Saturday 31st May 2008

The Myland community was out in force on Saturday 31st May, when we held our Grand Open Day - over 200 people were involved in demonstrating our interest in the Halls, our involvement in the organisation and our commitment to see the Halls developed as an even greater community resource.

All the User Organisations attended and presented displays to promote their activities; the Parish Council came along as part of their drive to ensure Myland continues to grow into a vibrant community; and there was a steady stream of interested residents, all keen to make their point on the services which are urgently needed in our locality.

It was also good that one of our strongest supporters, our member of Parliament Hon Bob Russell MP, came along - and also the Leader of Colchester Borough Council, Mile end's own Anne Turrell. Robert Johnstone, Chairman of Myland Parish Council, was also present, as were a number of Myland Councillors and other key members of the community. Thank you, one and all, for your support.

Plans for the redevelopment of the Halls were on show alongside a 3-D screen presentation, and the Project Team had also marked out the ground showing the boundaries of the extended premises, which really brought the project to life.

Here's a couple of photos.... they don't show much activity, though - in all the other photos we took, there were too many people in the way!!

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