We want to create a future-ready hub where local people can access advanced technology, build employable skills, improve their health, launch ideas and use welcoming spaces that are sustainable for generations.
To bring the kind of opportunity usually available through universities, specialist studios and innovation centres within reach of people in Top Valley and across north Nottingham.
Our plans focus on better equipment for skills and digital access, more flexible rooms for community activities and services, improved facilities for health and movement, and a more efficient building that reduces long-term running costs.
Four connected priorities delivered as one practical improvement programme.
High-performance laptops, shared computing servers, networking and equipment for AI, editing, rendering, coding and advanced digital-skills training.
Partitions, doors, electrical work, lighting and finishes to create two adaptable community rooms and a small confidential office.
New flooring, improved bathrooms and kitchen upgrades, including specialist sprung flooring for safer dance, martial arts and movement activities.
An 18 kWp solar array, 32 kWh battery, lower-carbon heating, LED lighting and water-efficient taps, toilets and urinals.
Select any red point on the floor plan. Each point opens the matching room’s immersive before-and-after comparison.
Click a red dot on the floor plan to open a before-and-after view of the room.
Main HallKitchenToiletsActivity / Meeting RoomAI / Shared WorkspaceOfficeHall wayThis is not technology for technology’s sake, or renovation for appearance alone. Every improvement is designed to unlock practical use, wider participation and stronger local outcomes.
Local access to AI, editing, rendering, coding and professional creative workflows.
Spaces able to host training, meetings, children’s sessions, yoga and community health provision.
A safer, better-quality environment for dance, martial arts, fitness and movement-based learning.
Renewable generation, efficient heating and water-saving facilities protect future community provision.
Many people have a phone or basic laptop, but that is not the same as having equipment capable of high-resolution editing, 3D work, software development, AI experimentation or intensive rendering. The lab would close that practical access gap.
The portal concepts show how local people could sign in, access AI tools, submit rendering work, connect to remote desktops and manage bookings through one simple member experience.
A professional digital front door where members could securely sign in, compare plans and reach support.
Illustrative screens for AI chat, render submission, remote workstations, files, usage and account management.
The technology is only valuable when it leads to practical skills, creative output and stronger routes into work or enterprise.
CVs, applications, interview preparation, office skills, AI-supported productivity and confidence using modern digital systems.
Video editing, animation, digital art, 3D modelling, rendering, web development, coding and game creation.
Branding, websites, marketing content, business documents, product visuals and the ability to turn an idea into a professional first step.
Practical use of large language models alongside privacy, misinformation, bias, fact-checking and safe use of emerging tools.
On-site servers would allow demanding workloads to be shared, reduce reliance on expensive cloud services and open access to tools beyond a standard computer room.
Flexible rooms make it easier to bring services into the neighbourhood, support more groups at the same time and create income that can be reinvested into community provision.
