The Calvert Trust 

Phase 1A consisted of the conversion of a traditional stone and slate building including structural alterations and strengthening the floors and roof to provide a new conference room and several high specification en-suite bedrooms to form holiday accommodation for the disabled. 

Phase 1B was the alteration and extension of a detached stone and slate barn to provide new office accommodation.  Phase 2 was the construction of a large extension to provide a new water centre, swimming pool, changing facilities, activity room and dining room.  This was partially sub terrain being cut into the hillside with reinforced concrete retaining walls, glulam trusses, stone walling and a slate roof.  It features large aluminium picture windows, a swimming pool with a movable floor, water cannon, a sauna, hoists, a kayak store and a personnel lift.  It is finished to a very high standard with mosaics, slate and ceramic tiling, stretch ceiling panels, and features integrated mood lighting and sound effects both above and below water. 

Phase 3 consisted of breaking out a redundant hydrotherapy pool within an existing stone building, breaking out the rock sub base and underpinning, forming new openings, strengthening and renovating the existing building to provide more high specification en-suite bedroom accommodation.  External works consisted of landscaping, paths, roads and parking areas.

All work was carefully undertaken around and alongside the existing facility, with consideration for the users and staff, allowing the centre to operate as normal.

The centre was opened by HRH The Countess of Wessex.