Ceremony held for new £6m Aberdeen community hub

The foundations for a new £6 million community facility in Aberdeen were laid this week at an event to mark the start of construction.The state-of-the-art Tillydrone Community Hub is being built on Hayton Road and will house vital services for people living in the local community.Aberdeen City Council has committed £4.1m toward this project with a further £1.9m awarded from the Scottish Government and COSLA Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.Aberdeen City Council spokesperson for regeneration and transport, Councillor Ross Grant, and Jim Young, construction director at CHAP Construction, joined on site by pupils from Riverbank Primary School and community representatives as the last of the building foundations were laid.The hub will be a crucial resource for supporting individuals and families in Tillydrone and Aberdeen City Council has worked in partnership with residents to identify a wide range of services in order to meet local wants and needs.