Ennell Court Community House Update

Posted by Cllr Ken Glynn 27/06/2012


I have been campaigning for some time now to have significant refurbishment works done in Ennell Court Community House.This very important facility is located beside both Ennell Court and Hawthorn Crescent and provides the local community with necessary facilities. I applaud the great work done here and welcome tonight after much campaigning that Westmeath County Council are to finally seek funding to carry out major refurbishment works.


At my request the Council carried out an inspection of the premises and are to seek an extension to the community house to provide a separate ground floor meeting room which will be for the use of the local community.This extension will be separate from the child care facility and will also provide for disabled use.The existing house itself will be refurbished and the overdue roof repairs will be carried out as a matter of priority. I have also asked that the continuous flooding both on the playground as well as outside on the public footpath will be remedied where it still exists.I welcome the strong commitment that Westmeath County Council has given to me on this project and hope to see works commence as soon as possible,I also applaud the local community residents group ETHA who work so hard for their community and without their input such progress would not be possible.



The Official reply I received is as follows:


2.8 Cllr.Glynn: To ask Westmeath County Council to prioritise major refurbishment works for Ennell Community House which are long overdue.


Reply: The Council's Housing Section has carried out an inspection of this premises.It was noted that the damage caused is the result of vandalism, e.g. some roof slates have been damaged.



Funding is being sought by the Council's Community and Enterprise Section for an extension to the Ennell Court community house to provide separate ground floor meeting room accommodation for the use of the community.This will completely separate from the child care facility and will be suitable for disabled use. It is proposed to refurbish the existing house as part of this funding stream and the necessary repairs to the roof will also be carried out as part of these works.