In 2020, I began working with Pinnacle People, who on behalf of the DWP, were supporting HAC, becoming a Social Enterprise, through a grant from the Enterprise Allowance scheme, but Covid19 put a stop to everything and the scheme was eventually cancelled.
I want to purchase an old city centre community centre, so it can become a citywide community asset and become a hub shared by the city's wider communities.
The hub will offer space for activities, which will be open to all ages, abilities and nationalities, as well as a community shop or selling centre, selling locally produced goods, including handmade crafts, as well as donated goods, which are in storage, to raise funds to support the activities.
A facility will be offered for the setting up of a community cafe and a room will be offered for a crèche.
I've recently been offered funding from the Sir James Reckitt charity, to cover an offered rent free unit's energy costs, but as the unit became unavailable, I had to find another unit and after being offered space, which had low rent, which included energy costs and the charity increased it's offer to cover the full amount, the space was seen as unsuitable and so I'm now having to search for another venue!