ABOUT US
We are a community local and city wide complex located in the heart of Cheylesmore with a focus on recreation, social & education. We are the home of Cheylesmore Community Library, C3 Coffee Shop, Cheylesmore Music School and many user groups. You can find our main entrance off Arundel Road. See you soon!
Adult Education
The Adult Education Service offers a wide range of courses for adults during term time. Each year, thousands of people take the opportunity to learn a new skill, get a qualification, or find out more about something they are interested in. Courses are taught by friendly, qualified tutors. There’s something for everyone. Take a look at what’s on offer and give it a go, and you can look forward to adding a new dimension to your life.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Join our community with over 2 million members. We share our experience, strength, and hope with those in the AA program and those seeking assistance with their alcoholism.
Ashtanga Yoga
A regular yoga practice can promote endurance, strength, calmness, flexibility, and well-being. Yoga is now a popular form of exercise around the world.
Badminton & Table Tennis (courts for hire)
Looking for to hire a badminton or table tennis court? Look no further. Make sure to book your courts in advance.
Bardsley Youth Car Restoration Project
Restoration of classic cars by young people age 18-25 - confidence building, mechanic skills, sense of achievement. Fully supervised by former tech teacher
Big Clean Up
Big Clean Up group is an initiative from resident Jonathan Wing, Friends & Neighbours in Cheylesmore ward in Coventry, calling everybody, everywhere to get out litter picking and cleaning up our environment bit by bit. It all started when Jonathan discovered a fox cub with a plastic Bottle stuck on its head last year at the back of his house.
Black Sun Karate
The Black Sun Karate Club is a family-run Karate Club est. Feb 1979. Come along and learn Karate to gain self-discipline and confidence at a fun, family-run club.
Brain Up Abacus Maths
Abacus Maths is an easy, efficient and fast way for children to master mental arithmetic. Brain Up is a unique mental maths programme offering to help children excel at mental arithmetic. We base our curriculum upon both traditional and multimedia teaching methods in order to stimulate both sides of the brain using visualisation of the abacus. Abacus maths is an easy, efficient and fast way for children to master mental arithmetic.
ROOM BOOKINGS
Situated in a historic Coventry war hostel, now Cheylesmore Community Centre offers a unique opportunity for artists, event planners and local businesses to create memorable events. Offering over 10 versatile spaces. We have an assortment of rooms with some over 11 meter high ceilings throughout. Our spaces are well equipped with amenities. Finding the ideal location for any type of meeting, conference and event should be easy. Whether you’re looking to host a small one-to-one meeting or larger conferences and events, we are able to cater the needs of our client’s requirements allowing you to host your event worry-free. At Cheylesmore Community Centre you’ll be guaranteed attentive service from our dedicated team.
Amenities:
Free Wifi – Free parking available – Disabled access – Kitchen – Air Conditioning – Full Length Mirrors – Public transport
Staple Concert Hall (Main Hall)
Dimensions:14.42m x 11.76m x 4.96m, 169.58 m²
The Staple Concert Hall provides an ideal space for anyone looking for a large and spacious room with windows that let in tons of natural light and free Wi-Fi available for all our clients. Our space lends itself to events needing an open solution for networking, informal conversation or exhibitions.
Faulkner Sport Gymnasium (Games Hall)
Dimensions:16.90m x 8.98m x 5.40m, 150.07m²
Gymnasiums were of great significance to the ancient Greeks, and every important city back in the day had at least one. We at Cheylesmore Community Centre believe equally in the significance of providing a space for sports. Many user groups have and still are booking our gymnasium regularly for gymnastics, basketball, badminton, table tennis and much more.
Arundel Suite (Room 1)
Dimensions:5.6m x 3.46m x 2.71m, 19.38 m²
The Arundel Suite can accommodate up to 20 executives or guests for meetings, workshops and training sessions. Located ideally and only a few minutes walk from the bus station. Hiring the Arundel Suite comes with access to our staff kitchen, free wifi, and free parking.
Hawthorne Dance Hall (Room 2)
Dimensions:14.33m x 8.86m x 2.88m, 127.00m²
The Hawthorne Dance Hall serves as a sizable dance studio suitable for our dance groups that come in regularly and is fully equipped with 6 large mirrors (195Hcm x 122Wcm). Our space lends itself to events needing an open solution for networking, informal conversation or exhibitions.
