Part of the depot in Myatt’s Fields Park into a new community hub is to be converted into a prestige new community hub.

The new facility – funded by Lambeth Council to the tune of more than £800,000 – will result in new community meeting, cooking and education spaces and provide a much-needed income stream for the park. The work follows year of hard work and lobbying from the resident-run Myatt’s Fields Park project.

The re-development plan includes demolition of the existing depot buildings and replacing them with a greener and more efficient building. The works will transform the space to create:

• A 30-seater hall with a kitchen
  
• A foyer overlooking the greenhouse and providing easy access from the street through the new building and to the park.
  
• Office accommodation for the Park Manager
  
• Income from hire of the new meeting space and kitchen.

The council says that redeveloping the park buildings will make the centre more visible and a more attractive hub for community activities. It will also allow the community group to nurture local enterprise.

It’s hoped that construction work will begin shortly and finish within a year. The full details can be found here.

Myatt’s Fields Labour councillors Annie Gallop and Paul Gadsby said:

“It is excellent to see this project getting off the ground: we want to pay particular tribute to the hard work of volunteers and local residents who have worked hard over many years to bring these plans to fruition.”