Gateway Partnership Celebrates

Over 70 guests attended a special reception on Friday, hosted by the Harlow Gateway Partnership, to mark progress with the Gateway Project and to celebrate the benefits that the new sports, leisure and housing developments are bringing to the town.

The event was held at Harlow Town Football Club’s stadium at Barrows Farm – the perfect location given the new pitch and facilities have been delivered through the Project.

Guests were welcomed by Simon Morgan (Vice Chair, Harlow Town Football Club), who introduced speakers from some of the organisations behind the Project – including Bill Rammell MP, Malcolm Morley (Chief Executive, Harlow Council), Chris Millington and Tony Durcan (Joint Leaders, Harlow Council) and Tonia Gosling (Chief Executive, Harlow and District Sports Trust).

Keynote speaker, Bill Rammell MP, said: “The Gateway Project is delivering new homes and sporting facilities through a partnership backed by £11m of government funding. It is the kind of regeneration Harlow has needed for decades.”

The new £3 million stadium at Barrows Farm and the new £1 million county-standard athletics track at Mark Hall Community School and Sports College are both up-and-running and local people are moving into the first of 810 new homes being delivered as part of the Project. The new £25 million community leisure centre is currently being built and is due to open in Autumn 2009.

For more information visit the Harlow Gateway Project Page.