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RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY & TRAINING CENTRE Near Sleaford HISTORY Parva House is a former village school. It was bought by Lincolnshire South Guide County in 1972 and converted to provide facilities for residential experiences and
training. Over the years, through the efforts of fundraising, grants and donations, a number of extensions and improvements have been made to the facilities. It now
provides residential facilities for a maximum of 32 people and camping for a maximum of 12. Being central to our county it provides a useful place for trainings and
meetings. EQUIPMENT YOU NEED TO BRING Please bring your own:
There are paper hand towel dispensers in the kitchen and Guiders Toilet. GENERAL INFORMATION FIRE SAFETY Smoke Detectors are installed in all rooms, with an automatic fire alarm system (not connected to the Fire Station). The smoke detectors are very sensitive to smoke, aerosols etc. Please read the instructions on the alarm box. Four Fire Extinguishers are installed (1 kitchen, 1 craft room, and 1 in the passageway opposite girl's washroom, 1 at the bottom of the corridor near the stairs. There is a fire blanket in the kitchen. Please do not prop the Fire Doors open. Please have a fire drill as soon as practicable after arrival. HEALTH AND SAFETY Please note that there is a No Smoking policy inside the House. It cannot be stressed strongly enough that all notices and literature regarding health, safety and food hygiene should be regularly read, understood and strictly adhered to. CARETAKER There is no caretaker/cleaner, so please clean the house (including cookers) before you leave. Please take all leftovers, magazines, craft materials etc home and see that Parva House is left as you would wish to find it. INSURANCE Please note that the personal property of users is not insured. HEATING Night storage heaters are used in winter for the provision of constant background heating. Users are requested not to change the settings on the controls, but to switch off (and on again before leaving) if the heating is more than required in any room. There are additional wall heaters provided for use when the weather is very cold. REFUSE Refuse should be placed in black bags in the Wheelie Bin at the gate. Collection is on Wednesday morning. Please wheel the large wheelie bin to the outside of the pedestrian gateway for emptying. PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE IS ON. RECYCLING There is a smaller wheelie bin for material for recycling. This is collected monthly. Please see notice on this wheelie bin (and in the house) as to suitable materials and collection dates. BREAKAGES Please record breakages on the back of the Checklist, which you will find in the kitchen. Charges will only be incurred for deliberate damage or misuse. NOTICE BOARDS Please read all Notice Boards. All posters should be pinned onto the boards provided and not in any circumstances onto the walls. PORTABLE TV SETS Parva House does not have a TV licence. TELEPHONES There is a payphone in Parva House and a callbox outside. SOUVENIRS Please put the money in the tin provided. Please note to bring change. A cheque made payable to Parva House would be better. Examples of items for sale:
ACCOMMODATION LAYOUT
THE LOFT AREA UP THE STAIRCASE IS STRICLY OUT OF BOUNDS. SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION The accommodation is for a maximum of 32 and consists of:
Lockers or containers are provided for personal possessions in the dormitories and there is a wardrobe in Guiders Room. There are Terylene pillows and some blankets are available. KITCHEN The kitchen is equipped with fitted cupboards, 2 electric cookers, fridge-freezer, fridge, microwave, automatic washer/dryer, 2 sinks and a hand basin. The kitchen and dining room have equipment for 32. ACTIVITY / DINING ROOM The Activity / dining room is equipped with wipe-down folding tables and chairs. There is a carpeted area with easy chairs and pinboards are around the walls. Two vacuum cleaners are housed in the cupboard. Please check whether they need emptying before leaving. The spare bags are in a kitchen drawer. CRAFT ROOM The Craft Room is equipped with tables, stools, shelving and pinboards. BOOKING INFORMATION CHARGES FOR 2007 Residential: * If taking a minimum of 16 girls, 1 leader will be free; other leaders pay full price. Non-Residential: Click Here to see 2007 available dates.
FORMS The appropriate forms should be sent at least 6 weeks before the holiday to the relevant Residential Experience Adviser. If assessments are required, please notify the relevant Adviser as soon as possible. QUALIFICATIONS There must be a licensed Guider or a warranted Guider who is being assessed, and at least two other adults, one of whom is a First Aider. For unlicensed Guiders taking Guides or Senior Section, see latest edition of the Guiding Manual. BOOKINGS or ENQUIRIES E-mail the Booking Secretary A deposit of £50 (non-returnable) to be paid within 10 days of telephone booking or the verbal booking is cancelled. Please arrange to arrive after 2pm and leave by noon in the Lincolnshire school holidays. Weekend bookings during Lincolnshire schools' term time, may arrive anytime Friday and leave anytime Sunday. The Lois Farr Patrol Camping Site This is available from April to September/October for a maximum of 12 people (this includes the leaders).
OUTSIDE FACILITIES There is a large play area, with an outdoor toilet facility and a large grassed area. This grassed area is sometimes let separately to small camping groups of Guides or Senior Section members. Please note therefore that you may not have exclusive use of the grassed area during the camping season. However, if you are intending to camp (even an overnight "taster") as well as sleep in the House, please advise the Booking Secretary when making the booking, and include on appropriate form to Pack Holiday / Camp Adviser. A brick built barbecue is available – the barbecue shelves are held in the outside store. Please bring your own charcoal. There is an Environment Resource Pack to help with ideas for activities in the Main Hall at Parva House. Also the County's Environment Adviser is willing to help you to plan (and carry out if she is available) suitable environmental activities for your pack holiday or camp. Similarly, the County's Heritage Adviser is willing to help you to plan (and carry out if she is available) work for the Heritage Badge during your stay at the House. 
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