Limelight is a community health centre in Old Trafford run by Trafford Housing Trust designed to improve the health outcomes of local people. It contains 81 extra care apartments two GP surgeries, a public library, a community café, an optician, a pharmacy, a hair and beauty salon, and a 40-place children's nursery. There are event spaces that can be hired for weddings or business meetings. St Bride's Church and rectory has also relocated to the site.
Construction
editIt was built by Willmott Dixon and opened in 2017[1] by Lemn Sissay and Diane Modahl.
Features and residents
editThe apartments are restricted to people aged 55 and over who need care and support. Some are rented and some are leased. There are support staff on the premises at all times.[2]
A resident-led management committee was established before the building was opened.[3] It is the District Nursing base for North Trafford.[4] The area has a substantial African Caribbean population and efforts have been made to involve them in the design and running of the centre.[5] It is intended to be an intergenerational space with activities for young families, teenagers and older people.[6]
Reception
editIt won the prizes for the best older people's housing development and Best affordable housing development (in the larger category) at the Inside Housing Development Awards 2018. It was the only development to win two prizes. The judges described it as "a creative and iconic reimagining of terraced houses that provides a variety of tenures and satisfies high environmental and design standards” and ""A truly outstanding scheme of bold, statement architecture".[7]
References
edit- ^ "One of UK's first community health and wellbeing hubs opens in Old Trafford". Building Better Healthcare. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "About Limelight". Limelight. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "New £20m Old Trafford community hub Limelight appoints resident-led management committee to shape and drive services". Messenger. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "£20m integrated health, social care and community support hub officially opened in Old Trafford by poet Lemn Sissay and Olympian Diane Modahl". Messenger. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Celebrating Diversity Of The Real Old Trafford". Voice online. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "£20m Health, Social Care And Community Support Hub Officially Opened In Old Trafford". Business Up North. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Inside Housing Development Awards 2018 - why they won". Inside Housing. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.