OXFORD City Council’s decision to approve a £3m new community centre for Rose Hill is to be welcomed.
Any major new building project in such straightened times is to be grasped with both hands and this plan is long overdue.
It is understandable why a fifth of people who voted in a poll on the plans said they preferred a revamp instead.
Yet a new centre – with more energy- efficient building standards – will stand the community in good stead for coming years, providing a social club, advice centre, sports pavilion and youth club.
Let’s hope it meets expectations.
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