Sellafield Ltd

Sellafield Ltd hands over £20k to the Senhouse Centre

Sellafield Ltd has donated £20,000 to the Whitehaven Community Trust to go towards the development of the Senhouse Centre.

The Senhouse Centre is a community centre containing several rooms for different activities including many classes and workshops, counselling and therapy treatments. The money will fund equipment for the cellar so that more people can benefit from its unique services.

Eileen Turner from Sellafield Ltd, said: “This development will help to improve the sustainability of the centre by providing activities for people to take part in. They have already started to market the facility and the response has been extremely positive.”

The centre is a large part of the community, not only because it offers a wide range of activities, but also because of the training and job opportunities it holds.

Kerry Maxwell, Chief Executive of the Whitehaven Community Trust, said: “The increased business will continue to create employment and training opportunities for local people.

“This will result in the Senhouse Centre becoming a big employer for people in the local community.”

The refurbishment of the cellar involves a total of £22,566 worth of state-of-the-art equipment including new leather sofas, flat screen monitors and laptops as well as diary and booking software so the centre can cope with the increased business this development will bring.

The Whitehaven Community Trust works in many other areas in addition to the Senhouse Centre project, all of which benefit the community greatly. Other schemes include a local café that provides work experience and training opportunities, the Whitehaven Pottery, which opens its doors to local schools and community projects and homeless shelters for young people at Bakewell House and No. 1 Lowther Street.

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