Ribbon cut on new community room at Wellingborough centre as MP praises 'fantastic' ideas at funding meeting
A new community room has been unveiled at Glamis Hall in Wellingborough.
The new room is intended to be used by groups and individuals to hire for a range of events and activities.
It was funded via the Community Ownership Fund from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and includes an upgrade to the changing room toilets and corridor.
Staff and trustees of Glamis Hall in Goldsmith Road, Wellingborough were joined by town councillors and North Northants councillors, including leader Cllr Martin Griffiths, for a tour led by its chairman Heather Saunders on Saturday (January 17).
Heather said: “It’s available evenings and weekends for anyone who wants to use it.
“It’s quite a big space, about a third the size of our main hall, so it’s suitable for smaller gatherings.
"We’re hoping some residents will be able to use it for small gatherings that really don’t work in the main hall as it’s too big.”
Funds had been allocated from the Community Ownership Fund for the installation of a new roof as the previous one had started to leak. But as this project had been completed, the funding was able to be re-allocated for the conversion of the final part of the building.
The opening of the new room was followed by a meeting, held by Wellingborough and Rushden MP Gen Kitchen, asking for locals’ input on the £20m funding the Queensway estate is set to receive as part of the Pride in Place programme, designed to target ‘left behind’ areas.
The government labelled Queensway as a left behind area, as well as Avondale Grange in Kettering and Kingswood in Corby, with each receiving £2m every year for ten years to go towards supporting local jobs, community facilities, green spaces and community safety.
Gen Kitchen MP said: “It was great to be at Glamis Hall on Saturday to see the difference government funding has made to the centre and what difference a further £20 million could make for the wider community.
“We heard some fantastic ideas from local people and hope they keep coming. We have now had more than 100 replies to our survey and some clear priorities for residents are already becoming clear.
“I’m proud to be part of a government that is investing in areas that have been neglected for years. Labour is backing local people to make decisions about their own neighbourhoods.”
Those looking to book the new community room for an event can do so by emailing [email protected].