£165k lifeline saves key community hub

COUNCIL GRANT FOR FACILITY HELPING VICTIMS OF ABUSE

- By TELEGRAPH REPORTER

EREWASH residents who faced losing their vital community hub have seen it saved thanks to £165,161 from the borough council.

The lifeline for the centre - which relies on volunteers - means it can continue a flagship mission to help domestic abuse victims as well as being a welcoming space for children, families and pensioners.

The Cotmanhay Community Network is based at the former Bennerley School, where its costs including rent to the county council - had risen to "a level that the organisation is not able meet", according to a report to Erewash leader James Dawson and his senior team.