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Breath of fresh air to be injected into community venue

17/03/2010

The restoration of the Forest Road Meeting Hall on the Greenstead estate, in Colchester, has moved another step closer following successful consultation with local residents.

The hall has been standing empty for a number of years and has fallen into a state of disrepair, something that Colchester based housing association, Colne Housing, wants to rectify. In a bid to provide a new focal point for the Greenstead community, the society has put funds in place to totally renovate the building and pay for the first twelve months rent.

Marnie Cameron, Community Development Officer Colne Housing commented, “The meeting hall offers the local community enormous potential and we hope that residents will get behind the project. Should it get the go-ahead, we hope the centre will be renovated and up and running by the end of spring, making it available for public hire, junior youth activities and other community groups.”

Feedback from a recent ‘Have your say’ evening and neighbourhood survey has been extremely positive and the proposed re-opening of the centre has been welcomed with open arms.