Lake View Cafe - Delves
The Lake View Cafe is now open for business.
Delves Project Timeline
- 20th September 2023 – tender advertised for the lease of the Delves Café.
- March 2022 – Tenant vacated premises and surrendered the lease.
- A project funded by s.106 funding, the Delves Cafe was extensively refurbished in the early part of 2021 and re-opened its doors to customers on the 28th May 2021.
- September 2018 – Premises vacated by former tenant.
- September 2018 – Site visited by Town Councillors during Town Council meeting.
- October 2018 – Future of the building initially discussed and considered by Town Council at Town Council meeting.
- November 2018 – Council agrees remit for a Working Group to deliver necessary improvements to the building and the site.
- December 2018 – Meeting 1 of the Working Group takes place.
- January 2019 – Meeting 2 of the Working Group takes place.
- January 2019 – Pocket Parks Plus Grant Application submitted in the hope of securing £25,000 to help deliver external improvements on the site. Find out more about the grant fund
- March 2019 – Meeting 3 of the Working Group takes place.
- March 2019 – Government Grant bid confirmed as successful – £25000 funding award.
- March 2019 – 2 Open Events for potential new Café Tenants
- March 2019 – Temporary Disabled Portaloo Installed on site
- April 2019 – Planning Application Submitted for new Toilet Block
- April 2019 – Formal quotes sought for new Woodland Play Trail
- May 2019 – Planning Permission Application submitted for new Toilet Block on site.
- May 2019 – New Defib installed on Café Building
- May 2019 – 3rd open event for potential new Café Tenants.
- May 2019 – Quotes for development of café refurbishment tender scheme sought
- June 2019 – New bins, picnic benches and seating ordered for site using Pocket Park Grant funds
- June 2019 – Meeting 4 of the Working Group takes place.
- July 2019 – Planning Permission granted for Toilet Block
- July 2019 – Play Contractor chosen for Woodland play trail.
- July 2019 – Council sign off tender process for Café Tenants
- August 2019 – Quantity Surveyor appointed to prepare cafe refurbishment specification.
- August 2019 – Tender Packs sent to all interested parties for cafe tenancy.
- October 2019 – Meeting 5 of Working Group – Noted that no formal tenders were submitted for the tenancy.
- December 2019/January 2020 – Further s.106 funding sought to meet shortfall on cafe refurbishment costs.
- February 2020 – Meeting 6 of Working Group
- March 2020 – Full funding secured for Cafe Refurbishment
- March 2020 – Refurbishment Plans Unveiled
- June 2020 – Further s.106 funding confirmed
- June 2020 – New Woodland Play Trail installed.
- July 2020 – Tender Process to secure builder to undertake refurbishments to cafe
- August 2020 – Tenders received for cafe refurbishment
- August 2020 – Virtual meeting of working group
- September 2020 – Review of tenders for cafe refurbishment
- September 2020 – Bulb planting day at Delves
- October – Virtual meeting of working group
- October 2020 – Final funding confirmed for building refurbishment works.
- November 2020 – Contract signed with building contractor for refurbishment works.
- December 2020 – New tenant secured for café premises to take occupation on completion of the refurbishment works.
- January 2021 – Refurbishment works to café commence
- May 2021 – Refurbishment works complete
- 24th May 2021 – Cafe re-opens under new tenancy.
- 16th March 2023 – Tenancy comes to an official end and the cafe becomes vacant.
- 31st October 2023 – Lease tender awarded to Lake View Cafe.