New community building
A new community
room on the Holdbrook Estate, Waltham Cross was opened by the Mayor
of Broxbourne, Councillor Mrs Carol Crump-Eynon on Wednesday 21
May. Also in attendance were the Leader of the Council,
Councillor Ken Ayling, other Borough Councillors, representatives
of the partner organisations which have been involved, and local
residents who will benefit from the new facilities.
The centre, which has been named ‘Holdbrook
Community Centre’, is located in the grounds of Holdbrook primary
school and has been provided as part of a regeneration project
funded by the Council and central government to address local
needs, including adult learning and a community meeting space.
The centre comprises two rooms, a kitchen,
tables and chairs, a WC and car parking. It will be used by
local community groups and providers of adult learning, and a
number of learning sessions are planned for June, run by
NextStep. Details of these sessions are listed in a flyer
available from the Council’s one stop shop in Waltham Cross.
A number of activities took place on the day, including a tour of
the new building, a ‘Hoola Hoop Fitness’ demonstration, face
painting and balloon modelling. There was also a display
about the regeneration project.
The new kickabout area on the Holdbrook Estate
was officially opened on 15 May, also by the Mayor of
Broxbourne. It is located next to the primary school on the
east side and has recently benefited from landscaping works around
the perimeter and the installation of new play equipment for small
children. The opening gave attendees an opportunity to watch
a football coaching session for young people and children run by
West Ham United FC. The Premiership football club ran a
series of football training sessions on the Estate earlier this
year.
Improvement works to the shopping precinct on
the Estate are also now complete and the new precinct area was
officially opened on 19 May by the Mayor of Broxbourne.
A steering group will be set up for the
community building. It will be made up of users of the
building and representatives from the Borough Council. For
information on hiring one of the rooms in the new community
building, residents can contact the Council on 01992 785528 or
e-mail aah.projects@broxbourne.gov.uk.
Access to the new community building is not via
the school but via a separate entrance on the south western corner
of Longcroft Drive, between Thistly House (EN8 7QH) and Holyfield
House (EN8 7QQ).