School pupils in Stocksbridge are being invited to help the Town’s Fund Board find a name for the brand-new building which is being delivered as part of the major programme of investment in the town.

One of the key projects in the £24.1 million plan for Stocksbridge is to build a new Library and Community Hub building which will house a range of facilities, including high quality, managed workspace.

Now the Towns Fund Board are calling on local school pupils to help them find a name for the new building.

The Manchester Road area is a key location for investment through the Towns Fund to help drive the local economy. Further plans to invest in the town centre include a shop front grant scheme as well as landscaping and new paving.

Children are being asked to look at the history and background of the site and the wider town and come up with ideas for a new name for the brand-new facility in their town.

Entry forms will be dropped round the local junior schools in the coming weeks and can also be picked up during school visits at the library.

Stocksbridge Towns Fund Board Co-Chair Ian Sanderson said: “We will have a fantastic new building which is at the centre of the regeneration of Manchester Road, and we want to find a really inspiring name which reflects its standing in the town and as a multi-use hub which is here for the whole town.

“It could be a name which is reminiscent of the town’s industrial history or something completely new, fresh and different. We’re really looking forward to hearing the ideas that the children come up with.”

If you would like more information about getting involved with the competition, contact the Stocksbridge Towns Fund Communications Officer on 07747 621902.

To keep up to date with news about the Towns Fund visit the website at www.welcometostocksbridge.co.uk  and follow Stocksbridge Town Deal on facebook and @TownDeal4Stocks on twitter.

Photograph shows Lisa McNaught from Stocksbridge Library which is part of the town centre regeneration plans.

The Stocksbridge Towns Fund team are currently working on the businsses cases for the ten projects which make up their bid in preparation for submission later in the summer.