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Fairfield Community Centre and Library closure: Tue 12 May until 12pm

Fairfield Community Centre and Library will be closed on Tuesday 12 May until 12 noon for essential building works.
These works may affect the temperature in parts of the building between Monday 11 and Friday 15 May. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

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