POLICIES

We aim to be a Community Centre, accountable to our members, offering accessible, quality services, working to respond to a wide range of local needs.

AIMS

• To provide facilities and opportunities for local people of all ages, abilities and cultures to be actively involved with improving their quality of life; and to ensure that wherever possible resources are targeted to the socially excluded.
• To create opportunities for training, education, work and play for the very young, older people, disabled people, youths and adults.
• To emphasise active involvement. Children, young people and adults will have the opportunity to choose activities in a relaxed, supportive and well managed environment.
• To create an environment that stimulates users' personal development and confidence.
• To be managed by the local people for themselves, thus having an invigorating effect on our community.
• Achieving financial independence through general income, contracts and developmental grants.
• To work to improve services and amenities for the wider community.

OBJECTIVES

• The provison of a broad, balanced range of services which attempts to meet identified needs of all members of the community.
• The encouragement and development of independant, self help groups.
• The provison of equal access to all services.
• The creation of an enjoyable and purposeful learning environment.
• The provision of friendly, supportive, secure, safe and welcoming environment where people feel valued.
• The maintenance of an ethos of trust and mutual respect.
• Using resources in an way that is economically, socially and environmetally sustainable.