ADDINGHAM RECREATION CENTRE CONSULTATION EVENT

SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2pm - 4pm at the MEMORIAL HALL

 During consultation over the Addingham Parish Plan, people told the Parish Council that they wanted better facilities for people of all generations to meet socially & to take part in organised sports & other physical activity.

The need for more sports and social facilities was a strong and frequent request from children and young people as well as from older members of the community.

Taken along with the need to identify suitable new accommodation for the scouts, the Parish Council have established a project to create what has become known as the Addingham Recreation Centre or ARC. A Steering Group has been setablished involving councillors and representatives of scouts and other village groups to take the project forward.

The ARC Steering Group is now inviting everyone in the village to tell them what they want and need from the ARC at the Memorial Hall from 2-4 pm on Saturday 28th November 2009.  The free event will include reports on feedback already received, the opportunity for group discussions, as well as the opportunity to view, challenge & discuss the approved plans for ARC.

“We had lots of great input to the Parish Plan,” says Alison Widdup, Chairman of the Parish Council and member of the Steering Group.  “And now we need to look at the detail around exactly what the people in the village need, and whether and how they want to use the ARC, and where it should be situated.  This is not just an opportunity for people to put forward their ideas and desires – by demonstrating what they need, their input will also help us access the funding to make the ARC a reality!”