Impelo & Mid & North Powys Mind

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Impelo & Mid & North Powys Mind - The Dance Centre

Impelo, a well-loved dance charity located in the heart of Powys, sadly announced in December that their multi-year funding from the Arts Council of Wales was withdrawn. As a result, they have had to decrease services, reduce core staff, and temporarily close the Dance Centre with a view to put the Dance Centre up for sale on the open market.

Mid & North Powys Mind currently has its main base in Llandrindod Wells in a rented building that is wholly inadequate. It has no central heating and damp issues. Mid & North Powys Mind have been looking for a more accessible and better home for its services for many years.

Impelo seek to transform lives through heartfelt co-created movement programmes and workshops, and Mid & North Powys Mind’s mission is Improving mental wellbeing for people in Mid & North Powys.

The devastating news about the Dance Centre has sparked an innovative proposal:

Mid & North Powys Mind would like to buy the Dance Centre building and co-locate with Impelo - so both organisations are based from the same building.

It’s a given that the main draw to the centre itself is it’s large dance studio but the building has a huge amount of space just waiting to be re-developed and utilised - plenty of room for both organisations to thrive and continue to deliver incredible programmes for their communities. Co-locating would give Impelo a much needed cash injection, rejuvenate the building itself and reduce running costs in the longer term. It would also give Mid & North Powys Mind a much more suitable venue from which to deliver its services.

Cat Nunn, Chair of Mid & North Powys Mind said: " In the wake of this awful news about Impelo’s funding comes a rare opportunity for our two organisations to have a firm foundation for the future, a place for the community to be welcomed and for us to thrive"

It’s exciting to imagine a building in Llandrindod where these two charities could call home.

Jemma Thomas, Artistic Director and joint CEO of Impelo said: "Our dance centre serves as a weekly hub for various classes and communities, complementing our broader outreach initiatives in schools and healthcare settings while also allowing us to support dance artists in Powys. However, like many well-used buildings, it requires extensive renovations and is costly to maintain. The proposal from Mid and North Powys Mind presents an incredible opportunity for us to retain our studio space and continue to support our dance communities whilst co-habiting with an organisation who's values are so aligned with our own."

This project is wholly reliant on successful capital grant funding and we really need your help. Please can you complete the survey below to support us in this potential endeavour.

If you would like to see our draft plans for the Dance Centre, we are holding an Open Day at Mid & North Powys Mind's current building (Crescent Chambers, South Crescent, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5DH) on THursday 21st March from 10-1pm - we would love to hear your thoughts.

Thank you - your time is greatly appreciated.

In principle, do you support Impelo & Mid & North Powys Mind co-locating in the Dance Centre building? *

Yes

Maybe

We're curious, what would you mostly need in a building if accessing Impelo's sessions?

Separate entrance

Dance studio

Small communal waiting area

Toilets

Disabled access toilets

Kitchen

Office space

Other:

What do you need from the building if accessing Mid & North Powys Mind's services?

Separate entrance

Accessible space / lift

Toilet

Disabled access toilet

Central heating

Office space

Smaller rooms to meet on a one-to-one basis

At least one larger room for peer support groups / training / Wellbeing Centre provision?

Reception area

Other:

If you have visited Mid & North Powys Mind's current building in South Crescent, Llandrindod Wells, what did you think of it's current condition for providing mental health support services?

Fine as it is

In need of minimal investment to improve

In need of major investment to improve

Not fit for purpose

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Any further comments

What benefits do you think this project could bring to people living locally and people that access both organisations?

Do you have any concerns?

How can we ensure as many people as possible benefit from this project?

Would you rent the dance studio or meeting room space from us? (not all space will be used at all time)

Yes

Maybe, depending on facilities, condition, price, etc.

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Please leave your email address below if you would like to stay up to date with this potential project as an interested member of the community or as a potential hirer of the meeting or studio space.

As a result of this project, do you think there will be any wider community benefits? (Eg. Social, economic, cultural, town regeneration, environmental) What?

Can you help make this proposal a reality in any way and how?

The building is currently called 'The Dance Centre'. If both organisations are based from the same building, what should the building be called to reflect that?

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