The Lisbarnett and Lisbane Community Association (or LLCA) so called because both names enjoyed equal status in the local community arose resulted from a public meeting of local residents in the nearby Kilmood Parish Church Hall in August 1996 to discuss housing development in the Lisbarnett and Lisbane area. One of the Association's first aims was to deal with the lack of facilities for younger and older people, as there was no meeting place, churches or schools within the immediate area. A youth club was set up in the darts room of Lisbarnett House, senior citizens outings and events were held and flowerbeds planted.

In the late 1940s this rural community funded a residence for the district nurse and a baby clinic at 16 Lisbarnett Road, which later became the doctor's surgery, eventually becoming vacant when a new Health Centre was built in 1993.

The Association secured a long lease on the building and with funding from Lottery, Peace 2 and other sources together with local fund raising was able to refurbish to the standards required for a modern community centre.