Plans for the expansion of an education and community centre in Warndon have been unveiled.

A “significant” amount of money is being invested in the Fairfield Centre, which is home to the county council’s adult learning services and Warndon Library.

According to proposed layouts, the extension will include a new entrance, offices, classroom and beauty suite.

On the centre’s website, a statement says: “An application has been submitted to carry out extension work at the Fairfield Learning Centre in order to better serve the local community and provide more learning provision to people of Worcestershire.

“We have been lucky enough to receive part-funding from the Worcester Towns Fund to carry out the extension works on our current single-storey building, to create additional learning space for adult and young adult learners.”

Councillor Marc Bayliss, cabinet member for economy, infrastructure and skills at the county council, said: “While it is still early days for this project, we are thrilled that a significant funding contribution has been secured through the Worcester Towns Fund which will be matched with other dedicated resources to enhance education services.

“Details of the project are still being finalised including final design and associated costs.

“However, proposed plans include the extension of the current dedicated small hair and beauty training salon, along with additional space to accommodate our Young Adult Learning provision.

“Young Adult Learning supports young people aged 16-19 (or 19-24 with an education, health and care plan) to access an alternative to mainstream education in a supportive environment.

“This expansion will help us give our students an even wider and more comprehensive educational experience and allow us to work more closely with the local community in Warndon.

“In recent years, learners of all ages have been able to improve their job opportunities through vocational courses, which has also positively affected their health and wellbeing.

“Last year, the county council’s Learning Services Worcestershire Team were recognised with a Good rating by Ofsted.”

Worcester was awarded £19.6 million from the Government’s Towns Fund, which is aimed at boosting economic growth and supporting communities’ recovery from Covid.

The cash is helping to pay for several projects around the city including the renovation of Isaac Maddox House near Shrub Hill, the construction of a training centre in Dines Green and the revamp of St Andrew’s Gardens.