HEALTH AND EDUCATION HUB

June 2026

Another exciting milestone has been reached for the Health and Education Hub project, as WELL Runcorn has opened its doors in the former Runcorn Library building on Granville Street.

The new hub brings together health, wellbeing, education and community services in one welcoming town centre location, making it easier for local people to access support, advice and opportunities close to home.

WELL Runcorn, which stands for Wellbeing, Education and Lifelong Learning, will offer a range of services including health checks, mental health support, family and children’s services, wellbeing activities, and opportunities for learning, training and skills.

The hub opened with a phased programme of activity from Monday 29th June, with more services being introduced over the coming months and an official launch planned for early September.

WELL Runcorn is open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm, and is currently closed at weekends and on bank holidays. Residents can visit the hub during opening hours or contact the team by emailing [email protected].

January 2026

Starting off the year with a big milestone being met. Construction has finished on site with only the small finishing touches taking place at the moment. The building has been handed over to the NHS and final reviews and fittings are going in ready to open to the public in late Spring early Summer this year. Keep your eye out for a behind the scenes look at the interior design and more about the services on offer ahead of launch.

June 2025
With the name now officially chosen by the community on the 1^st June, WELL Runcorn is moving full steam ahead. Construction is well underway inside the former library building, and on 11th June, the first steels were installed to support the mezzanine level – the future home of classrooms and learning spaces. This marks a major step forward in delivering a welcoming, one-stop hub for health, education, and wellbeing in the heart of Runcorn Town Centre. Find out more here.

May 2025

Time to vote. Runcorn residents were invited to have their say about the future naming of the new health and education hub coming to Runcorn later on this year with a shortlist of names chosen the final decision was up to you. Read more here. 

Votes were counted and verified and the new name for the upcoming health and education hub in Runcorn town centre is... 

WELL Runcorn.

WELL Runcorn stands for Wellbeing, Education, Lifelong-Learning all of which will be on offer and available for Runcorn residents to access once works on site are complete with the project opening in early 2026.

Read more about this exciting step for the project.

Runcorn residents invited to get involved with naming of new health and education hub

Runcorn residents are being invited to get involved and have their say! As it’s time to choose the name for the new health and education hub on Granville Street in Runcorn Town. After extensive stakeholder engagement the best ideas have been shortlisted, and now it’s your turn to vote.

Residents can take part in the short survey here.

The survey closes on Friday 30^th May and the name of the new hub will be announced in June.

Opening in early 2026, the new hub will be home to a range of health, wellbeing and education services, providing a ‘one-stop’ facility for families, young people and those living with long-term conditions. The services will be delivered from the former Granville Library building.

Construction work started on site on 1^st April with the aim to hand over the new facility to the NHS by the end of the year. Shortly before the works began the library was moved into a temporary location at 6 Church Street before it will relocate into the new Brindley Extension in 2026.

Planning permission for the proposed Health and Education Hub was granted on 26th January.

Planning application was submitted for change of use for the current library building into the envisaged Health and Education Hub. View the plans here.

Initial plans for the hub were drawn up by Cassidy + Ashton, view them here.