Tudor Rose opened by Leader

Friday December 16, 2011

H&F Council Leader, Cllr Stephen Greenhalgh, cuts the ribbon to officially open the Tudor Rose

The brand new £1million children’s and community centre on the Fulham Court Estate has been officially opened by Council Leader, Stephen Greenhalgh.

The Tudor Rose has replaced a crumbling 20-year-old prefab building and combines a ground-floor children’s centre for families with children under five and a first-floor community centre which is able to host everything from youth groups to healthy eating classes.

The children’s centre at the Tudor Rose is run by the Pre School Learning Alliance who will also run four other centres in the borough.

Cllr Stephen Greenhalgh said: “While many local authorities have chosen to close their children’s centres, we have kept all of ours open and even managed to open a new one, bringing the total in the borough to 16. I know that the Tudor Rose is already proving to be very popular. As more people learn about the Tudor Rose building I hope it will encourage other groups to use the facilities.”

The opening event was sponsored by local company Element Six. Element Six is the global leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond supermaterials. The Hammersmith & Fulham Volunteers Centre and Works 4U supported the event and helped run it on the day.

The Tudor Rose houses tenants' and residents' association activities, mother and toddler groups, family learning, healthy eating classes, employment advice, council outreach services and community services.