13/05/2025
š° News Flash š° Exciting times ahead here at St Paulās Centre!
Building Tomorrowās Vision Today: St Paulās Centre building extension started yesterday (May 12th) with a photo shoot.
Maureen Aspey chair of Directors thanked those in attendance.
This project has been supported by Spennymoor Area Action Partnership (please note as from 1st April 2025, the AAP has become your Local Network, for more information please visit the Local Network webpage https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/1960/About-Local-Networks)
The project has also been supported by Towns & Villages Budget Grant: Members Towns and Villages grant and Neighbourhood budget grant, as well as The Benefact Trust, The National Lottery, Veolia Environmental Trust, Damascus Road Sound and Lighting, St Pauls Centre Foodbank team and many wonderful people of this community who have given donations, held fundraising events and been behind us every step of the way.
We hand over the building of the extension to Vest Construction and look forward to celebrating once the works are completed.
St Paulās Centre has been a safe place and light for so many. The journey began in 2008 when the Rev Linda Gough had a wonderful vision of transforming the church hall into a community centre for all to use. Now run by a board of Trustees the vision and the story will continue, and we pray and hope that this place will continue to be a place where āAll are, and will be welcomedā both now and in the years ahead. The Veolia Environmental Trust Damascus Road Technical Services LTD The National Lottery Community Fund Benefact Trust