A NEW CHARITY hub has been granted planning permission for Wokingham town centre.
Office space at Waterford House will now be reconfigured for the voluntary, charity and community organisations moving into the building.
This work will start this month, with the hub opening in September.
It is hoped the centre will build on the partnership developed between Wokingham Borough Council and the voluntary sector during the pandemic.
It will bring organisations under one roof, to provide support for residents.
Cllr Charles Margetts, executive member for health, wellbeing and adult services, said confirming planning permission for the hub was a key milestone in the project.
“During the pandemic it has become clear that our residents have really benefited from the coordinated way the council and the voluntary, charity and community sector have worked together to ensure people get the help and support they need locally,” he said.
“The hub will build on from this great partnership working and I’m delighted that the refurbishment work will start shortly.”
The borough council hopes to open more hubs across the borough.
