Published:
July 12, 2008 Video:
New £500,000 Burnham-On-Sea children's centre opened
Burnham-On-Sea's new
£500,000 Octopus Children's Centre was officially
opened during a special ceremony on Friday afternoon (July 11th).
The
centre - which has been developed by Somerset County Council in
partnership with Sedgemoor District Council, the local parish
council and other groups - was opened with the unveiling of a
plaque.
Julie
Simmonds, the new centre's manager, welcomed visitors to the facility,
before David Taylor, Somerset County Council's Corporate Director,
officially thanked those who had worked on the project over the
last few years.
He
said the centre is the 30th to be opened in Somerset. "It
brings together education and care, help and family support, in
one accessible location," he said.
Burnham
Infants School, which is on the same site as the centre, gave
a colourful country dancing display during the afternoon.
And
the official ribbon cutting ceremony was performed by the Bartlett
family, a Burnham family who won a competition to choose the name
of the centre, Octopus Centre.
Local
County Councillor Rosemarie Parsons told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "This
Children’s Centre is a valuable addition to Burnham. The
new facilities will be a key point of access to services for our
local parents and children. I
am pleased that we have reached this stage and am grateful for
the hard work of the local steering group and officers from Somerset
County Council."
A
plaque was uncovered by the children during the centre's official
opening.
The
colourful plaque is at the entrance to the new £500,000
centre.
Burnham
Infant School performed country dancing during the opening event.
The
official ribbon cutting ceremony was performed by the Bartlett
family.
