Your help is needed to create a heritage hub for Cheltenham
Parmoor, at 26 Cambray Place in Cheltenham town centre, was purchased by Cheltenham Civic Society in 2022 using the proceeds from the sale of our former building – Parmoor House in Montpellier. The latter building was gifted to the Society in 1964 by Lord Parmoor.
The Civic Society’s aim is to convert and restore Parmoor to create a new heritage hub and meeting place for the town, whilst also securing the Society’s long-term income through leasing residential accommodation to be created on the lower ground and first floors.
The restoration will provide:
- a near 100-seat venue together with refreshment area and accessible toilets for use by the Society for its activities and by voluntary, heritage and other organisations;
- an office and archive space for the Society;
- a meeting room for smaller groups;
- two flats on the first floor and two on the lower ground floor.
We are ready to start work using the residual funds from the sale of our former building. But we need your help to fulfil the ambitions to make Parmoor a restoration exemplar and create a heritage hub for the town.
The additional £450,000 funding that we need will pay for such things as:
- the replacement of the ashlar stone frontage of Parmoor and new stone entrance pillars;
- the creation of an attractively landscaped forecourt enclosed by railings and featuring a curved ramp to give full accessibility to the front door;
- the provision of all essential furniture and equipment from chairs and tables to kitchen appliances and audio-visual facilities.
It may sound a lot but we are seeking funds from national and local funding sources as well as from our members and all those who love Cheltenham and wish to ensure that the heritage of our town is properly cared for.
A gift of just £25 for four or five months could help to buy one of the 100 or so chairs needed for our meeting rooms. £1,000 could pay for about half of the iron railings around Parmoor’s forecourt, and £5,000 could provide most of the audio-visual equipment for our meetings and presentations.
Whatever you feel that you can afford to donate will help to make Parmoor the focal point needed to secure our heritage for our children’s children to enjoy. Please click on the adjacent “Donate Now” button to send us your donation via “Just Giving”.
Once you go to the Just Giving page, there are options to choose to pay a monthly amount and, if you are a UK taxpayer, tick the Gift Aid box that will enable us to reclaim tax to increase the value of your gift by 25% at no extra cost to you.
Thank you for your support.