Festive
Boost for Dyffryn Nantlle
Press release | Thursday, 15th December 2005
Talysarn
Community Centre has just been awarded £62,372
in Communities First Funding to meet the running
costs of the new Community Centre until March 2008.
Carys
Pritchard, the Community Centre Chairperson said "this
is really terrific news for the community and we
are very grateful for the support of the Talysarn & Nantlle
Communities First Partnership in securing this money
on our behalf. The funding will allow us to employ
two part time staff to help run the centre, meet
our running costs for the next couple of years and
to promote & develop the activities on offer
to the community".
"The
new centre will be used by a large cross section
of local groups including Clwb Pobl Ifanc; our local
youth group, Clwb Silyn; a senior citizens group
and Grwp Blodeuwedd; a community gardening group
who organise regular afternoon tea events. We are
also hoping that the centre will be used for Adult
Education & Night school classes, for concerts,
plant and craft fairs and even for wedding receptions
and other functions. Once the new centre is built
it will mean that for the first time Talysarn will
have a large, modern, state of the art facility available
to the community".
Tom
Coleman, a member of committee added "the building
is now really taking shape and we hope it will be
fully completed and ready for use by late February
2006. We have received £13,000 in funding from
Gwynedd Council’s CHEST fund to install a commercial
type kitchen; we hope to use this to develop a healthy
eating project and Clwb Silyn is planning a Luncheon
Club for the older members of our community. The
funding from Communities First means that we can
really develop Talysarn Community Centre over the
next couple of years into a facility that not only
benefits our community but will also be sustainable
in the long term"
Once
the building is completed the centre will also house
a computer suite with Broadband Internet connection
for community use, a facility specially designed
for very young children that will be used by a parent & toddler
group, a large auditorium / main hall with a seating
capacity of approximately 120, a meeting room and
a cafe / social area. The new building has been designed
with full disabled access & toilet facilities.
For
further information on the new centre or to make
a booking, please contact Tom Coleman on 01286
882354.
Canolfan
Gymunedol Talysarn
Y Ganolfan,
Ffordd yr Orsaf,
Talysarn,
Gwynedd. LL54 6HL |
