Revamped community centre for Southcote!
The old Y&C Centre on Coronation Square is to get a £100,000+ face-lift and be offered to local people as a focus for community activity—social events, discos and parties, meeting space for local groups old and new, a base for local teams, a place for youth work, for pensioners’ groups, for classes—whatever local people want.
The move comes as plans were approved for four three-bedroom houses and twelve flats on the Happy Prospect site, and most of the money will be paid by the developers to compensate for the loss of the pub as a community facility.
Following a meeting at the Centre in July, two more meetings were held this November to discuss the options in more detail and agree the sort of changes that needed to be made.
Debs Edwards says: “This has been a long battle, but we have kept faith with the people of Southcote and, within six months of Labour being back in control of the Council, have a plan in place to deliver a large, refurbished and refitted community centre able to support a great range of activities. Making that happen is going to be really exciting and we’re looking forward to playing our part!”
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