A ‘vital’ community centre has announced it is to close later this month due to a lack of funding and volunteers to run it. The Unsworth Centre on Sunny Bank Road in Unsworth is the venue for several groups, including many catering for young children, some supporting mental health well-being and sessions for older people.
The centre, in the former Unsworth library building, is run by Elms Bank School and the local community. It also operates as a book exchange, has public access computers and has a coffee shop.
A statement from the centre was published on Thursday saying it would close ‘indefinitely’ from July 28. It said: “It is with great regret that Elms Bank and Friends of the Unsworth Centre announce that the centre will close indefinitely at the end of July. Sadly, we have not been able to continue funding the building and there are too few volunteers to make the continued running of the site viable.
