ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>Celebrations mark the opening of Sherfield Park Community Centre</title> <style> body {margin: 0; background-color:#fff; padding: 0; font-family:Arial,Verdana; color:#000; font-size:0.9em;} p { text-align:justify;} li {text-align:justify;} #container { width: 620px; margin: 15px auto 0 auto; background-color: #FFF; color: #333; border-width:1px 2px 2px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#333; padding:5px; height:auto;margin-top:5px;} #content { margin-top:20px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left; width:610px; background-color: #ffffff; height:auto; padding:0px; } #content p {font-size:0.8em;color:#000;} h3{ margin:0px;margin-bottom:5px; padding:2px; font-size:1em; } .small {font-size:0.7em;} .imgholder {float:right;width:305px;margin-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;} </style> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <img src="images/homeslogo.gif"/> <div id="content"> <h3>CELEBRATIONS MARK THE OPENING OF SHERFIELD PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE</h3> <p>21 June 2011</p> <p>Residents of Sherfield Park near Basingstoke turned up in their hundreds to view the state-of-the-art facilities at their brand new community centre when it was officially opened on Saturday 18th June. Centrally located at the heart of the popular housing development, the contemporary £2m facility comprises a main double height sports hall, multi-function room, youth room, consulting room, cafe area, F.A. standard football pitches, changing rooms and a purpose built creche.</p> <div class="imgholder" title="Andy Yallop (Chairman of Croudace Homes), Cllr David Leeks (Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane) and David Leivesley (Chairman, Sherfield Park Community Association)"><img src="newsimages/centre2.jpg" alt="Andy Yallop (Chairman of Croudace Homes), Cllr David Leeks (Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane) and David Leivesley (Chairman, Sherfield Park Community Association)"/><br/> <span class="small">LTR: Andy Yallop (Chairman of Croudace Homes), Cllr David Leeks (Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane) and David Leivesley (Chairman, Sherfield Park Community Association).</span></div> <p>Leading the speeches, Chairman of Croudace Homes, Andy Yallop, said &quot;As the developers of Sherfield Park, the centre is what we wanted to build, not what we were obliged to as part of our planning agreement, and the final result is a significant enhancement in size, amenity and design to the original brief. I wish to pay tribute to the excellent co-operation between Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, the Sherfield Park Community Association and ourselves, enabling us to deliver an iconic building of which the residents can be proud as the focal point for social, recreational and educational activities within the development.&quot;</p> <p>Andy handed over a cheque for £10,000 as an extra contribution to David Leivesley, Chairman of the Sherfield Park Community Association, which has now assumed responsibility for the running of the centre. David thanked all those responsible for bringing the centre to fruition before the building was officially declared open by The Worshipful the Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Cllr David Leeks, who cut the ribbon to allow the residents into the building. A few sharp showers did little to dampen the celebrations, and the afternoon of hospitality included a BBQ, steel band, children s entertainment, a huge cake, prize draws, displays and stalls.</p> </div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> </div> </body> </html>