West Midlands mayor visits Iconic SJ Dixon and son building.

The iconic SJDixon building in Wolverhampton is to be converted into flats.

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00:00I'm Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, and I visited the Royal Quarter in Wolverhampton

00:13today to learn about the fantastic work being done to redevelop the Dickson site just behind

00:20us.

00:21Hi, I'm Steve Bavington, I'm the Chief Executive of the YMCA in the Black Country.

00:25Steve, tell me about this project here and the difference it's going to make to people's

00:30lives.

00:31Yeah, it's really key.

00:32The accommodation we're going to be providing here is absolutely invaluable because it's

00:37going to be low cost, high quality for young people looking to set up out of home and move

00:42out and get independent in the community.

00:45So it's a fantastic building and it's going to be really aspirational for people who are

00:49wanting to move on with their lives to get independent.

00:52And when do you hope for this facility and these homes to be made?

00:57I'm hoping 2027, so we've got a bit of a wait but it's going to be worth it, they're going

01:02to be absolutely amazing.

01:03Thank you, that's fantastic.

01:04Brilliant, no problem.