Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden, visited Crowborough train station to support plans for a new Community Hub in Jarvis Brook.
Bev Pashley is the founder of Artytime, a not-for-profit community group run by volunteers, which develops, fundraises, and delivers projects that bring arts and crafts to all ages and abilities. Bev is spearheading this exciting new project and is hoping to turn an unused part of the Crowborough train station building into a multi-use community hub for residents of the Jarvis Brook and Alderbrook areas.
Nusrat was accompanied by Wealden District Council representatives and the group were able to see the project in its current state and hear all the exciting plans for the renovation. It is hoped that the space will become the heart of the local community and will provide facilities and services for residents of the Jarvis Brook area, including art and craft workshops, Men in Sheds sessions, repair café, cookery classes and much more.
Nusrat Ghani said: “Loneliness and isolation are major problems for many people and volunteer-run groups like Artytime are doing a superb job in bringing people together over a shared interest. Community hubs are valuable spaces for communities across Wealden and it would be fantastic to have this great facility at Crowborough train station available for residents of the Jarvis Brook area. I fully support the project and I look forward to watching it progress over the coming months.”
