Friend
£2 a month
- The newsletter four times a year
- A vote at the annual meeting
- 10% off room hire
Get involved
The centre is run by eighty-five volunteers. Two hours a month makes a real difference.
- Give as little or as much time as you like
- Free training and a reference
- Tea, biscuits and good company
Ways to help
Volunteer
At the café, the pantry, the advice desk, the garden or the front desk.
Give
A monthly gift of £5 keeps the warm space open for an afternoon.
Join the committee
Eleven local people run the charity. Elections are at the open meeting in January.
Share a skill
Teach a class, fix a bike, run a repair café or lead a walk.
Become a member
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Member
£5 a month
- The newsletter four times a year
- A vote at the annual meeting
- 10% off room hire
Patron
£10 a month
- Everything a member has
- Your name on the supporters' board
- Two tickets to the summer concert
The people who run the centre
Ruth Adebayo
Centre manager
Knows every group, every key and nearly every name.
Graham Pell
Chair of the committee
Retired headteacher and the voice of the annual meeting.
Anna Nowak
Advice coordinator
Trains the advice volunteers and speaks Polish and English.
Imran Shah
Volunteer coordinator
Finds the right job for every new volunteer, usually within a week.
Fifty years on Linden Row
1974
The old school becomes ours
Parents buy the closed infant school for one pound and open it as a community hall.
1998
The café opens
Run by volunteers ever since, and still serving the same lemon cake.
2012
The garden
The old playground becomes raised beds, a pond and a place to sit.
2024
A new entrance
A step-free glass entrance and a lift, paid for by the town in three years of fundraising.
Come and say hello
Ruth is at the front desk every weekday morning. Ask her what needs doing this month.