Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:06 pm on 16 November 2016.
At this time of year I think it’s appropriate to remember that many of our community centres are actually memorial halls and originated, particularly, after the first world war. I was pleased to be able to commemorate Remembrance Sunday in my local community centre, which is a memorial hall in Penparcau in Aberystwyth. Talking to the trustees there after that event, it was clear that they are struggling on occasions to make memorial halls that originated with two world wars relevant to today’s young people, and the way that that community centre can once again be a focus of that local community. So, in your plans going forward, what can you do to both help on the capital side, perhaps, of rejuvenating some of these community centres—although Penparcau has been rejuvenated, I’m glad to say—but more importantly, assisting trustees and volunteers to make sure that the memorial halls of the past are relevant for the young generations of the future?