Construction work has begun on a £4million refurbishment to introduce additional temporary housing in a bid to end homelessness. Three floors of One YMCA’s Charter House hostel will be redeveloped to create 34 new rooms for rough sleepers, alongside engagement and activity space to help rough sleepers rehabilitate with independence. Now contractors Willmott Dixon Interiors have begun construction work for the project. New facilities will include a full height feature residents lounge and gantry, new commercial kitchen with extended dining spaces and a residents training kitchen. The building will also benefit from a new cafe, computer room and quiet space.
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In a letter sent to all of the club’s members, it was stated that the club was informed of the decision last minute, and the news came “out of nowhere”. The letter read: “We feel absolutely devastated by this news especially in the middle of the pandemic we find ourselves in. “This is due to them repurposing the space to house self-contained flats for the homeless. As you can imagine, this kind of planning and funding does not happen overnight. “We have not been consulted at any stage of this process. The first we were made aware of this was on the 28th (January 2021) after their funding had been secured. So this news has hit us out of nowhere.”