£30,000 worth of refurbishment work has been completed at Preston Road Community Centre over the summer.
The ladies’ toilets have been completely refurbished by local business, Abingdon Bathrooms.
New energy efficient boilers have been installed, new doors added, and more storage created for community groups by better use of space.
This picture shows the ex leader of The Vale of White Horse District Council (2009-2011) , Tony De Vere, helping to paint the new storage area this afternoon. His wife Mary is one of the main stays of the Community Centre and Tony is often on hand to help out when needed.
The recent work was funded by WREN –Waste Recycling Environmental – to the sum of £21,000. The Vale of White Horse District Council gave £2,607 and Abingdon Town Council gave £1,000. The rest of the money was raised by the Community Centre. Previously WREN grants have helped refurbish the men’s loos (2008) and the kitchen (2006).
Preston Road Community Centre is the local community centre for 11,000 inhabitants of Abingdon – one third of the town.
Fantastic work; hats off to all those who helped.
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Hi there,
Apologies if I’ve come through the wrong route but it’s too late to ring and get an answer so thought I would email whilst the idea is in my head. I live in Abingdon on the Saxton road and am a crafter. There aren’t many craft fairs to exhibit at within the local area so was looking at maybe organising one myself depending on costs of course. So I am asking if you could provide me with hire costs for Preston Road Community Centre. A date I have pencilled is 1st March 2014.
I hope to hear from someone soon.
Kindest Regards
Michelle