Passed by: Senedd
Passed on: 21/02/2021
Policy lapses: 21/02/2025
Status: Completed.
Officer Responsible: Opportunities Officer
Summary
Shed to house renovations and improvements.
Details
The uni boat shed is looking tired and worn down. It has not been looked after as best as it could be, such as flaking paint, and signs that are out of date, lack of general safety information. An example is lack of vhf radios for shared club use for communication with rail and harbour master. The safety information is out of date and this poses is understanding in case of emergency.
There is equipment being stored in the boat house which is irrelevant to the clubs that use it such as boxing pads and rugby pads.
The fuse box is temperamental and sparks when it trip, causing potential fire hazard. Access to the beach is limited by brambles which have impeded safe access to the beach to launch craft.
This list goes on. What needs to happen is a consultation with the clubs which use it and then it renovated into a building to be proud of.
Submitted by: Christopher Thomas
Updates
| Action Taken |
Name and Role |
Date |
| The Opportunities Officer has set up a committee who will be directly working on this policy. They are also in contact with the head of estates regarding this. |
Tiff (Opportunities Officer 2023-25) |
October 2023 |
| Tiff had their meetings with estates regarding the boathouse and is now following up from the meeting. Estates have now cleaned the slipway which was hazardus and brought to the Opportunities Officer attendtion by students.The Opportunities Officer is now in contact with the council so that they can understand the lease. |
Tiff (Opportunities officer 2023-25) |
November 2023 |
| Tiff had their meetings with estates regarding the boathouse and is now following up from the meeting. A variety of things were brought to the attention of the Opportunities Officer which she passed on to Estates. The Estates team have now cleared the slipway, which was hazardous; passed on details of structural issues to the council; fixed the bathroom door locks; checked the fuse box which has been known to be unreliable; cleared the weeds and trimmed back the hedges; and disposed of abandoned metal railing. The Opportunities Officer is now in contact with the council so that they can understand the lease to possibly provide extra storage and remove abandoned fishing equipment. |
Tiff (Opportunities officer 2023-25) |
November 2023 |
| Tiff organised a Boathouse Clear-out in December, where all water sports groups got involved and helped to clear out the entire space. It now looks amazing and you can check out pictures below. A big thank you to Estates for their provision of a skip. Tiff has also been in touch with the council who are looking into the ownership of the abandoned fishing equipment so that it can be removed. After conversations with the SU bar, they were able to provide a sofa for the Boathouse. Tiff is now in talks with the Sports Centre regarding their improvements to ventilation to possibly implement in the Boathouse, as well as the possibility of a dry room. |
Tiff (Opportunities officer 2023-25) |
January 2024 |
| As well as working on the Boat house, the Opportunities officer has also began work on improving the Monkey Huts. If your student group uses this space and would like to get involved, please reach out to the Opportunities Officer. |
Tiff (Opportunities officer 2023-25) |
April 2024 |
Check out some photos from the Boathouse clean up. Thank you to all the students who supported in this.
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