Work Kicks Off For New £1.6m Community Centre
WORK has begun on a £1.6m much-needed community centre – which will benefit local community groups and organisations and hundreds of young football players for generations to come.
The Mayor of Amber Valley, Councillor David Taylor took part in a ground-breaking ceremony at the weekend for the new venue, to be built on the Charles Hill playing fields in Loscoe.
It is hoped that the new site will once again help make Charles Hill the heart of the Loscoe community and surrounding areas.
The new building includes team changing rooms and officials’ changing rooms and a large community hall that can be subdivided for hire by clubs and groups for sports, social activities, and meetings.
There will be a fully equipped kitchen and bar to provide on-site catering for both indoor events and carnivals and tournaments on the Charles Hill playing fields.
The new venue has been funded by a range of partners including Amber Valley Borough Council, The Football Foundation, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Charles Hill Centre Charity, comprising local residents and volunteers, who have fund raised and campaigned for the new centre for several years.
The project has also received £580,000 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The Mayor said: “I am really proud to start the building works for this important community facility which will be available for use by a large number of community groups and organisations and we intend to partner with the County Council’s public health teams to develop a local community health hub, delivering much needed services right on the community’s doorstep.”
The borough council is delighted to have been able to secure the funding for the development, following the demolition of its dilapidated 1960s-built predecessor.
The building works will be completed early in 2024.
More News From Amber Valley Info
| News Have you seen missing girl Megan From Ripley Have you seen Megan? The 15-year-old has been reported missing from her home in Ripley. read more | |
| A night at the museum for the 5th Dronfield Hilltop Cubs Great British Car Journey, the award-winning classic car museum in Ambergate, Derbyshire, hosted the pack for a very special read more | |
| Alfreton chapel with planning for redevelopment as two homes goes under the hammer The former Methodist chapel in the village of Westhouses near Alfreton is to go up for auction thi read more | |
| Love Sadler Gate Promises Blooming Good Time at Spring Market Love Sadler Gate, the collective of independent businesses in the iconic Derby Cathedral Quarter street, will be holdin read more | |
| Lord Burlington opens iconic Heage Windmill On Saturday around 120 guests welcomed Lord Burlington to Heage Windmill for the Official Opening of the mill following extensive repairs read more | |
The Amber Valley Info Noticeboard
| Cold Callers claiming to be working on behalf of Derbyshire County Council Policehave seen and increase in reports of 'cold callers' where people are claiming to be working on behal read more | |
| Subscriptions For Amber Valley Borough Councils 2024 Garden Waste Service Are Now Open The garden waste collection service is available to all residents in Amber Valley except for r read more | |
| Mobile networks are being improved in Ripley Mobile networks are being improved in Ripley boosting the speed, performance and coverage of mobile services in the area. read more | |
| Trent Barton Buses - Extension Of The £2 Single Fare Cap Trent Barton Buses have confirmed their participation in the extension of the £2 single fare cap until the end o read more | |
| Crich Tramway Village Looking For An Engineering Manager The successful candidate for this post will have excellent management skills gained whilst working in a practical workshop e read more | |
