The hub of its community
The Verwood Hub has had a slightly chequered history but is now providing the town with a valuable facility, as Alan Illingworth reports
Published in March ’22
The Hub is home to the local choir, Vocalize, for both rehearsals and performances
DIFFICULT births often produce flourishing offspring. The Verwood Hub is living proof of this: it is now a valuable feature in the lives of many residents of Verwood, but it was born out of controversy and muddle. An astonishing statistic is that between 1980 and 2005, the population of Verwood more than trebled, from 4000 to 14,000.The old Memorial Hall became woefully inadequate as a venue for events and entertainment, but East Dorset District …
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