£17.3m St Kevin's Community Hub officially opens in Bargeddie
The North Lanarkshire hub includes a 242-pupil primary school, a forest school area and a games area, all open for community use in the evenings and at weekends.
Bargeddie in North Lanarkshire, where the new £17.3m community hub has opened. · Photograph: Richard Webb (CC BY-SA 2.0)
A new £17.3 million community hub has been officially opened in North Lanarkshire.
St Kevin's Community Hub in Bargeddie was unveiled on Tuesday, November 3, with performances from pupils at St Kevin's Primary School.
School and community space
The hub, designed by Stallan Brand and built by Kier Construction, includes an eight-class primary school with space for 242 pupils.
It also features a family and nurture room, a drama box, a cooking lab and an e-learning zone. Classrooms open onto a shared activity space with flexible furniture and booths.
Outdoors, there is a forest school area and a multi-use games area.
All of these spaces are available for community use outside school hours, including evenings and weekends.
"Help every child reach their full potential"
Councillor Louise Roarty, depute leader of North Lanarkshire Council, thanked everyone involved in the project at the opening ceremony.
Acting headteacher Pauline Doran said the building "was designed to inspire teaching and learning and help every child reach their full potential".
Primary 7 pupil Lucas said: "The best thing about the new facilities are the running track, cafeteria, and the wilderness area."
Part of a wider programme
North Lanarkshire Council has been investing in new community hubs that bring schools and local services together on one site, so that buildings are used by the whole community rather than only during the school day.