East Gate Lodge, Poole Park

East Gate Lodge is located at the entrance to Poole Park near to the Civic Centre; the building is one of the original park-keepers’ lodges, constructed around 1890, and is an important element of Poole Park’s heritage.

The Lodge features a large central space for informal and formal seating, a kitchen, male and female toilets, an office and a small patio and garden area to the rear. Set within the 55Ha of registered park and garden that are benefiting from a £2.7m Heritage Lottery Fund grant, the Lodge is an ideal base for local community groups.

Borough of Poole is seeking a new community-based organisation to lease the Lodge for up to 7 years, commencing spring 2018, and work alongside existing users.

There will be a competition to assess the strengths of the community bids; we will want to understand how the building will benefit the community, who are key audiences and what is the status of your organisation (charity, CIO etc). Alongside this an assessment of financial value will be made, considering the rental income to the Council and investment in the building.