The Loudwater Farm Development Project

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The Loudwater Farm Development Project
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Our Vision

• We intend to purchase Loudwater Farm for Subud
  Britain.
• We want to develop its capacity
• To serve Subud
• The local community
• And businesses
• Thereby fully becoming a multipurpose Subud
  centre.

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The Three Aims

• 1. To improve the facilities
• for Subud events, gatherings
• and continue to support the
• local group.
• 2. To fully develop its capacity as a training
  and education centre.
• 3. To support the local community and social
  projects.

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Subud Use

• Local and Regional use
• Regular latihans group meetings.
• Social events open space for
• members to come and use.
• National Meeting Space
• National Helpers, Subud Britain Trustees,
  National Council.
• Susila Dharma board meetings and fund raising
  events.
• Subud Youth Association a place for youth to
  gather.
• International Centre
• Many International visitors stay at Loudwater
  Farm.
• World Subud Association, International Susila
  Dharma and Helpers.

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Subud Use
Potential Development

• Support Subud Britain
• Accommodation for the whole of
• National Council (up to 36 people)
• Support small and medium sized
• meetings
• Increase space for latihan
• Private area for Subud members only, and always
  available for latihan and testing.

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Local Community Use

• Local Residents Association
• Clubs and meetings
• Landmark celebrations such as weddings,
• Childrens birthdays.
• Studio space for 2 local artists.
• The Local Council
• Uses the Farm as a venue for staff training days
• The Merry Woods Nursery
• A permanent nursery school has been started on
  site
• for children aged 6 months-4 years.

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Local Community Use Potential Developments

• Use of Loudwater Farm for social
• and arts projects.
• A sensory garden, built in collaboration
• with local community groups and charities,
• as a space for children, the elderly and
  special needs groups to learn about the unique
  local ecology through art and gardening.
• We aim to offer Loudwater Farm to Community
  groups and charities in the wider area, as a
  residential retreat centre. At present we offer
  reduced rates to charities for their away days
  and functions.

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Business Use

• Business clients love Loudwater Farm
• Because it provides
• Professional yet relaxing spaces
• in which to work.
• Light airy rooms, country kitchen and gardens.
• Home cooked food.
• Businesses that have regularly hired space
  include
• Comet PLC, a national employer, for meetings and
  training days.
• Sunrise Homes retirement homes PLC, for training
  space.
• A local Yoga school.
• A local massage school.

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Business Use Future Developments
Farmhouse proposed developments

• Changes to the building would increase hall
• space and make it possible to hire halls
  separately eg. two simultaneous
• client groups of up to30 or one large group of
  up to 60.
• Increase accommodation updating our existing
  eight bedrooms to provide en suite
• bathrooms and building a new accommodation wing
  to provide 35-40 beds.
• Loudwater Farm is exceptionally well positioned
  to cater for groups as a
• training centre, with its secluded, relaxing
  rural environment and excellent travel
• links. The influence of 36 years as a Subud
  centre has produced an atmosphere
• which our clients always remark on as
  especially peaceful.
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Three Phases ofDevelopment
Cow shed proposed development

• Develop the main farmhouse building
• Increase bedroom accommodation from 8 14 beds
• Enlarge the hall space
• c) Create a front entrance reception area
• 2. Rebuild the Cow shed and SPI hut as guest
  accommodation, and
• convert the studio into a guaranteed area
  for Subud members.
• 3. Upgrade the facilities of the beautiful old
  grade II listed Barn for
• functions.

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Phase 1 The main Farmhouse
Plan showing the new developments in phase one A
conservatory on the front corner will act as a
reception area, leading to both halls. One hall
is enlarged with new toilets adjacent. A new
corridor links the old caretakers cottage to
double the downstairs living space.
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Phase 1 The main Farmhouse
The caretakers cottage is linked with the main
house. All bedrooms are modernised to add
en-suite bathrooms. There are now 14 beds in the
main house
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Loudwater Farm - existing
Loudwater Farm - potential
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The Dairy - existing
Phase 1 The Dairy proposed
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Phase 1 The Sanctuary Hall- proposed interior
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Phase 1- Front courtyard with new entrance into
sensory garden.
Front courtyard as existing
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Phase 2 Conversion of the Outer
Buildings Architectural plans of Cow Shed SPI
Hut
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Phase 2- The Cow shed as proposed
The Cow shed as existing
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Nursery office as existing
Phase 2- bedroom block as proposed
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The Chalet and Studio as existing
Phase 2- The Studio as proposed
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The Barn - Phase 3
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The Team
The Property Purchase group has members from 8
Subud groups spanning the country. This unique
project spans counties as well as countries
Tatiana Armstrong (Loudwater Farm) Annabella
Ashby (Loudwater Farm) Haskel Adamson (Loudwater
Farm) Louise Harrington (Loudwater Farm) Lewis
Herlitz (Southend) Andrew Holloway
(Petersfield) Michael van der Matten (Ascot and
Kalimantan) Hadrian Michell (Freiberg,
Germany) Rosamund (Freiberg, Germany) Simon Milan
(Shropshire) Bustami Pollard (London) Raphael
Skerratt (Bradford) Christopher Williams (Lewes
and Brighton) Odette Michell (Loudwater Farm)
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• Become A Friend of Loudwater Farm
• Go to www.loudwaterfarm.org
• To find out more

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Bapak at Loudwater Farm
Over the past thirty years Subud Loudwater has
welcomed hundreds of Subud members and their
children from all over the world to meet together
and stay at the Farm. Bapak also visited
Loudwater on three occasions, Sunday 30 May 1976,
Sunday 19 June 1977 and Saturday 1 September 1979.
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Map of the Site