Workshop, Development Manager and Workshop Supervisor
Proposal code:
THC-2026-07-178
To buy the workshop, which is leased, providing a permanent accessible space to grow repair, reuse and community learning activities that reduce waste and support local sustainability.
Estimated Cost
£100,000
We have been providing services to the area since 2019 from our leased workshop in Grantown. Our current Landlord has passed away, and the building will be put up for sale as part of the estate. We wish to purchase the current workshop.
We purchased the shop next door this year for our sales but it is not large enough for us to combine as shop and workshop and we would be unable to continue working if we cannot purchase the workshop.
We are important to the community because we combine environmental, social, educational and economic benefits in one project.
This matters because we reduce waste and landfill, we repair, restore, recycle and resell items that might otherwise be thrown away, helping to reduce waste and encourage reuse. In addition to reusing materials, we have invested in energy efficiency and carbon reduction measures for our buildings, fitting Air Source Heating, insulation and LED lighting in them.
We provide skills and training in partnership with the School, Health Services and other organisations to assist people learn practical, workshop skills, workplace habits and employability skills through training and supported work experience. We support young people, people with additional needs and learning disabilites, those with poor wellbeing or mental ill health and others who may face barriers to emploment, helping them to build confidence, independence, and local support networks, and promote wellbeing and good mental health. We run focussed programmes, including courses linked to wood working designed to support people to rebuild confidence and to manage life's challenges.
We offer a welcoming space to local residents, including older people living alone who can meet others and feel connected to the communiity
We support the local economy and High Street by occupying shop premises, attracting volunteers and customers, and providing affordable furniture ad repair services. We contribute to the vitality of Grantown on Spey's High Street.
We provide services for;
20Trainees at any one time,
8 volunteers,
Repairs for Community Members, 81 since March 26
Sales of refurbished items, 52 this financial year
We currently employ 5 part time staff (2.3 FTE)
We strongly align with the Badenoch and Strathspey Area Place Plan by supporting the key themes of People, Plae and Prosperity. Through repair, reuse, skill development and community engagement we help reduce waste, support climate action, strengthen community resilience, and create local economic and learning opportunities, contributing to a more sustainable, inclusive and thriving Badenoch and Strathspey.
We have a positive learning impact on those in the community in need by providing paractical, hands on opportunities to develop work skills and move closer to the workplace. Through workshops, volunteering, and community activities we help people build confidence, learn new techniques, reduce waste, and increase awareness of environmental issues, while fostering social connections and lifelong learning. We have therefore a positive impact on the community by promoting sustainability, reducing waste and providing opportunities for people to learn practical repair and upcycling skills. we bring people together, encourage community involvement, support environmental responsibility and help make everyday items more accessible and affordable through our repair, reuse and sharing.
We support local businesses through our Fair Trading Policy which commits us to;
1. Grantown Remakery actively supports the regeneration of Grantown Highn Street and Town Centre.
2. All funding earned by Grantown Remakery will be reinvested to support people of the area to help develop their work and employability skills and to move closer to employment.
3. All services and goods required by the Remakery will be purchased locally where possible.
4. Grantown Remakery will pay all supplier invoices within 7 days in acknowledgement of cashflow requirements of small businesses.
5. Grantown Remakery is currently in partnership with Grantown Grammar School, Job Centre Plus, NHS, the Grantown Society and Barnardos. We will form other partnerships with other local businesses and organisations as required.
6. Grantown Remakery will contribute to Local and National Carbon Reduction targets through its Repair, Refurbishment and its own environmental practices.
7. Grantown Remakery actively supports the Circular Economy.
Outcomes;
Young people at risk of exclusion maintain their place at school
Young learning disabled adults develop independence skills, work skills and move to employment where possible.
Those with mental ill health improve their wellbeing, develop confidence, develop work skills and move to volunteering and closer to the workplace.
Increase our current 30 x 1 Tonne van loads of furniture prevented from going to landfill.
Increase our repair service
Increase our staff to 3 FTE
Key Milestones
3 young people more stable and learning in school
5 young people in transition from school into work, 2 in apprenticeships
2 young people in college
2 learning disabled people into work
2 peole with reduces psychiatris support, 1 discharged from sevices
4 families provided with cost effective furniture when setting up home
Approx. 8 single elderly people provided with warmth when 'The could notafford to heat their homes' or with conversation when lnely.
We will continue to provide and grow our services.
A project plan has been completed in line with Board requirements for the purchase of the property and the Development Managertasked wth securing the funding to do so.
The property is currently leased and inuse as the workshop and it is our understanding that no further consents are required.
The building is currently being valued as part of the setate and we are being given first option to purchase, at this stage we have a ballpark figure from previous conversations with the Landlord.
Grantown Remakery is more than a Repair Shop, it is a community hub that helps people develop skills, improves wellbeing, supports inclusion, reduces environmental impact and strengthens Grantown on Spey's economy and social life.
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