60,000 sq ft Community and Activity Village to start on site
YMCA Newark & Sherwood have announced that a contract has been signed with RG Carter Construction to enable work to commence on their Community and Activity Village’s main building. The 5,500 sq. m building is to be built on Lord Hawke Way in Newark.
The contract, officially signed on 16 December 2020, has enabled the local young people and families charity to confirm that official ground-breaking for the Village’s main building will take place in February 2021.
Working with many local businesses, the new building has been designed by Lead Consultants Rayner Davies Architects supported by Pulse Consult, Axis M&E Engineers, Tunstall Smith King Structural Engineers, William Saunders Civil Engineers and Influence Landscape Consultants.
“We are thrilled that signing this contract marks a real date for the building work to commence next month,” said Todd Cauthorn, Executive Director for YMCA Newark and Sherwood. “It feels good to be working with a local business in RG Carter on such a large-scale project that will create jobs, youth apprenticeships and transformational life opportunities in addition to strengthening the already fantastic community spirit in Newark. We have worked closely with partners from a wide range of services as well as local authorities to ensure there are programmes that help people belong, contribute and thrive.”
“When the pandemic began early last year, we were concerned about the potential impact on the Village. Though despite these challenges, we are pleased that developments are moving ahead.
“Provided everything goes to plan considering the current circumstances, this progress indicates that our main building hopefully will be completed in Spring 2022.”
RG Carter has proudly provided high quality construction services for nearly a century and is now working alongside Rayner Davies Architects on this project.
Jason Wilson, Senior Project Manager at RG Carter, said: “R G Carter is delighted to be working with YMCA Newark and Sherwood and Rayner Davies to deliver this very prestigious project. It’s great to be able to provide the local community with a new purpose-built environment, which matches their vision for the very best services and support for young people to help them reach their full potential.”
