Knighton and District Community Centre is one of 10 community projects across Wales set to celebrate after being awarded a Welsh Government community grant.

The centre will benefit from just under £500,000 to refurbish and improve the current community hall which was built in the 1980s and is no longer fit for purpose.

Improvements, such as fitting an energy-efficient boiler and insulation, will make the building more sustainable and bring heating costs down. Changes will also be made so that more than one group can use the facility at the same time.

The centre will also house the library for the area.

The funding comes from the Community Facilities Programme which provides organisations with capital grant funding of up to £500,000 to help tackle poverty by creating and improving buildings and facilities to be used by the local community.

Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, Lesley Griffiths, today announced the ten projects across Wales to have a share of the £2.8m fund.

The Minister said: “The £2.8m I have announced today is set to breathe new life into some of the buildings and spaces most valued by people across Wales.

“These projects truly are the heart of their communities, providing a huge range of important services, from counselling and childcare, to shelter for homeless people and job clubs.

“The funding will enable these projects to expand their work further, throwing open their doors to even more people in the local community.”