Coventry Labour Party

£60,000 for new Hillfields centre

Tuesday, 03 August 2010 09:32

Councillor Jim O'Boyle, Cabinet Member (Community Services) has approved expenditure of around £60,000 to develop a new community resource centre on the former City Farm site. The centre is part of a range of improvements in the Hillfields area. There will also be a new car parking scheme in Hillfields.

Jim said, "This will be a real boost for the area. It will be a new facility that everyone in the local community can use. It will provide new opportunities for learning and development".

The City Council will work with Vanishing Barriers, a voluntary organisation who will manage the centre. They are currently working with 30 young people on learning programmes. There are also six community organisations involved doing a range of gardening activities.

The City Council are working to enable people with learning disabilities to develop a horticulture project on the site.

The project will be overseen by a board that includes people from the Hillfields community, Councillors, City Council officers and various community organisations.

jimobsmall Labour's Jim O'Boyle, Cabinet Member (Community Services) has approved spendingf around £60,000 to develop a new community resource centre on the former City Farm site. The centre is part of a range of improvements in the Hillfields area. There will also be a new car parking scheme in Hillfields.

Jim said, "This will be a real boost for the area. It will be a new facility that everyone in the local community can use. It will provide new opportunities for learning and development".

The City Council will work with Vanishing Barriers, a voluntary organisation who will manage the centre. They are currently working with 30 young people on learning programmes. There are also six community organisations involved doing a range of gardening activities.

The City Council are working to enable people with learning disabilities to develop a horticulture project on the site.

The project will be overseen by a board that includes people from the Hillfields community, Councillors, City Council officers and various community organisations.

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