How Standish Energy helped bring the Slice of Hope youth pizzeria closer to opening

For more than 50 years, the building that is now Lowton Community Hub has been part of the local community.

Generations of local people passed through its doors as a youth club before the building fell into disrepair and faced an uncertain future. Rather than let that happen, the Lowton Community Hub team set out to restore it, creating a modern community space where people of all ages can improve their health, build friendships and learn new skills.

The latest step in this journey is Slice of Hope, a new youth pizzeria designed to give young people opportunities to learn, volunteer and connect while creating another welcoming space for the wider community.

To make the vision possible, Lowton Community Hub needed specialist electrical work.

Building a space designed for the people

Lowton Community Hub exists to help people find a place to belong.

The organisation brings together health, wellbeing, sport, learning and community activities under one roof. Children attend martial arts and fitness sessions. Parents and babies join regular classes. Local groups meet in shared spaces. Residents access physiotherapy, community cafés and creative activities.

Its mission is simple: to create opportunities for people of every age and background to learn, grow and thrive together.

Formerly an old youth club, the building has served Lowton for more than half a century. With support from Sport England, the local authority and local supporters, the hub was stripped back and rebuilt, preserving its purpose while creating a space designed for today’s community.

Slice of Hope is part of that long-term vision.

Once complete, it will provide another welcoming environment where young people can develop practical skills, volunteer, gain confidence and spend time together in a safe setting, while creating opportunities for families and residents to connect.

The hub expects the wider development to benefit more than 150 to 200 local people through regular youth sessions, skills workshops and community activities. It will also create opportunities for 10 to 20 volunteers, helping build a sustainable network of local support.

Preparing Slice of Hope for its future

As construction progressed, the organisation posted a request on Match My Project seeking support with the first and second electrical fixes for the Slice of Hope project.

The work included installing lighting, sockets, cabling, three-phase power infrastructure and the electrical equipment needed to prepare the new space for opening.

Standish Energy responded to the request.

Adam Prescott and Josh Prescott carried out the electrical installation, completing both the first and second fix while working alongside the hub’s programme and adapting to the project’s changing timetable as construction continued.

The contribution represented 92 hours of skilled volunteering and more than £3,240 of impact. 

A partnership that kept the project moving

For Luke Brown and the team at Lowton Community Hub, what stood out was Standish Energy’s commitment to delivering a high-quality and dependable service. 

“Standish Energy supported our Slice of Hope community project with both first and second fix electrical work, and they were excellent throughout. Communication was clear from start to finish. They worked to a high standard and adapted to the needs and timescales of the project without any issues. What stood out was their commitment to the project. They came back to install our extractor system to help keep things on track and see it through to completion. Reliable, flexible, and easy to work with. Would highly recommend.”

Standish Energy valued the partnership just as highly.

“It was great to work with Luke on their project and we wish them all the hope in it being successful. It was our pleasure and we would like to work together in the future should the opportunity arise or there be a need for electrical works.”

Josh Prescott

The feedback reflects a partnership of one project. An open door to the next.

Creating a place where people belong

Electrical cables, lighting and sockets are essential when a building is finished.

For Lowton Community Hub, they form part of the infrastructure that allows people to come together safely every day.

As Slice of Hope moves closer to opening, another part of the hub’s long-term vision is becoming reality. Young people will have somewhere to learn practical skills. Volunteers will have opportunities to gain experience. Families will have another welcoming place to spend time together. The building has been serving the community for more than five decades.

This project helps ensure it can continue doing so for many more.

About Match My Project

Match My Project connects community organisations with local businesses to deliver Social Value. Community organisations identify the support they need, businesses respond with skills, expertise or resources, and every project is verified by the contracting authority. On average, it takes community organisations eight minutes to add a project to the platform. To find out more, get in touch at hello@matchmyproject.org.