New community hub in Newmains declared ‘officially open’ at special event

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The new state-of-the-art community hub in North Lanarkshire has been declared ‘officially open’ at a special event.The Newmains and St Brigid’s Community Hub, which opened its doors to pupils in February this year, saw pupils, parents, carers, staff and local politicians gather to celebrate the occasion on Tuesday, September 19.Pupils from the joint schools’ choir entertained the audience with wonderful singing.

And two pupils, Emily and Robyn, spoke about their positive experiences of moving to the new building.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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