A community project with Peasedown at it’s heart

 

The Hive matters because you matter

 

The Hive Community Centre is run by the residents of Peasedown St John through its Management Committee and has three aims

  1. Young People. We want to provide a vibrant space for young people in Peasedown St John, offering two sessions of open access youth work a week, along with other activities. Please see The Hive Youth webpage for further details.

  2. Room Hire. We want to hire out The Hive accommodation and its facilities, so residents can gather for sports, arts and crafts and other leisure activities, and also for business meetings, parties and receptions

  3. Community. We want The Hive to become a place where people can find help and support when they need it.

    So come and visit us for a coffee and find out what is going on at The Hive. There may well be something of interest to you that you could join, or you could start your own group and we can support you to do that.

OUR STORY

  • When BaNES Council decided they could no longer afford to run the building and the Youth Work, a group of residents joined together to save them both for the village

  • They had a vision not only to save the youth work, but also to develop a bustling community centre for all residents of Peasedown St John and the surrounding area

  • Spearheaded by members of The Methodist Church, St John’s Church and other people from the community, negotiations commenced with BaNES to lease the building on a peppercorn rent so long as 2 weekly sessions of open access youth work continued to be provided.

  • Financial support from all 3 village churches, the Parish Council and the Medlock Trust has enabled a youth worker to start working with our young people

  • But the centre needed more than the youth work sessions to make it viable. The team worked hard to raise funds to refurbish the building and transform it into what they always wanted it to be - a welcoming space now known as the Hive Community Centre.

  • It is wonderful to see so many local groups and services already using the building, especially the Post Office, Library and SWALLOW’s cafe, but there’s more to be done!

The Hive Community Centre and Youth Work operates under the charitable status of St John’s Church (Reg Charity No 1154122) and is supported by the Methodist Church, St Joseph’s RC Church and the Parish Council as well as residents of Peasedown St John.