The Challenge
The recent pandemic has highlighted the importance of physical and mental wellbeing as key to promoting a healthy and rewarding existence and improving productivity.
BPT has been delivering exceptional results at the facilities at the Ethelred Estate despite the inadequacy of the offer
Sports Hall
Decrepit roof that leaks frequently
No direct mains water supply
No heating or ventilation
No disabled access to the first floor
Poor insulation
Basic changing facilities
Administration Building
The café is obsolete and due to be replaced in 2023
The heating and ventilation system is unreliable
Outdoor Sports Pitches
Cause great disturbance to local residents through serious noise and light pollution
BPT is working hard to find a solution to improve these facilites and have come up with a plan for how to make this possible
Seizing The Opportunity
- Provide up to date, fit for purpose sustainable and accessible sports facilities, including basketball courts, gym, boxing ring, community hub, community café, associated changing rooms / showers etc.
- Remove the external noise and light polluting football pitches and provide these indoors, allowing extended operational hours
- Incorporate 2 local GP health surgeries who need to relocate / providing a new healthcare centre, pharmacy and community facilities to create an integrated health and wellbeing offer to the local community
- Provide a sustainable basis and functional space for BPT’s work, including vital outreach to all sections of the community
- Provide modern and affordable commercial office and flexible workspace to support local start-ups and businesses
- Deliver much needed new, high quality, sustainable homes, including social and affordable homes
- Improve safety and security on the Ethelred Estate
- Provide additional and accessible public open space
- Achieve all this with no recourse to stretched public or local authority resources
The Background
Established in 2011, The Black Prince Trust (BPT) is a Community Hub located in Kennington in Lambeth on part of the former Lillian Baylis School. The BPT strives to offer first-class sports, welfare and education facilities to the local community and schools and delivers a range of positive social impact measures defined in and measured under five Social Impact Strands. In conjunction with its partners, BPT offers free physical activity sessions for everyone aged 8-80 as well as a wide range of community programmes. The Hub is situated on 2.5 acres of land in the heart of the Ethelred Estate, home to almost 2,500 residents in one of the most deprived Boroughs in London.
These facilities, successfully run by BPT, are achieving exceptional results in improving the local community’s access to sport and educational opportunities, delivering on the better health and life skills agenda over many years. The Trust’s work is now under threat.
The potential delivery of social impact could, however, be significantly increased with new facilities. Such improvements would help BPT to provide better physical and mental health offerings, allowing local residents and neighbourhood groups to gain and develop vital skills needed both at work and in successful communities. Such services have never been more critical, particularly in the current context of increasingly pressured economic conditions and assist in recovering from the recent pandemic.
Who we are
BPT are working with Westhill as its development partner for this exciting project. The team at Westhill bring a wealth of experience in working with local authorities and the private sector to successfully deliver estate regeneration and the delivery of high quality homes across all tenure types, both in the UK and internationally. Bringing an entrepreneurial mindset grounded in a mature attitude to risk, Westhill delivers quality building projects and has amassed a sizeable portfolio of assets. Westhill also played a key role in establishing one of the first ‘For Profit’ Registered Housing Providers that has delivered affordable homes for ex service personnel and emergency services key workers.
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