Parish Cake - Spring 2020

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Cranbrook Centre: We Need to
Know What You Want
CRANBROOK RESIDENTS have been asking
for a community centre for the past 20
years. In this time we have lost most of our
community spaces: the Tunbridge Wells
council offices, church and drill halls. This
means that we have few places to meet,
for events, for social occasions or for
recreational clubs.
We are now planning to build our new
centre, which will include a new library, open
for longer hours than currently, an open
air ‘town square’ and other spaces for the
community to:
• run clubs for hobbies or come together in
interest groups
• to hold celebrations, functions or music
events
• engage in adult education or well-being
sessions
• meet as pensioners or new parents in
groups for coffee, play or lunch
• hold community festivals without
worrying about the weather!
The GPs are keen to have a self contained
medical centre on the site, to ensure
continued care well into the future.
HAVE YOUR SAY
The new centre will serve all ages in the
community, and this is where we need your
help. We need to define how many rooms,
what size and resources are needed - be as
creative as you can!
• Who would like to use the centre?
• How many people would be involved?
• How often would you meet?
• How much storage you need?
• Do you need any specific resources?
• Do you need access to a kitchen?
• What benefits you think this will bring to the
community?
Please send the answers for as many
organisations as you can think of to
cranbrookcommunitycentre@gmail.com
HOW DOES THE COMMUNITY GO
ABOUT BUILDING A COMMUNITY
CENTRE?
To keep you informed at all stages of the
exciting Community Centre development we
will report back in each issue of Parish Cake
on what’s currently going on, and on our
planned next steps.
Where you have comments or ideas on
current or planned activities, or where you
want to get involved please email us at
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