Herbert Art Room (Art Room)
Dimensions:7.13m x 6.82 m x 2.56m, 48.63 m²
The Herbert Art Room can accommodate up to 40 executives or guests for meetings, workshops and training sessions. Located ideally and only a few minutes walk from the bus station. Hiring the Herbert Art Room comes with access to our staff kitchen, free wifi, and free parking.
Poitiers Suite (ICT Room)
Dimensions:6.95m x 6.30m x 2.59m, 43.79m²
The Poitiers Suite can accommodate up to 30 executives or guests. Your room can be prepared in different layouts to suit the needs of your meetings, workshops and training sessions.
Galey’s Kitchen (Main Kitchen)
Dimensions:6.47m x 5.86m x 2.51m, 37.91m²
Cheylesmore Community Centre is proud to present Galey’s Kitchen, a professional kitchen space, perfect for business use. Whether you are looking for kitchen hire to train chefs, develop menus or present to clients, we have you covered.
Galey’s Dining Room (Canteen)
Dimensions:6.19m x 5.92m x 2.45m, 36.64m²
Hiring Galey’s Dining Room comes with access to our staff kitchen, free wifi, and free parking. Galey’s Dining Room can accommodate up to 30 executives or guests for meetings, workshops and training sessions.
Quinton Suite (ES Room)
Dimensions:6.31m x 5.33m x 2.59m, 33.63m²
The Quinton Suite can accommodate up to 25 executives or guests for meetings, workshops and training sessions. Hiring the Quinton Suite comes with access to our staff kitchen, free wifi, and free parking.
Volunteer Opportunities
C3 Barista
In addition to providing excellent customer service to customers at the C3 Cafe, a Barista should be skilled in making speciality coffee. Our barista's may need to answer questions about not only the food, but also the centre in general.
Gardening
We are looking for a gardening volunteer to help maintain the garden at one of our services. Your main tasks will involve: General maintenance of gardens, support the team to manage the gardening budget and purchase materials, assist service users with maintaining the garden areas, general administration in relation to gardening duties, grounds maintenance and more.
Painting & Decorating
We are looking for caring people with practical skills and experience to carry out light painting and decorating tasks such as: freshening up rooms, painting skirting boards, indoor & Outdoor painting, hanging wallpaper, sanding and more.
Administration
In the role as Volunteer Administrator you will be required to adopt a person-centred, non-judgemental approach when dealing with members of the community, other professionals, and local charities and organisations.
Maintenance/Handyperson
Cheylesmore Community Centre. This could be a development role for the right person, as it will involve working alongside our experienced Site Manager.
Housekeeping
maintain the highest possible standards of cleanliness for visitors and user groups at Cheylesmore Community Centre. The types of duties which form part of your volunteer role vary from House to House and can change from day to day.
C3 Cafe
The best coffee in Cheylesmore
C3 Coffee is an exciting local coffee shop! Located in Cheylesmore Community Centre, Coventry, our main visions concern only one thing: to bless the local community. We are passionate about serving high quality for a low price.
In order to serve the best cup for you, we decided to partner up with St Martin’s Coffee Roasters who are passionate about building relationships, share their knowledge about coffee and helping others succeed. Making sure that every cup of coffee has character, complex flavour profiles and consistency enabling the true flavour profile of the coffee to be enjoyed.
LIBRARY
”Today a reader, tomorrow a leader”
Cheylesmore Community Library is Coventry’s first entirely community-led and volunteer-run library. Coventry City Council has arranged with Cheylesmore Community Association to run the library from September 2017.
The library is located in Cheylesmore Community Centre. Books and IT facilities are provided by the Council and the library is linked to the Council’s online library catalogue. We have thousands of books and offer a range of activities for children and adults. Do come in and say hello to our resident teddy bear – Charles More.
Cheylesmore Music School
Youth projects are under development and one part of that is Cheylesmore Music School. Why you ask? Well, did you know introducing music education benefits both your child’s development and academic success? The benefits are eye-opening, here are a few:
- Improve brain power and memory functions
- Developing discipline, creativity and patience
- Improving math, listening and language skills
Music education is highly beneficial and should be an integral part of every youngsters and students’ lives, whether inside or outside of school. For more info contact stephen@cheylesmorecentre.co.uk.
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