The Beacon Blitz is on!

We started decorating Exeter’s newest community centre over the weekend and boy does it look better already!

The blue walls have been painted a bright, welcoming white – we’ll get some artwork up there soon, from local people of course, to give it a bit of colour.

We’re doing this again next weekend, there’s still a lot to do, so we’ll be putting on the music, loading up our paintbrushes and enjoying a bit of playful banter as we roll up our sleeves and get stuck in. Come and join us, it’ll be fun!

“We’d had a great time all working together and the main hall now looks so much brighter,” said Richard Cummings, centre manager. “It really does make such a difference to the centre.”

We’ve called this decorating project The Beacon Blitz as we’re busy transforming the building, the former Knight Centre in Beacon Heath into a community centre.

Isca Church took over the building in Beacon Lane in May, after the county council gave it up, and we’ve got two youth clubs on the go already, with 80 young people coming through our doors, to play games, chat and enjoy smoothies and toasties in a safe, relaxed space.

Recently a popular toddler group started meeting in the new centre and next month there will be yoga, an older people’s club and specialist youth mentoring.

Richard said:“We want The Beacon to be a centre of opportunity, support and fun, a centre for all ages and which strengthens the community. We’re really keen to hear from local people about what they want to see happen and we’d welcome offers to volunteer as well. The first stage of re-developing the centre is to see the interior transformed to be a welcoming venue for all."

If you’d like to help on Friday 7pm-9pm or during Saturday please contact Richard: richard@iscachurch.org.uk or call 01392 462557.