Centre annex is named as best small projectÂ

A £620,000 community centre annex has been named one of the best new projects in the region.Â
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Aug 2018, 15:59 BST
Updated 31st Aug 2018, 17:06 BST
Pictured from left Noor Awan from McAndrew Martin, Tania Jones from Hayling Island Community Centre and Lee Sergeant from McAndrew MartinPictured from left Noor Awan from McAndrew Martin, Tania Jones from Hayling Island Community Centre and Lee Sergeant from McAndrew Martin
Pictured from left Noor Awan from McAndrew Martin, Tania Jones from Hayling Island Community Centre and Lee Sergeant from McAndrew Martin

The annex at Hayling Island Community Centre won the Best Small Commercial Project category in the Local Authority Building Control Excellence Awards for the south east.

The £620,000 project has seen a new café built as well as more space for groups and visitors.

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McAndrew Martin, which has its headquarters in Portsmouth, was instructed as project manager, structural engineer and principal designer.

Hayling Island Community Centre with its award-winning annexe, which has won a LABC awardHayling Island Community Centre with its award-winning annexe, which has won a LABC award
Hayling Island Community Centre with its award-winning annexe, which has won a LABC award

Lee Sergeant, from the firm, said: '˜This is an incredibly worthwhile project which has made a real difference to the lives of many people.' 

Hayling Island Community Centre, a registered charity, welcomes 2,000 people through its doors every week. The National Lottery awarded a grant of £500,000 towards the project while the community and its team of volunteers spent five years raising the rest. 

Centre manager Tania Jones said: '˜This award is tremendous recognition of all the hard work of everyone involved.' 

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