BIG CHANGES are set for Bewbush after work started on the impressive new Bewbush Centre.
The Mayor, Brenda Burgess, and Councillor Lenny Walker, Lead Member on the Bewbush regeneration project, joined councillors, council officers and children from Bewbush Primary school on Thursday to celebrate the start of work.
(L-R) Brooke, Mayor Brenda Burgess and Brandon
Construction of the £5 million building marks the beginning of the final phase of regeneration and is set for completion in the autumn (2010).
The new community hub will boast a health and fitness suite, a youth zone, café, two halls, meeting rooms, a base for community policing and a scrap store.
Councillor Lenny Walker, Mayor Brenda Burgess, Brooke, Mia and Brandon
Mayor, Brenda Burgess, said: “I’m really excited to be here today which marks the beginning of work on this fantastic new building. The building will bring so many benefits which will add to the community spirit which is already so apparent in Bewbush.”
This final phase of the neighbourhood’s regeneration will also bring improvements to the pavement, a new car park, new toilet, new recycling point and better access and parking for the primary school.
Artist impression of the new Bewbush Centre
Bewbush has already seen the completion of the Breezehurst Community Pavilion, pocket Park, and the first ever purpose built Parkour area.
Councillor Lenny Walker, Cabinet member for Leisure and Culture and the lead member on the Bewbush Regeneration Project, said: “It’s going to be absolutely brilliant and will make a huge difference to the health and wellbeing of the community.
“The one thing I think is most notable throughout this regeneration process is the overwhelming sense of community. Local people have played such a great part in shaping the project, and therefore the future of their environment; they should be proud of their fantastic achievement.”
Contractors working on the site, Willmott Dixon, have consulted all the local shop owners to ensure the least possible disruption to the area over the coming months. All the shops will remain open during construction and the original car park will continue to be used.
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