John Battle cuts The Sod For The New Sure Start Bramley Centre

John officially cut the sod for the new Sure Start Bramley centre.

The new building will include a new operations centre for Sure Start Bramley, a large children’s room with play area and facilities, and a large training room for up to thirty people. The new building will be joined to the Fairfield Community Centre which is being completely refurbished.

“I’m very glad to be cutting the sod for this new building today,” said John Battle. “It’s excellent news for the Fairfield and for Bramley as a whole – a real example of Government investing imaginatively at the grassroots in our community. Sure Start Bramley already do excellent work – who could forget a project named Men Behaving Dadly – and when this building is finished they will be able to offer even more to our youngsters and their families.”

Judy Bakes, Programme Manager of Sure Start Bramley, said “We’re really looking forward to moving into the new building in February 2005 and having more dedicated services for parents and carers of children under four – and having the Community Centre refurbished which will be a fantastic resource for people of all ages in the Fairfield estate and the wider Bramley community.”

“But we’re already putting on a good range of activities for parents and toddlers around Bramley this autumn – call us on 0113 255 7755 to find out more,” she added.

Or email info@surestartbramley.co.uk

The Community Centre will be run by local residents through the Fairfield Community Partnership.

Parents, Fairfield Community Partnership, Councillors Ted Hanley and Janet Harper, the Managing Director of contractors Parkside, and local residents attended.