The New Building

The Cleobury Country Centre is being built on a site owned by Shropshire County Council and is adjacent to Lacon Childe School in Love Lane.

 

The architect is Baart Harries Newall of Shrewsbury

 

The main contractor is Mansell PLC and they are due to start on the 19th October 2009 with completion scheduled for the end of April 2010 ]]

 

The main client is Shropshire Council

 

The building has arisen from a project conceived by Cleobury Country Ltd., a not for profit, local social enterprise company. Funding has been provided by Advantage West Midlands, Shropshire County Council, Shropshire District Council and Department of Business.

 

The building will be managed by Cleobury Country Ltd for the benefit of the community.

 

To see site plan and specific areas within the building. Click here

 

Facilities

Lacon Childe School will be using the large conference room two days a week in term time to deliver their new Diploma in Business, Administration and Finance, Further information on this diploma can be obtained from the school on 01299 270312.

 

This large conference room will be fully equipped with presentation and computer positions for up to 25 people and will be available for daily rent. Details of booking costs will be published closer to the opening of the centre.

 

There will be three fully serviced offices for rental to small to medium local businesses Contact business@cleoburycountry.com if you require information.

 

The service partners room will be available for small confidential meeting with such partners as Business Link and will give access through Customer First to Shropshire Council, CAB and other providers.

 

Broadplace courses will be offered with volunteer tutors in the most suitable room for the numbers involved. The building will have full wireless broadband for drop in use.

 

Regular formal meetings with key stakeholders will continue to take place throughout the construction phase and after completion those key stakeholders, and other users, will be part of the Strategic Management Board, chaired by a Cleobury Country representative and including representatives from SCC, Lacon Childe School, Cleobury Chamber of Trade, the Cleobury Country Business Group and the community. .

The Community Library

Shropshire Libraries are looking forward to developing the new library in the Cleobury Country Centre. Cleobury Library is currently in one of the smallest library buildings in Shropshire but it issues around 24000 books a year and has particularly good links with the primary school as well as having a Reading Group and Friends support group.

 

The new library will offer space for more books with better opportunities for promotion and display room to move around, sit down, read and study better access to computers ( 4 public use PC instead of 2 at present Shared facilities will include tea and coffee, a meeting space, accessible toilet and car parking.

 

Library services will be available when ever the centre is open. There will be
“Library days” including a late night and a Saturday morning when library staff will be onduty to help but there will also be a self service option that can be used at any time to issue and discharge, check the catalogue and place requests. The computers will also be available all the time.

 

Plans for the design and layout are well advanced but ideas for services and for stock are always welcome, and can be sent to Cleobury Library or Adrian Williams, adrian.williams@shropshire.gov.uk