Listen Live

Fourth brand-new library opens in Devon

Topsham Library has moved to Topsham’s brand new community hub, Nancy Potter House

Topsham Library opened its doors to the public earlier this week

The multipurpose community hub, built by The Estuary League of Friends, will offer a wide range of services and activities for the local community, including the contemporary new library, a café, day room, wet rooms and laundry as well as conference, training, exercise and treatment rooms for hire for business and private functions.

Devon County Council is responsible for the county’s public library provision. Councillor Roger Croad, the Council’s Cabinet Member for libraries, said: “This is great news for the service and great news for library users in the area.  The new building, which Devon County Council has helped pay for, is an excellent venue for the library service; right in the heart of the community alongside a range of other public services.”

Ciara Eastell OBE, Chief Executive of Libraries Unlimited said: “We are really thrilled to open our fourth brand-new library in Devon, and look forward to welcoming people to the new space to see what we have on offer. The library itself and the new community building will provide a range of brilliant new services and activities for local people and we’re very pleased that the library is part of this exciting new community-focussed development.

We would like to thank the residents of Nelson Close Community Centre, who kindly housed the temporary Topsham Library whilst Nancy Potter House was being built. We look forward to working closely with The Estuary League of Friends and welcoming new and existing library users to our brand new facility.”

More from Local News

Listen Live
On Air Now Matt Rogers Playing Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler