posted 18 May 2011 00:56 by Stephen Turner
 After an extended period of closure Friday April 15th saw the reopening of the Portadown YMCA building. The building is over 50 years old and with extensive use by the community it had become worn and in need of serious repair. In the autumn the building was closed and operations moved to the local Methodist Church as the electrical wiring and roofing were below standard. These problem were compounded by major frost damage over Christmas. Since then, support from a local Trust and the SELB has allowed all of these problems to be rectified. The volunteers and staff put in a major effort to fix the many minor problems and put new paint on the walls.
Friday night was the relaunch. With the help of the Mayor, the local MP several other politicians, PSNI young people and the staff team, the building and the club was reopened. Two of the members gave speeches outlining the problems that the club had suffered and the things that had been most missed during the closure. Great credit is due to Darren Causby for his efforts (acting Leader in charge) in ensuring the club stayed operation, the worked was organised and completed and the local community and young people were engaged in all the developments over the last 6 months.
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After an extended period of closure Friday April 15th saw the reopening of the Portadown YMCA building. The building is over 50 years old and with extensive use by the community it had become worn and in need of serious repair. In the autumn the building was closed and operations moved to the local Methodist Church as the electrical wiring and roofing were below standard. These problem were compounded by major frost damage over Christmas. Since then, support from a local Trust and the SELB has allowed all of these problems to be rectified. The volunteers and staff put in a major effort to fix the many minor problems and put new paint on the walls.
