Building work moves forward for Chesterton Vision Centre
Building work on Chesterton’s new Vision Centre is now taking shape.
Work on the £4.4 million Vision Centre is expected to finish in early 2012. Steelwork has been erected and has given members of the community an insight into what the building will look like once it has been finished.
The Chesterton Vision Centre’ was awarded nearly £4.4 million under the ‘Myplace’ scheme, which is administered by the Big Fund, the non Lottery funding operation of the Big Lottery Fund. It will see the site of the former Chesterton Youth Centre transformed into a ‘Vision Centre’, with state of the art facilities for the whole community. Construction is expected to finish early 2012.
County Councillor Mike Lawrence, along with Members of Thomas Vale Construction and County Councillor Simon Tagg visited the site to check on progress. They were given a guided tour, and shown how the new building is taking shape thanks to it’s specially made steel structure.
County Councillor Lawrence said: “The Chesterton Vision Centre will provide a massive boost to the community of Chesterton, bringing with it state of the art facilities that will become a real focal point to the community. Seeing the site for the first time just brings it home what a large and exciting project this is, and I look forward to the centre really taking shape in the coming months.”
Malcolm Walasiewicz from Thomas Vale said: ““Thomas Vale construction is privileged to work in partnership with Staffordshire County Council to provide the community of Chesterton with the state of the art Vision Centre. The benefits of this building once completed will provide a wealth of accessible opportunities to modern facilities, consequently improving quality outcomes for the people of Chesterton and the local geographical community.