As our recent phase at Stretford Public Hall completes, we spoke to those working and using Stretford Public Hall about how the building is a hub for the local community. Our work at the Hall included a restoration and transformation of the building into a flexible space for events and community activities.
We went back to the Hall to get a sense of the experiences of those using the building in their everyday lives.
This interview is with Simon Locke. Simon works for Trafford Carers and uses Stretford Public Hall as a central hub to connect with carers in the area.
We go out into the community, into locations where carers meet. And what's really wonderful about this building is that it's a really lovely, welcoming, warm, beautiful building. And it's, you know, it's for the people. For us, we're always looking for environments that are special.
So when a building like this, which has been so much done to it, to bring it back to life, comes available for us to actually be here once a week to meet carers. It was, you know, it was a really great opportunity for us to be here. It feels like you're going somewhere, you know, exciting, you know, and the fact that it's a, a grand public hall I think is really powerful for people.
The fact that it's a, a grand public hall...is really powerful for people.
