Community Centre
Every community needs the beating heart of a community centre. The Community Centre project is seeking to return the Community Centre to its former glory so it will continue to be a focal point of the community for generations to come.
The Project
In order to progress our goal of upgrading and developing the Parochial Hall/ Community Centre, the Urlingford Town Team in partnership with Urlingford Parish/ Diocese of Ossory submitted an application for grant aid under the 2022 call for the CCIF- Community Centre Investment Fund- administered by the Department of Rural and Community Development.
Our application was successful and last December, we were awarded €300,000 to carry out Phase 1 of the refurbishment.
Work is currently underway to carry out refurbishments to the Parish Hall/Community Centre, which the Town Team and Parish have identified as essential to make the Parish Hall/Community Centre fit for purpose. These include
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essential maintenance works, repairs to roof,
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works to improve communal facilities such as kitchen and toilet facilities
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energy retrofitting, new windows / doors / heating systems
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upgrades to lighting systems and stage areas
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works to improve disability access
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improvements to assist in providing additional or better services to the community such as Meals for the elderly and youth facilities
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works to develop Community Centres as Social Hubs through the development of Community Cinemas, and Youth Hubs
Our overall ambition is that Urlingford will have a multipurpose community centre that will support the whole community.
More details on getting involved in our efforts to refurbish the Parochial Hall/Community Hall can be found here...
We need your support
We are currently pursuing a number of fund-raising options including: holding a number of dedicated fundraising events, securing in kind contributions, seeking contributions from the local business community, as well as from our diaspora.
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