Making use of our communal spaces
As we aim to serve the communities where we live, our community centres are just one way we can provide extra support and activities.
Here is how our community centres are being used:
- The Place community centre, in Royal Avenue, Wade Hall, Leyland, will host charity bingo sessions (usually held at Fox Lane Sports and Social Club) from Tuesday 8 April until Friday 9 May. This is due to the sports and social club undergoing refurbishment. The bingo sessions are Fridays, Sundays and Tuesdays from 6.30pm until 9.15pm.
- Wade Hall Community Association also runs several activities at The Place:
Community Shop – Monday 11.30am to 2.30pm
Back to Basics and Warm Space – Wednesday 12.30pm to 3.30pm
Butterfly Cafe and Thrift shop – Friday 12pm to 4pm
Our Progress Futures Team holds a digital workshop on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.
- The Base and The Base II in Broadfield Drive, Leyland, are open Monday to Friday.
This includes:
A community shop every Wednesday from 9am until 5pm
A community cafe Monday 10am until 4pm and Wednesday 10am until 3pm
A clothing exchange open 5 days a week
A drop-in support session every Thursday from 8.30am until 5pm
A social club every Tuesday from 10am until 1pm
Progress Futures runs a Job Club every Thursday from 10am until 12pm.
- Our Lower Lane Community Centre, in Auster Crescent, Freckleton, is also available to use by the local community or for hire. We are currently running a free after school sports club, every Friday 3.45pm for 8 to 15-year-olds until 25 April.
- After a recent kitchen refit, Saltcotes Community Centre, in Lytham St Annes, will soon be available for use and hire. The centre already hosts a number of community events, including a regular pop-up pre-loved event with iHope Fylde.
Some of the communal areas in our independent living schemes are also open for members of the community:
- Volunteers run a coffee morning every Friday at Lowerhouse, in Welsby Road, from 8.30am until 10.30am.
- Meet your local Social Prescribers Lytham St Annes Primary Care Network for Freckleton Friends at Croft Court, Maze Lane, Freckleton on the 1st Wednesday of the month, 1pm - 3pm.
- Men's Group at Liggard Court, Mythop Road, Lytham, every Thursday, 2pm - 4pm.
- Stronger Together - A bereavement support group at St John's Court, Warton Street, Lytham, on the 1st, 3rd and 4th Friday of the month, 1pm - 2.30pm. Run by Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.
- Calico Connect runs a social group at South Hey Community Centre every Thursday, 10am – 12pm.
- Progress Futures will host a Job Club at South Hey Community Centre starting Monday 7 April, from 10am – 12pm which will run fortnightly.
Because of bank holidays there will be a session on 28 April, then the next is 19 May then fortnightly thereafter).
- Laugh Live Love run a POPPIES (Promoting Older Peoples Pastimes Interests Exercise and Social) drop in session every Thursday from 11am – 2pm at St John's Court, Warton Street, Lytham.
- Chat and Craft Group every Wednesday from 6pm – 8pm at Croft Court, Maze Lane, Freckleton.
- Chair Fitness at Lowerhouse, Welsby Road, Leyland, every Monday 3pm – 4pm.
If you are a community group and would like to use one of our community centres or communal areas in South Ribble and Fylde, please email community@progressgroup.org.uk or contact the Customer Voice team on 0333 320 4555