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Renovation
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much of the School that we knew and loved has been demolished and those parts
still standing has now been converted into private homes. To many of us, however, the
heart of the School lay in the Meeting House, which remains and is used both by
Ayton Friends and the community in Great Ayton.
The Meeting House is no longer required as a place for the
three hundred plus Ayton scholars to assemble, for which it was extended in
1968. Ayton Friends have grappled with the task of altering it to ensure that it
continues to serve the needs of its much-changed community.
The appeal for funds has been met with much
generosity and will be in the region of £208,000. £21,000 has been identified
as being from Old Scholars. Additionally £10,200 has been raised by the sale of benches and
of these all except five benches have gone to Old Scholars. |
Work
on the Meeting House alterations is now finished - and almost on
schedule. The first Meetings for Worship were over the 2001
Easter Weekend. Renovation and alterations photo progress reports
appears on four separate
pages.
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Fund raising will be continued
even though the alterations are
complete - mainly as costs have now risen and expenditure will be approximately £20,000 over budget
- and therefore contributions from visitors to this website to the Meeting House Appeal
Fund would be very much appreciated. There is a separate page to printout with
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Ayton Friends now have:
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Remodelled the internal space, as shown in the drawings
below, to create versatile rooms for Friends, old scholars, and the local
community.
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Created an upper room for Old Scholars’ memorabilia.
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Created a kitchen to replace the catering facilities
previously provided by the school.
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Created rooms for children’s meetings
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Improved facilities for the disabled
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Replaced the antiquated heating system.
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Above: Ground Floor |
Below: First Floor |
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