed a costed plan for hall improvement, assisted with funding availability and provided guidance on the completion of future grant applications.

As a result of the feasibility, The MEM, supported by Reach, successfully applied for funding from Ynni Cymru and BCBC Town Centre grants to renew the roof and install solar panels and a bank of storage batteries. 

Nant-y-Moel Girls and Boys club (The MEM)