Axess 2 install lift in the Community Centre at Halton as part of the Rural Development Programme

The Centre @ Halton is celebrating the award of over £19,000 from the Rural Development Programme for England to fund the installation of a much needed lift in its expanded building.

Over the last 2 years, there has been a very successful fund raising campaign to extend and refurbish The Centre and to build hugely popular outdoor facilities - a skate park and excellent children’s play areas.  Amongst the major funders for these developments have been the Lancashire Environment Fund, the National Lottery and Lancashire County Council.

The lift is the last major project to have been developed and will allow easy access to the much used coffee shop, the two upstairs committee and function rooms.  This will be much appreciated by mobility aided and pushchair users and more mature visitors, now allowing The Centre to plan functions for a more diverse range of people.

The lift has been installed by Axess 2 as the main contractors, and with support from Piningtons who have been the major contractor for the earlier building refurbishments.

Pictured are Maureen Richardson, The Centre’s main fund raiser, with Christian Hoyle of Axess 2 and Brian Jefferson, Chair of Halton Parish Council.