Plans have been lodged to enhance the community and educational aspects at the St Walburge’s Centre, in St Walburge’s Gardens.The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, seeks approval for change of use of the first-floor offices in St Walburge’s Centre to a premises office used for educational training, alongside renovation and improvement works.
It is expected that this use will occur four days a week, between 8.30 am to 4.30pm on any day and would involve activities for both children and adult parishioners of St. Walburge’s Church.The Talbot School, circa 1979, west elevation facing then Weston Street Pic: Beth Hayes, Preston Historical Society
There are no development works planned to the ground floor of the St. Walburge’s Centre or any of the other buildings within the curtilage of St. Walburge’s Centre. installing new surface and playground equipment on the recreational area, and a new access gate at the south side of the playground, and ball netting along the fenceThe heritage design and access statement prepared on behalf of the Institute of Christ the King Charity said: “The addition of a new staircase and the lift is likely to increase the heritage’s asset significance in terms of its