Meeting Rooms Survey

 

Location:  Painswick, Bisley Street

 

Room name:  Painswick Centre – Green Room

 

 

1.  Publicly availability: 

Please indicate whether room is generally available for public hire, whether there are any time or other restrictions on its use.

 

Generally available; no restrictions.  Has adjacent kitchen.  Often used in conjunction with Cotswold Room

 

2.  Room size: 

Please indicate floor area and shape, and ceiling height.

 

Floor area: 6.5m x 5.2m; ceiling height 2.4m.

With 3.6m x 3.4m kitchen adjacent.

 

3.  Appearance: 

Please describe the decorative state of the room (e.g. style and when last decorated).

 

Arts and Crafts style, with picture rails.  Decorated cream, with light green woodwork (200x).  Carpeted in Green Room and vinyl in kitchen.

 

4.  Lighting: 

Please describe the nature of artificial lighting and its effectiveness.  Please also describe whether darkness can be created during the day e.g. for slide shows etc and its effectiveness.

 

Fluorescent strip lighting. 

Ordinary curtains only, capable of approx 70% light exclusion on sunny day.

 

5.  Heating: 

Please describe the room heating arrangements and their effectiveness in cold weather.  Please also comment on any ventilation or air conditioning available and its effectiveness.

 

Gas fire effectively heats room after warm up period.

Openable windows, no air conditioning.

 

6.  Seating and Tables:  

Please describe how many seats are available, and indicate their style (eg wood/foldaway/small/benches/etc) and quality.  And similarly for tables.

 

Boardroom table for 12 with upholstered chairs.  Additional round or rectangular tables and extra chairs available on request. 

Seats up to 26 at tables or about 35 theatre style.

 

7.  Toilet facilities: 

Please indicate the number of toilets available and their nature

 

One unisex toilet available on same floor. 

On floor below, another unisex toilet in addition to gents with urinal and one cubicle.

 

8.  Parking: 

Please indicate what parking arrangements are available

 

Shared parking with other Centre users, on a ‘first come’ basis.  Up to 26 spaces available (8 have priority users during business hours).

 

9.  Presentation facilities: 

Please describe what presentation equipment is available.  Presentation facilities include: projectors for slides and/or film and/or computer images, screens, microphones and audio equipment (including for recorded music), staging and special lighting for staging, etc.  Please also indicate its effectiveness, and whether users are allowed to bring and use their own equipment.

 

No presentational equipment except flipchart easel available.

Users may bring and use own equipment by prior arrangement.

 

10.  Kitchen facilities: 

Please describe what kitchen facilities are available.  Eg crockery / glasses / washing up / fridge & freezer / cooking.

 

Crockery, glasses

Washing up sink, water urn, electric kettle, cooker and fridge.

 

11.  Bar facilities: 

Please describe what bar facilities are available and any restrictions.

 

None

 

12.  Foyer facilities:

Please describe what foyer facilities are available (outside the meeting room itself)

 

None

 

13.  Storage facilities: 

Please describe what storage facilities are available for users. 

 

Limited cupboard space in kitchen

 

14.  Disabled access: 

Please describe what disabled access arrangements there are.

 

Stairlift from ground floor.  But steps not wheelchair ramp to outside.

 

15.  Other facilities:

Please describe any other facilities or features available at the meeting room.  This might include staff on site, sports equipment, entertainments license, picture rails, etc

 

Picture rails

 

16.  Occupancy levels

Please indicate occupancy levels (ie % of time used)

 

 

 

Week-days

Saturdays

Sundays

Mornings

 

6%

            ╖

            ║

            ╖

            ║

Afternoons

 

2%

            ╟  6%

           

            ╟  6%

           

Evenings

 

25%

            ╜

            ╜

 

 

17.  Changes planned:

Please indicate any changes or improvements planned and their status (e.g. wish list, planned but no funding, etc).  Exclude general maintenance.

 

Imminent (with grant funding):

·        More roof insulation and secondary glazing to reduce heat loss/draughts

·        Improved heating with radiators and sophisticated controls.

 

Planned by funding not in place:

·        Blackout blinds

·        Updated downstairs toilets

·        Wheelchair access

 

Wish list:

·        Projector and screen for computer images

 

 

Name of person completing pro-forma:  David Allott

 

Date:  19 August 2008