Over the next few months we will be creating a picture diary of our preparations to open Ready Generation’s first intergenerational nursery in the heart of a Belong Care Village in Chester.
Our first key milestone has been the topping out ceremony, marking the completion of the main building works and another step towards the scheduled opening in early 2022. This involved the placing of the last roof tile!
Guest of honour, Robert Mee DL, the High Sheriff of Cheshire, braved the heights of the £21 million state-of-the-art care village to lay the final roof tile alongside former Belong Chair, Margaret Yorke; Belong’s deputy chief executive, Tracy Paine, and Chris Ellison, the project manager for the site from contractor, Seddon.
Commenting on the landmark step, Belong’s Tracy Paine commented:
“We are thrilled to have finished the main building work at Belong Chester. We know the village’s opening is eagerly anticipated and we are especially excited about the integrated nursery provision. We look forward to welcoming the community early next year and to being able to support both very young children and their families and older people, including those living with dementia and their families.”
John Shannon, divisional director at Seddon, added:
“It’s great to see the scheme progressing and we were delighted to have some of the Belong team join us on site to mark this milestone. The next stage will see the village come to life even further and transform into the highly-anticipated vibrant intergenerational space the community of Chester have been waiting for.”
Located in the heart of the city, adjacent to its historic canal, Belong Chester and the Nursery in Belong have been designed by architects, Pozzoni, with contractor Seddon heading up the build. Once open, the village will provide world-leading dementia and nursing care, with 24-hour support available across six extended family sized households and 23 independent living apartments as well as the first fully integrated intergenerational nursery in the North West.
Next week – we’ll be posting about the development of the Nursery garden and shared outdoor spaces! #PictureDiary
