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Network Ryde Plans Coming To Fruition As St Thomas Church Project Gets Underway

The future of Network Ryde is moving a step closer as the project to renovate St Thomas Church begins to see the green shoots of progress.

Brightspace architects are holding a series of workshops with Network Ryde young people to ensure that the new home meets expectations.

These workshops have already started and will continue over the next few weeks.

Bex Swan, Network Ryde manager, said:

“The team at Brightspace is harnessing the ideas the young people have and we are very excited to see what the final designs are going to be.

"With an experienced architect team in place we are very happy with the way that things are going and everyone is looking forward to seeing results as quickly as possible.”

St Thomas Church was bought by Ryde Town Council in 2021 specifically for Network Ryde to allow for the growth of Ryde’s youth provision to continue.

Michael Lilley, Mayor of Ryde added:

“Network Ryde is one of the jewels in the crown for Ryde Town Council providing an incredibly important service for the young people in Ryde.

"The move to St Thomas Church will allow Bex and her fantastic team to open that service even wider and for more young people to benefit from the wonderful work they do — this is a very exciting step!”

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