Foundry Street Community Centre: August 2025 Newsletter

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Trustee & Management Meetings

  • Trustee Meeting: Held on Monday, 4th August.
  • Management Meeting: Held on 18th August

Centre Updates

This month, much of our focus was on settling into the new kitchen. After the joiner completed tiling and fitting, volunteers got to work with a full clean, painting, and reorganising equipment. Dust had found its way across the ground floor, so the team rolled up their sleeves for a big tidy-up.

We’ve had a busy month of enquiries and new bookings for the coming weeks.

We’ve reprinted our brochure/calendar and Chat Room flyers 

Looking ahead: FSCC will have a table at the Elland Hub Older People’s Event on 15th October, showcasing our user groups and activities.

Maintenance & Upgrades

Internal:

  • Kitchen work completed and snagging underway.
  • Plastic storage boxes purchased for user groups.
  • Crockery and cutlery are rationalised and stored for larger events.
  • Volunteers renovated the plasterwork, then painted the staircase walls and ceilings, re-waxed the handrails and skirtings.
  • Plans for tiling the splashback are in place.

External:

  • Weeding and sweeping are done, plus rubbish has been cleared via a skip.

CCTV: We are investigating funding for a 3-camera system that will cover the entrance, reception, and Undercroft, with the potential to expand later.

User Groups & Bookings

August was a quiet month due to school holidays, but our regular groups continued, including boxing, karate, yoga, table tennis, fitness classes and mental health groups. 

Special mentions:

  • Reed Wellbeing ran 4 diabetes prevention sessions.
  • Local author Jean Illingworth held a book launch on 29th August.

Looking ahead to September:

  • Rainbows, Brownies & Guides start on 8th September.
  • Sound Bath sessions: 23rd (Adults) & 30th (Children).
  • Macmillan Coffee Morning: 26th September 10.00- 13.00                 
  • Charity Event for Dementia & Alzheimer’s: 11th October, hosted by Kirsty.
  • PCN Volunteers Event: 17th November.

Enquiries:

  • Badminton sessions (survey underway – we need volunteers to help run these).
  • Expanding Spanish & French lessons from 4 to 6 hours per week.

Special Events

Christmas Fair – Save the Date!
Sunday 14th December 12 - 4 pm in the hall.

  • Tables £10 each (14 available, more if demand).
  • Tea & coffee stall (donations).
  • Choir singing & possibly Santa!

To book a stall, contact Kirsty at info@foundrystreetcc.org.uk.

Volunteer Thanks

In August, our wonderful team contributed:

  • Trustees: 128.5 hours
  • Volunteers: 55 hours

Your hard work keeps FSCC thriving, thank you!

Partnerships & Community Links

  • Continuing collaboration with Sowerby Bridge Rotary (planning a possible official kitchen opening).
  • Attendance at the Great Get Together in Crow Wood Park.
  • Andrew attended the PCN meeting at Elland Hub, meeting the new Social Prescriber at Station Road Surgery.

Plans for the Coming Months

  • Complete kitchen snagging & splash-back tiling.
  • Continue painting & touching up around the Centre.
  • Finish painting the fire escape (weather permitting).
  • Begin planning for cage decorating work in Nov/Dec.

Thank you all for your support. Together, we are making Foundry Street Community Centre a warm, welcoming, and busy hub for our community.