Wivenhoe community centre safe say county council (From Gazette)
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Wivenhoe community centre safe say county council
4:00pm Friday 19th October 2012 in News By Will Lodge
The Children's Support Services Centre, Phillip Road, Wivenhoe
THERE are no plans to close down a community centre in Wivenhoe say council bosses, despite fears from residents.
Reports at a Wivenhoe Town Council meeting earlier this week suggested the Children’s Support Services Centre in Phillip Road would close by Christmas.
Town councillors agreed to propose the centre as a possible home for a new medical centre in Wivenhoe after plans by health chiefs to site one next to the fire station fell through and concerns raised about a possible alternative location in the Cook’s Shipyard development.
But Essex County Council said it currently had no proposals to dispose of the site.
Read more in Friday's Gazette.