Demolition of an existing library with the refurbishment of the existing building to form a new community hub.

TPS Construction won the contract to reconfigure and modernise the community centre which became home to many community services such as Work & Skills, youth services, Families First, Resilient Communities, libraries, Flying Start and other partner organisations.

Council leader Councillor Debbie Wilcox said: “We want to provide a much more effective way of delivering services to benefit residents who most need support. At the moment, that can mean going to a number of different sites to access services or possibly missing out on support that could make a real difference to their lives.

By bringing the management of those services into the hub, there will be one point of contact for families and individual that will ensure they are given the right support, in the right place.”

Cllr. Dave Mayer, cabinet member for community and resources, said:

“Ringland Library will have an enhanced environment and partners are also planning to join us in the hub. It will create a local ‘one stop shop’ for residents and will make sure they are getting the assistance they need to lead fulfilling lives.”

Prior to starting on site, a tree survey was undertaken, identifying trees that had a tree preservation order (TPO.) As a result, TPS Construction set up a Construction exclusion zone around all the trees that were highlighted in the report. These zones were adequately protected by appropriately designed protective barriers and ground protection throughout the demolition and construction processes.