John Prescott MP opens the New Humber Social Club

John Prescott MP opens the New Humber Social Club

8 January 2010

The new Humber Social Club has been officially opened by the Hull East MP John Prescott.

Mr Prescott MP praised the investment in local community facilities as he offically opened the new premises - relocated as part of a major new retail development on Holderness Road.

The club is one of the businesses being relocated by Mt Pleasant Regeneration Ltd - a £200,000 facelift of the former Royal Hotel has brought a run down building back into use and created a new home for the Social Club. 

The move has given the club a new lease of life and much more flexible space. Founded in the 1960s on Stoneferry Road in Hull the club catered for employees of Humber Fertilisers, it later moved to the site on Holderness Road before relocating just before Christmas to New Bridge Road.

Mr Prescott said: "I am delighted to be opening the new Humber Social Club, this is a great community facility and part of the wider development which shows how the public private partnership can work."

 Managing Director of Mt Pleasant Urban Regeneration Ltd, Mark Dransfield, said: “Everyone is delighted with the new premises and is has been a pleasure to have Mr Prescott visit the club and perform the official opening, we wish the members many happy years in their new premises."

 Gerald Moxon, from The Humber Social Club said: “We have had a very good relationship with the developers from day one and we are really pleased with the new premises.”

Relocating to the new premises has secured the club's long term future and given members better facilities and more flexible space.

Businesses are being relocated as part of a new retail development on Holderness Road being brought forward by Mt Pleasant Urban Regeneration Ltd.

35 35 35 Taxis are also relocating later this month from 165 Holderness Road to a former doctor’s surgery at 434 Holderness Road. The developers are working with all businesses affected by the development.

 Plans are to be submitted later this year for the proposed development which neighbours The Mount Retail Park – the development completed in 2003 by Dransfield Properties Ltd, one of the development partners in Mt Pleasant Urban Regeneration Ltd

 Pictured left to right are: John Prescott MP, Mark Dransfield and Gerald Moxon, the treasurer of The Humber Social Club.

 For further information about Dransfield Properties visit the company’s website at www.dransfield.co.uk.  Or contact Amanda Holmes on 01226 360644 07824 444017 For further information about the Humber Social Club contact Gerald Moxon on                01482 223975              

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