CHAP Group has been selected to build a new £6 million community facility in Aberdeen.

The Tillydrone Community Hub will be developed on Hayton Road and be home to a variety of vital services and leisure opportunities.

Features will include activity space, a community café, training kitchen, early learning and childcare space, emergency laundry provision and a food bank outlet. Essential council services will also be delivered from the new facility.

Aberdeen City Council has committed £4.1m towards the complex, while a further £1.9m grant has been awarded from the Scottish Government and COSLA Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.

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Construction of the new Hub will begin in March and completed in early 2019.

Cllr Yvonne Allan said: "I am very pleased that we have appointed CHAP Group to build the Tillydrone Community Hub. This facility is yet another example of our commitment to working in partnership with local communities to deliver the services they tell us they really want.

"I am sure that the residents of Tillydrone will welcome this news and continue to work with Council officers to deliver a fantastic community facility at the heart of Tillydrone."

Minister for Local Government and Housing, Kevin Stewart, said: "I'm delighted to see this project, which I know well, get under way. This purpose-built and state-of-the-art community hub will provide local residents with access to vital community services and become a focal meeting point for the community. I'm pleased that we have been able to support this project where the community has been at the forefront of ensuring it meets local needs."

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