Nottingham City Council has responded to concerns raised by Bulwell Hall Community Centre about faulty fire doors, promising to send contractors for an assessment and repair as soon as possible. This follows Nottinghamshire Live's Protect Nottingham Community Centres campaign, which has highlighted the challenges faced by community centres in the city, including delayed repairs and increasing financial burdens.
Nottingham City Council has pledged to send contractors to Bulwell Hall Community Centre to address faulty fire doors as soon as possible. This comes after the centre's management team revealed that the repair had been placed on a 'wish list' by the council. Bulwell Hall is one of several community centres in Nottingham that have joined Nottinghamshire Live's Protect Nottingham Community Centres campaign, highlighting the various challenges they face.
Previously, Nottinghamshire Live reported on the issues at Bulwell Hall, including volunteers being issued court summonses by the council over business rates, which made them feel 'like criminals.' Another pressing concern raised by the trustees, staff, and volunteers was the lengthy process of getting repairs carried out by the building's owner, Nottingham City Council. Katrina Howitt, the centre's manager, stated: 'We've got a set of fire doors at the front of the centre that don't close properly. We reported it to the council, and it's been added to a wish list. 'We also have a set of shutters in the main hall that are supposed to come down in the event of a fire. They don't work either, and when they were reported, they were added to the wish list. 'This place was built in 2005 and it is very expensive to keep, but we don't get any support at all.'The city council currently provides a subsidy of over £600,000 annually to its network of community centres, covering expenses such as staffing, repairs, and maintenance. However, facing multi-million-pound budget deficits in the coming years, the council aims to reduce this subsidy to zero by April 2025. This means negotiating new leases with the centres, increasing rents, and shifting more financial responsibilities onto them. While rent was initially planned to be at a market level, the city council has now stated, in a positive development for Nottinghamshire Live's campaign to protect community centres, that it will only set rents that cover operational costs. Regarding the specific fire door issue at Bulwell Hall, a Nottingham City Council spokesperson said: 'We have asked a contractor to visit the site and assess the fire door issue as soon as possible. Once they have reported back, we will take the appropriate steps to ensure safety is maintained.
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