{"id":88365,"date":"2025-05-09T21:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T21:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/88365\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T21:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T21:21:11","slug":"community-centre-urgently-needs-your-help-to-reopen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/88365\/","title":{"rendered":"Community centre urgently needs your help to reopen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN urgent call has been made for donors to help reopen Hillfields Park Community Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The building, previously known as Hillfields Community Hub, was taken over by charity Hillfields Community Garden earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Staff and volunteers are hard at work making the centre, which has been shut for over a year, ready to reopen.<\/p>\n<p>But a major stumbling block is the lack of heating and hot water, because the building\u2019s old boiler is broken.<\/p>\n<p>Staff have been bringing in drinking water because of the risk of legionella and until the hot water is back online, the building will not reach the health and safety standards needed to reopen to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Hillfields Community Garden has set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdfunder.co.uk\/p\/hillfields-park-community-centre-1204254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">donations page on the Crowdfunder website<\/a>, with the aim of raising \u00a35,000 in three months towards the cost of reopening.<\/p>\n<p>As of May 9 the total stood at just over \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Without hot water, we\u2019re unable to open\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Community connector Sophie Walker said: \u201cWe have been working hard on other parts of the building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe kitchen is nearly finished\u00a0being refurbished, with new cupboards, sinks, oven and dishwasher. \u201cThe art room is also nearly finished, having had a lick of paint and new cupboards installed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have two meeting rooms ready to go now and the sports hall and equipment is ready to be used.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, without hot water, we\u2019re unable to open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to be a considerable expense, with the first quote for a new gas boiler coming in at above \u00a330,000!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re planning on decarbonising by choosing an electric hot water system and relying on the electric ventilation system for heating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crowdfunder and business support<\/p>\n<p>The fundraising page can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdfunder.co.uk\/p\/hillfields-park-community-centre-1204254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The charity is also looking for businesses to donate and can be reached by emailing info@hillfieldscommunitygarden.co.uk or calling 0117 304 8045.<\/p>\n<p>Picture: Hillfields Community Garden community connector Sophie Walker, centre co-ordinator Sam Hickman and chief executive Sarah Rogers in the community centre\u2019s sports hall. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AN urgent call has been made for donors to help reopen Hillfields Park Community Centre. 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