AN appeal fund for a new community centre in North Ormesby has received a £20,000 boost.
The donation was made by Dow's Haltermann Custom Processing Plant in Middlesbrough.
Haltermann has been operating in Middlesbrough since 1870.
This brings the total raised by the community in North Ormesby to nearly £300,000.
The appeal for the centre, already named the Trinity Centre, has received £250,000 from the Government's Neighbourhood Renewal Fund.
An application has also been lodged for lottery funding. The total cost of the new centre would be £500,000.
The new hall would provide space for training facilities and the performing arts as well as traditional community activities. Community leaders hope the centre will be built by August next year.
The Reverend Graham Usher, an organiser of the Trinity Centre Appeal, said: "Our mission is to create an environment where the whole community can come together for support, learning, spiritual development, culture and fun. We are extremely grateful to everyone at Haltermann for this magnificent donation.
"I would like to thank them on behalf of the whole community here in North Ormesby.
"We are still looking for other funding so if there is anyone else who would like to make a donation or feels they can help I would be delighted to hear from them."
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