2021

Bringing the centre back to life.

In January 2021 trustees appointed staff to start work refurbishing the centre. The lift has been brought back into operation replacing the 1966 controls with state of the art electronics and safety features while retaining the heritage carriage. Funding from Heritage Action Zone will refurbish doors, windows and WC's. 2021 has been a year or work to bring the centre back to life.

The second floor has been refurbished and although we lost the snooker table we were able to provide a new home for Bacup Family Centre who are now based at the ABD Centre. Post covid we have welcomed back all our long standing community groups and are delighted to welcome new groups to the centre. The centre now provides rooms for let or hire on an hourly basis and can provide office space for any local organisation looking for a quality building to base their business in.

By the end of 2021 we hope all the building work will be completed and we can start to bring all our plans for new use into the building. 2022 will be an exciting years and we look forward to the ABD Centre being a valued community resource in Bacup.