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By Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action
We want to continue to make the Newtown Centre in Nuneaton town centre a more thriving, accessible community space, both inside & outside.
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The Newtown Centre is a well used and highly valued community asset right next to Nuneaton town centre. Each week we welcome over 500 people. For a building nearing 60 years old it's not doing too bad, but it's become tired around the edges; in October we were awarded £73500 funding to refurbish the toilets, makeover the kitchen & create a new lounge. This will enable us to share cooking skills, feed more people, host more relaxed & informal social & learning opportunities. But it also needs a roof that doesn't leak, flat paths & we'd love to create a safe outdoor space, making the most out of our front garden. Working with local crafts people & gardeners we will create a large social seating area, with plenty of sensory planting, possibly even space to grow simple foods. We want the Newtown to be the best place it can be - welcoming existing users & new people too, we've got lots of exciting plans for new services that can be offered, we just need the right space to do it.
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Why it's a great idea:
The Newtown Centre meets many needs of the community in Nuneaton, in particular families, the elderly, those with access needs & impairments in a unique accessible town centre space. Due to the town centre location, more people are coming into Nuneaton, many coming for NHS appointments rather than travel to hospital; it's already a hub for local people, & so the project will enhance their experience of accessing a modern, fit for purpose facility, close to the shops & transport. The Newtown is a place for people to meet in a clean, safe, inspiring, supportive space. It encourages active, healthy lifestyles with diverse activities & services on offer, reducing stress, loneliness & isolation, encourage volunteering opportunities, increase access to learning & personal development. The garden project will make the most of the under-utilised outdoor space, giving people the opportunity to improve their mental health & well being, whilst improving the town centre environment.
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We've had some really exciting conversations with potential partners for the project, and with this in mind we've decided to put the 'Restoring the Newtown' on hold until the New Year; this will give us the chance to go back to our contractors and our local partners in order for us to increase the impact even more!
Empowering people to improve their green spaces, enhance their environment, and boost wellbeing.
We want to see our towns grow and be vibrant communities supporting the local economy
How will the money be spent?Total £50,195
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Overfunding
This project is enabled for overfunding. If the project hits its funding goal before the end of the campaign period, any extra funds raised will be spent (in order of priority) on: Buy more plants for landscaping, & additional gardening equipment. Purchase new kitchen equipment, utensils etc for the refurbishment of the kitchen
Total £50,195
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Offer somethingWarwickshire Community & Voluntary Action (CAVA)
We are the countywide infrastructure organisation for Warwickshire, providing vital support to the volunteers, groups, organisations, enterprises and charities who are working to strengthen all of our communities across the county.
Over the last decade we have supported over 8,000 organisations, registered nearly 15,500 volunteers, and helped with funding applications to the value of nearly £28m.
We have dedicated teams in each borough or district, who are committed to providing all of our services locally and accessibly. In Nuneaton we are also responsible for running the Newtown Centre, and know the challenges of running a community facility whilst trying to meet the needs of the most vulnerable and in-need in our communities.
Project Delivery Manager: Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action The Project Delivery Manager takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
Contractors: M.Peters,TMB Developments The team responsible for building or installing the project.
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