New Clubhouse at Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

New clubhouse at Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club

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The clubhouse at Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club (HLSC) has been renovated and upgraded over the winter months.

Last year, HLSC received a grant under the Sports England Inspired Facilities scheme and then they matched that funding with money from club funds and significant donations from club members. So, during the winter, the club has seen a major building programme.

Internally, the key changes have been: 

• Completely refurbishing the ladies changing room, with new showers, toilets and washing facilities. 
• The new provision of a ground floor accessible toilet. This required major modifications to the entrance hall. 
• Refurbishing of the main training/sailing wet room.
• Upgrading the gents changing rooms. 

Externally the key changes have been: 

• Upgrading the roof. 
• New PVC double-glazing of the windows in the changing rooms and kitchen. 
• New layout and roadways in the dinghy park. 

Rene Watts, Club Secretary, who helped secure the funding, said: "Surveys had shown that if you wanted to attract new members, then you need attractive facilities, as well as providing training programmes.

"Everybody who has seen the new facilities has been very impressed with them".

Steve Caladine, who managed the project on behalf of the Club, said: "Like many clubhouses, our facilities had developed over half a dozen stages since the first building was erected by club members in the early 1950s.

"This project had brought the clubhouse up to the same modern standards throughout and everybody now can enjoy a set of facilities that are both very attractive and very functional."

The club is now back up and running a full sailing programme, including open meetings, and all visitors will be made very welcome.