Sheltered Spaces

This project aims to improve the facilities available for visitors and for volunteers at Windmill Hill City Farm. It will provide sheltered spaces on the site by improving four areas:
• Interaction centre – to better engage visitors through demonstrations (eg sheep shearing, hoof trimming); exhibitions (permanent wall displays and temporary touring exhibits); talks and training (eg teacher training, expert talks); small animal interactions (eg handling ferrets, hamsters).
• Seating canopy – covered area for visitors to reduce the impact of inclement weather, expands seating available to café customers (greater sustainability for organisation).
• Workshop – tools, storage, fabrication, repairs – primarily a volunteer space
• Garden workroom – space to wash, weigh, bag up produce before going on sale; primarily a volunteer space
In each case there are existing buildings that can be improved, which offers good value over having to start from scratch.