On the 11th May 2006 we were allowed to visit the unfinished Community Centre and Shop.
We were able to check on progress and the visit will help us in planning for running and using the centre.
The party consisted of Tor Hodgeson (Exeter Community Initiatives, Community Development Worker), Trevor Sharp (Chair of ECA), Jo Andrews (Secretary of ECA), Alan Lukehurst (Exeter City Council), Alistair Macintosh (ECI) & Lucinda Bell (ECC Splash co-ordinator).



Entering the front door (at last!)


We had wondered if we would ever get here.


The front entreance (lift to the right)


The Centre Office



The doorway of the office



The office (not very exciting really)


The bottom of the stairs (still full of scaffolding)


The top of the stairs


Meeting on the Gallery


The Gallery will be a useful space.


The main meeting hall


One of the light wells


The boilers and underfloor heating in the kitchen area
(this will be covered when finished)


The bar/servery area


The Chair store at the end of the hall



Looking out to the patio




A few fun pictures of things you will never see in the finished centre



The small meeting room


Views of the patio and side path. There are various fences still to install.

The centre looks great. Our thanks go to Neil Plank (site manager) and all the builders and contractors who have brought it this far.


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