Peepul Centre
Building in Belgrave, Leicester, England
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The Peepul Centre is a community and arts centre and multi-purpose facility in Belgrave, Leicester. Designed by Andrzej Blonski Architects, the £15 million building was opened in 2005 and houses an auditorium/theatre, bars and restaurants, a banqueting suite, a cyber café, a gym, a spa, a sports hall, a dance studio, art spaces, a children’s day nursery, training rooms and is also used for conferences, weddings and celebrations and corporate events, as well as for health services, including a mental health café.[1][2] The centre hosted Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other senior Labour Party figures during hustings for the 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election.
Founded by the Belgrave Baheno Women's Organisation,[3] the project was conceived in the 1990s.[4] The centre faced financial difficulties in 2007.[1] There are plans for expansion to include an aqua spa and a recording studio.[5]