Bulwell joint service green light
Published: 2010-03-08 10:24:57
Bulwell's new £22 million one-stop shop, bringing together city council, health and housing services, has been given the go-ahead.
(Sourced from Nottingham City Council.)
Contracts have been signed by Nottingham City Council, NHS Nottingham City, and Greater Nottingham Local Improvement Finance Trust Company Limited (LIFTCo) to deliver the centre in the heart of Bulwell.
The state-of-the-art joint service centre, set to be one of the largest in the country, will be developed on a 3.54acres site on Main Street and Coventry Road. The outdated Bulwell Health Centre, former Family Centre, Tyre and Exhaust Centre and Youth club have been demolished to make way for the new building, which was given planning permission at the end of 2008 and is due to open in the autumn of 2011.
The centre will become home to Nottingham City Council services including a new play centre, youth club, Bulwell Library, community centre and will be the base for the council's Bulwell Neighbourhood Management Team and Nottingham City Homes housing services.
There will also be a range of community health services provided by NHS Nottingham City and two GP practices, with a total of eight GPs.
Local residents have already given their ideas for the new building through a variety of consultation events including targeted sessions for children and young people to put forward their ambitions for Bulwell and the new Joint Service Centre.
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