The old Benwell Towers building which is behind Benwell Lane is being renovated by the Muslim community. It will become a school/education centre in a few years time. This will be a task and a half! Previous occupiers have collectively made a bit of a mess of the place. It has been used in the past as a pub, night club, film set since it had been used as a residence for the bishop. Give them their due, the muslim owners have received no funding from lottery funding, they have raised the money themselves. When opened, the building will be open to the wider community, there will be sports facilities and events.
We were invited in to look around, we got up on the roof, it was a lovely day, worth the visit.
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