There appears to be some grass-roots conversations starting amongst young families in the Plymouth, NH area about the need for a community center for its residents. Clearly, the University, local developers and business owners, and the town government receive and deserve the spotlight. But, what about the needs of our children, the families that are raising them, and the institutions that bring them together. This is not to say that the resident’s needs are not being met, but more like a call to action (or at least discussion).
Many locals know that the town of Meredith, NH just completed a beautiful multi-million dollar community center that has a wonderful array of features. That facility boasts an activity center (Gym), game room, meeting rooms, kitchen, climbing wall, arts and crafts room, and most importantly a parks and recreation staff that truly understands and values the notion of “community.” If you have not had the opportunity to visit the Meredith Community Center, I highly recommend doing so.  I have been there several times with my family, and I, along with many others, just wish there was something like that in Plymouth, NH.
 I am sure that there are many other families in Plymouth that have the same feeling about a place in our community where we can gather, play, meet, run, jump and skip…on a rainy day. Perhaps there just needs to be some voices heard or conversations had about it in an exploratory way. The Plymouth, NH Community Forum on this site is a terrific way to have such discussions, some of which are taking place right now. Like a community center, the Plymouth Community Forum is a place where residents and visitors can come together to discuss topics of interest to them, like a grass-roots effort such as this.
If you are a Plymouth resident, and you have an opinion on this topic, please take a moment to post your opinion in the community forum. Lets see if there is enough support from the residents to explore this more formally.