MP shows support for new £72K community centre

MP Hazel springs into action to support new £72K community centre

MP Hazel Blears lent her support to a group of residents in Salford who are making a difference in their community.

The Salford MP dropped  in on Community Spring Fayre, at the Affinity Sutton Community Room on Doveridge Gardens, on Friday 13th April, from 1 -2pm which has been organised by 10 local residents.

The free community event was organised after residents signed up to a four week course in employment skills and volunteering at the new £72K Community Hub on Elkanagh Gardens delivered by the Seedley & Langworthy Trust in partnership with national affordable housing provider  Affinity Sutton which owns around 265 properties in Salford.

Ms Blears will visit the event before visiting the new £72,000  Hub, which is split across two sites and was officially opened in November 2011.

The centre has undergone extensive structural works and external decoration plus new IT infrastructure, including WI-FI capability and equipment.  The Hub, has been equipped with a large training room that can hold up to 20 people and will provide IT training facilities. While the ‘other’ half of the Hub  has been fitted with a new commercial size kitchen for training purposes as well as new toilets and storage facilities

The refurbishment is part of Affinity Sutton’s national community hub programme which is part of a wider network of hubs across the country all receiving significant investment from Affinity Sutton.