City hub to open with fun day for community

A NEW community facility will be officially launched next week with a fun day.

Llanedeyrn Powerhouse Hub, in Cardiff, offers a number of council services under one roof including a library and IT suite, housing, benefit and advice services, and space for community meetings and events.

The facility, which has been extended and undergone major refurbishment work, will be officially opened at a community fun day on Monday from 2pm until 5pm.

The free event will include live music by Ministry of Life, community stalls, performances by local schools, face painting, storytime and an animal corner.

Cardiff council cabinet member for housing and communities, Councillor Lynda Thorne, said: “Our celebrations to mark official openings are always fantastic events that are really popular and bring the community together.

“The official launch of the Powerhouse Hub will be a great opportunity to showcase the wide range of council and partner services available there.”

South Wales Police, who previously had a local station in the Maelfa Centre, have now relocated to the Powerhouse and will have self-contained offices on the first floor.

Police and Crime Commissioner Alun Michael said: “The hub is a facility that the local community can be very proud of – it is the result of excellent and visionary partnership work and is a blueprint for future projects.

“But the hub is not a police station in the traditional sense of a forbidding entrance and a front desk – we have moved on from that to a situation where police officers and PCSOs spend the maximum amount of their time out in the community where their time is best spent.”