FUNDING FOR LINK COMMUNITY HUB HITS £2M!

 

The Parish of Haslemere is delighted to announce that following the award of £100,000 from Haslemere Town Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy Fund and pledges totalling £175,000 from Haslemere’s parishioners it has now secured over £2m towards the target £2.15m cost of the proposed Link Community Hub. Previous awards include Your Fund Surrey who have granted £1m and Waverley Borough Council who have awarded £400,000 from their Community Infrastructure Levy.

 

Rev Chris Bessant, Rector of Haslemere Parish said: I am absolutely delighted by this news. The Hub is at the centre of the community and its transformation will provide a home for much needed services and community activities.

 

David Wilbraham, Chair of Crossways Counselling said: we are thrilled and excited by the great news. We provide professional and affordable counselling services in the Haslemere area – the Hub will multiply the opportunities to serve our community

 

Debbie Peet, a member of the project team said: we are immensely thankful for the support we received from the local community and their willingness to contribute insights, ideas and also to respond to formal consultations as part of the application processes.

 

If you would like to find out more about you can support the project please contact Andrew Culshaw, Project Leader, at linkproject@haslemereparish.org. You can also find more information at www.haslemereparish.org/link

 

 

A bit more about the Hub:

 

The Link Community Hub will transform the old school building adjacent to St Bartholomew’s Church into a Community Hub to meet the many and varied needs of the community. A first floor will be inserted into the building to provide a suite of three counselling rooms and a central meeting room. This will provide much needed and purpose built facilities for Crossways Counselling and Citizens Advice Waverley.

On the ground floor a spacious meeting room will be created alongside a large kitchen and office space for volunteers. The Hub will be fully accessible with lift access and will be energy efficient with attention paid to insulation as well as the installation of hidden solar panels. A new and welcoming entrance will open onto Derby Road.

Subject to completion of funding we aim to open the Hub in late 2025