Yesterday, a new era of bright new community space scored a hit when Mayor Lutfur Rahman presented a stunning Five-a-Side Trophy to launch the commencement of the building work that will transform Haileybury Youth Centre and Dame Colet Residential in Stepney.

The local community has suffered a lack of facilities at Haileybury for some time.

Oliur Rahman, Councillor for Stepney and Cabinet Minister for Children and Young People said, “This is an area with one of the largest numbers of young people in the borough”.

Afazul Hoque, volunteer for Stepney Football Event has used the facility for 20 years. He’s looking forward to seeing “A good place for young people to look up to new leaders. There’s even a local ‘legends’ team too who will enjoy the new facilities”.

Haileybury Youth Centre is set to deliver world-class youth facilities for the young people of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 2015. Local youth will enjoy a caged rooftop football pitch, showers, changing rooms and a wide range of activities available. The centre will continue to be managed and staffed by the council’s Youth and Community Services.  And the plans for the Youth Centre have been drawn up in consultation with Youth and Community Services to ensure best use of the space to meet young people’s needs.

Nearby Dame Colet Residential will provide 40 Council rented homes on four levels – built to lifetime homes standard. This design will provide private amenity space for residents with views towards St Dunstan’s Church.

To celebrate the launch of the project, Guildmore Construction Company arranged drinks, snacks, prizes and a five-a-side football tournament with local players at the existing Haileybury site on Thursday 3rd April 2014. After the teams battled it out on the pitch, every player received a medal and Team A proudly took home the trophy.

The Mayor and Councillors attended as well as local people and the team from Guildmore. Engin Ertosun, Managing Director of Guildmore thanked everyone for attending and said “The project is due to start work in about 4 weeks and will be delivered by summer next year– exciting times”.

Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman said: “I am committed to the young people in our borough and pleased to celebrate the start of the work to improve this facility for them. The Haileybury youth centre will deliver great benefits for our residents and young people with world-class facilities.”

 

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