Ironstone Lodge
The building was opened in 2019 and has radiators throughout for the gas central heating. The building is a wooden construction on a brick base with a large overhanging canopy, automatically illuminated when dark. Outside, under the canopy are six 6ft picnic tables and benches.
The building is fitted with electric shutters to all windows and doors and a security camera system operates full time. Inside the building has the following features:
- Two large meeting rooms (11.7m X 6m and 11.7m X 5m) connected with double doors and equipped with 10 Go-Pack tables and 50 padded chairs for use in either room. Both rooms are carpeted with curtains at the windows
- The smaller meeting room has an overhead projector which can be connected to a laptop. Melton District Scouts holds a Motion Picture Licence enabling users of the site to screen DVDs and video downloads.
- A large dormitory with steel bunk beds for 32 people and two separate twin bedrooms for leaders. This room is also carpeted with curtains. Two night toilets.
- Lobby toilet
- A 3.6m X 5.4m stainless steel kitchen with a 6 burner commercial gas cooker, a plumbed in water boiler for hot drinks, two 6ft larder refrigerators, a 6ft larder freezer and fly zapper.
- A microwave cooker, two toasters and a coffee making machine
- A wide selection of pots, pans, food preparation and serving utensils are supplied as is crockery and cutlery for 40 people. See below for full details
- The main large unisex shower and toilet suite is accessed separately and has 5 toilet cubicles including one for disabled person use, a separate large wet room with shower and toilet , 6 shower cubicles and electric warm air hand driers
- All gas and electric is included in the rental price
Ironstone Lodge kitchen has an extensive inventory of equipment ready for your use
The Martyn Turner Hut
The older unheated wooden meeting room built in the original traditional Scout style is called the Martyn Turner Hut. This is to honour a well liked local Scout leader who did so much to help Scouting in Melton District including supplying and installing the hut kitchen and who sadly died in 2017. The hut has the following features:
- 30ft X 16ft main hall with vinyl flooring,10 Go-Pack tables, 20 Go-Pack benches and 8 older padded chairs.
- Fitted galley kitchen with two electric ovens, ceramic hob (new in 2024), refrigerator and freezer, microwave, hot water boiler and fly zapper
- Toaster and tea urn
- A large selection of pots, pans, food preparation and serving utensils and a wide selection of crockery and cutlery
- A large serving hatch connects the kitchen to the main meeting room.
August 2024 - The photo, left, shows the newly fitted ceramic hob and extractor hob. This replaces the old, worn-out gas hobs.
The Martyn Turner hut is now also connected to the water accumulators installed in Ironstone Lodge when the Lodge was first built. This significantly increases the water pressure, which has been an ongoing issue for many years.
Security
For your added security CCTV cameras are installed outside both the Martyn Turner Hut and the Ironstone Lodge. These constantly monitor and record and can be reviewed on request in the event of an incident.