The 拢17m project for Great Yarmouth Borough Council will create a new home for town鈥檚 library, Citizen鈥檚 Advice centre, a registry office and adult learning facilities.
To be called the Place, the revamped building will also house a 鈥榤ultipurpose learning hub鈥� with classrooms, IT labs, art and photography studios, technology and medical classrooms, and simulation hospital and function space.聽
This will be the base for the University Learning Centre, from where East Coast College and the University of Suffolk will offer degree and diploma courses, as well as access to higher education and adult learning courses.聽
The project is being by an 拢8.1m grant from the government鈥檚 Town Deal, with a further 拢3.4m from the Future High Streets Fund. The connected East Coast College and the University of Suffolk are also contributing 拢3.5m, with Norfolk County Council chipping in with 拢2m.
Morgan Sindall鈥檚 work at The Place will be split across two phases, with the initial phase overseeing the completion of repairs to the roof. This will then be followed by full refurbishment works, which are scheduled to start at the end of 2023.
In addition to this, Morgan Sindall will also do public realm improvement works and landscape Great Yarmouth鈥檚 Market Place.聽
Morgan Sindall built the 拢26m Marina leisure centre for Great Yarmouth Borough Council last year.聽 It got this job via a Scape framework
Councillor Carl Smith, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: 鈥淚t is extremely exciting for Great Yarmouth to finally see this much-loved building being given a new lease of life.
鈥淲e are delighted to be once again working with Morgan Sindall and now the building works are underway it won鈥檛 be long until this fantastic venue will open its doors and begin providing first-class education and services for the people of the borough.鈥�
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