Before we begin, it’s a good idea to have a look back over the other blog posts, so you know what kind of stage we were at with the  Ice House. (If you want the link to the page, you can find it here).

Stage 5 – Bye bye weeds:

Today the weeds from outside the Ice House were trimmed back/removed, allowing for less risk of tripping and making it feel much cleaner and tidier. There were quite a few, and when it came to carrying heavy items to and from the church, there was a chance you could trip, but now that’s no longer an issue!

Stage 6 – The shipping container arrives:

Today, the shipping container arrived. We’ll be using the container for multiple reasons, the main one being that we want somewhere watertight to protect our equipment while we renovate the Ice House.

Potentially, depending on the need, we always have the option of storing kayaks/canoes within it too, to free up space in the boatshed while we work on fixing up other boats (A project that’s been going on for quite some time!).

In the photos below, you’ll see the shipping container being lifted from the delivery vehicle, and onto the road next to the Ice House.

(As usual, if you haven’t seen the previous blog posts we’d recommend having a look, as it provides more info about what’s going on, and what’s going where. If you want to have a look, you can find them here.)

In the photos below, you’ll see the pictures of the kitchen before it was tidied up. It is around the same size as the kitchen in the Sailor’s church where our Headquarters used to be, but this time we’ll have access to hot water which means we don’t have to boil a kettle each time we want to use some!

The bonus to the positioning of the kitchen means if we need to carry warm water to and from the boatshed, we don’t have to walk far at-all, (which means less water spillages on the carpet 🎉). And, the most fantastic thing is we now have an outside cold water tap for connecting a hose so we can wash off our boats. This is very exciting news for 6th Ramsgate as we have managed without one for years!

There isn’t much more to look at in this post, the room was cleaned up, and now we’re ready for when we move out of the church, and into the Icehouse! 🥳

Stick around for the next post, where we’ll reveal our next move.

YIS

Hawkeye and Dizzy

If you haven’t seen any of our previous posts, you should definitely have a look at them. (You can find them here)

Today, we painted the main room that’ll be used by the group whilst the rest of the building is being worked on. Adding the paint definitely added some neatness to the previously dusty looking walls, and made it look lovely and clean.

In one of the photos, you’ll see a slight recess in the wall with some shelving and bags by it. That’s where the leaders’ desk will be located. To the left of that, we’ll have the quarter deck. This room will be used for the majority of indoor meetings, whilst the other rooms will be used for storage – allowing for more space for games!

As always, stay tuned for the next blog post, where we’ll update you on the next piece of the giant puzzle!

YIS

Hawkeye and Dizzy

A note from the Group Scout Leader:

Thank you to our leaders and volunteers who worked extremely hard on cleaning, prepping and painting the walls. As the young leaders have said, a fresh coat of paint has made all the difference ,and it feels like we are starting to get somewhere.

In two of the photos, you can see some of the space that’ll be used by the group while we’re repairing the rest of the Ice House.

Look forward to the next couple of weeks where we’ll show you more of the progress that’s happening with the Ice House.

Yours In Scouting

Hawkeye and Dizzy.

During the pandemic lock down, the completion of the Ice House transfer went ahead and we are now the proud custodians of Ramsgate’s Ice House. We would like to thank Thanet District Council for this amazing opportunity. We would also like to thank Direction Law who provided
the conveyancing for this transfer.

As the project progresses you will be hearing from our Young People and the adult
volunteers involved in the Ice Project.

Over the coming months we will be working hard to raise funds to renovate the
building to provide a community space that will house our Scout group headquarters,
a water sports centre, and community and conference space.

We love to provide young people and adults with opportunities to develop their life skills, to make lifelong friends and to go on adventures. With the Ice House as our base we will
continue providing these opportunities for many years to come.

I’ll now hand you over to our Young Leaders who have a lot to say about our Ice House project.

Yours in Scouting
Shirley Appleby
Group Scout Leader