{"id":15653,"date":"2017-01-24T13:22:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T13:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=15653"},"modified":"2017-01-24T13:22:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T13:22:53","slug":"visitors-say-llandaffs-1-2m-new-community-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/01\/24\/visitors-say-llandaffs-1-2m-new-community-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Visitors have their say on Llandaff&#039;s \u00a31.2m new community hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE old library in Llandaff North has been replaced with a \u00a31.2m community hub, as part of Cardiff council&#8217;s plan to provide a variety of public services in the same space.<br \/>\nLlandaff North and Gabalfa Community Hub now has a cafe, a community hall, 12 public computers and a library. Hub users can receive help with their benefit or council tax forms.\u00a0There is also a club to help people write CVs and search for jobs.<br \/>\nHub manager Joe Boyle said the new facility had been well attended since it opened two weeks ago.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s been really busy. All the customers are really happy about the new hub. The cafe will be opening this week and will be serving coffee, tea and food.<br \/>\n&#8220;It puts everything at the heart of the community. It&#8217;s all been done up really nicely and hopefully it will benefit the area.&#8221;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15662\" style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15662\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_7633-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New library facilities at the Llandaff North and Gabalfa Hub \" width=\"622\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_7633-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_7633-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_7633-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_7633.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15662\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_7633-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"New library facilities at the Llandaff North and Gabalfa Hub \" width=\"622\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_7633-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_7633-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_7633-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/01\/IMG_7633.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/noscript> New library facilities at the Llandaff North and Gabalfa Hub<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHub user Michelle Davies, 33, said the activities run by the hub makes it a great place for mothers and their children.<br \/>\nShe said: &#8220;I go there for Rhyme Time with my little ones. It&#8217;s a lovely half an hour of stories and singing, which is led by the library staff.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s a very warm, friendly environment. But it&#8217;s also less intense than some of the other mums&#8217; groups.&#8221;<br \/>\nOther users say they have benefited from the hub because it gives them easy access to computers and books.<br \/>\nSiobhan Corria, 38, said: &#8220;I worked there all last week. My kids also went on Saturday to do their homework.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s a light, nice working environment. There are lots of social workers working from there because they haven&#8217;t got offices.&#8221;<br \/>\nHowever, Alex Clarke, 33, believes\u00a0the cost of the renovation is excessive.<br \/>\n&#8220;What have I actually got for \u00a31.2m? If the old library had been knocked down and replaced by a new super building, then I can understand why the project cost so much,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\n&#8220;As it stands, even a really good makeover by local contractors would have been a fraction of the overall cost.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Elsewhere in the city, libraries are being threatened with closure.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\nCouncillor for Llandaff North, Dilwar Ali said the hub wouldl make a real difference to communities in the district.<br \/>\n&#8220;It is a one-stop shop facility for all. 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