Finchampstead community centre

Residents in Finchampstead are a step closer to seeing a brand new, purpose-built community centre after getting the green light from our planning committee on Wednesday July 4.

Finchampstead community centre plans

We are working alongside Finchampstead Baptist Church and Finchampstead Parish Council to develop the new community centre on council-owned land at Gorse Ride, Finchampstead - formerly occupied by the Rides Community Association.

Proposed developments

Proposals for the community-focused development include:

A sports hall - for a range of indoor sports and double as a large meeting/function room. On Sundays the hall would be used by the Baptist Church as their place of worship.
A café
A crèche
Parish Council office
Meeting room space
A youth loft, offering space and facilities for work with the area’s young people

The proposal could also see improvements to the outside areas and football pitches.

Proposed childrens centre and library

We are exploring the possibility of using the proposed new facility to host part of a multi-agency children’s centre, as well as a library – all subject to funding being available through grants from government Surestart, Sports England, Football Foundation and The Big Lottery.

Support from local groups

Over the past 12 months, the project partners have been working closely with local groups to gauge the level of support for the proposed new centre.

Finchampstead Parish Council supports the proposals, in addition to widespread support from the local community including the Neighbourhood Action Group, Gorse Ride Residents’ Association, local schools and a number of groups who use the existing community hall.

Executive member for corporate services Cllr Rob Stanton said: “I look forward to working with both the Parish Council and the Baptist Church, as well as the Gorse Ride and wider Finchampstead community, to hopefully see this exciting project come to fruition.”

Find out more

View the architect's plans. For more details call Sonia Lawlor on 0118 974 6018.