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Short history of the Withywood Centre

The Withywood Centre is a thriving new neighbourhood community centre, health clinic, church and youth cafe for the people of Withywood, Hartcliffe and surrounding areas. Since the Centre opened to the public in January 2007 over 7,500 people have visited to attend activities and meetings in the Centre.

The idea came from local people and the Church Community Project in the early 1990s who were struggling to provide services to the community from an obsolete and run down 1950s church building.  Initial feasibility work was carried out by Withywood Church and Community Project and Hartcliffe and Withywood Ventures.  Bristol City Council and Bristol Primary Care Trust were identified as partners and following an extensive community consultation the Withywood Youth Centre site was chosen as the location of the new Centre.  Queens Road is the main road through Withywood and this new facility has created a focal point for the community and is key in helping to regenerate the area.

The new facility was delivered through an innovative partnership of the Anglican and Methodist Churches, Hartcliffe and Withywood Ventures, Bristol City Council, Bristol Primary Care Trust and the Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership.

The main construction
is well on its way.

A View from Queens Road, where
the
zebra crossing is.

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Front of the Building and part
of the car park now
complete.

One of the Function Halls
having its Floor installed.

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