‘Superb facilities’ promised with cultural centre transformation
Work is about to get under way on extensive improvements to the Treasure House cultural centre in Beverley, which will become the Champney Treasure House.
The £3.3m scheme includes a new customer service centre and enhanced library, and a new location within the council operated building for the reference library.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s registration services will relocate there from Walkergate House. There will be a new Changing Places facility, and Champney Gardens will also be landscaped.
The contractors for the scheme will be Hobson & Porter.
To enable the transformation to happen, the whole of the Treasure House will be closed for about a year. All facilities will shut at 4pm on Saturday, 23 September.
Temporary arrangements will be put in place to allow services to continue as much as possible.
Councillor Nick Coultish, the council’s portfolio holder for culture, leisure and tourism, said: “The Champney Treasure House scheme is aimed at improving the library in Beverley and creating a new cultural hub for the town, whilst also rationalising our assets and getting better value for money for our residents.
“It will be largely funded by the sale of our buildings in Cross Street and Walkergate House.
“We apologise to our regular customers for the inconvenience caused by this closure period, but we have worked hard to ensure the best possible arrangements for our library customers and tourist information centre users while the Treasure House is shut.
“I can assure all those who use the Treasure House that the wait will be worth it, with superb new facilities.”
Beverley Library will temporarily relocate into County Hall, on the other side of Champney Road, directly opposite the existing library.
The Tourist Information Centre will temporarily relocate into the Customer Service Centre at 7, Cross Street.
Beverley Art Gallery, the Treasure House Museum and the building’s café will be closed for the duration of the upgrade project.
