WHAT WE DO...

WESTFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE
Rosemary Way, Hinckley
Leicestershire, LE10 OLN
Telephone: 01455 637516


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(Left) Dave Roberts collecting money raised by the Fencing Society to allow Westfield to become independent. (Right) A Christmas gathering in the main hall
 

WHAT WE DO...

The Community centre through it’s diverse community education/and community development  programmes offers a rich “patch -work quilt” of cradle to grave provision, which continues to centre on community capacity building.
The Current work includes;

2.1 PRE-SCHOOL WORK.
* PLAYGROUP
* PRE-SCHOOL
* DAY NURSERY (FOR WORKING PARENTS)
* CRECHE (FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS/STUDENTS)
* TOY LIBRARY
* PRE-SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTRE
* PARENTS AND TOTS
* ADVICE AND SUPPORT
* NCT CLASSES PRE-NATAL AND POST NATAL
* VARIOUS TRAINING IN PARENTING /CARING 
   FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN

2.2 WORK WITH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
* KIDS CLUB BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL/AND OUT OF SCHOOL
* SUMMER PLAY-SCHEMES
* CYCLING PROFICIENCY COURSES
* WESTFIELD WANDERERS (EIGHT FOOTBALL TEAMS)
* JUDO
* KARATE
* SCOTTISH DANCE
* SCHOOL EXCLUSION  PROJECT (UNDER DEVELOPMENT)

 

 

2.3 YOUTH WORK
* WESTFIELD ACTIVITIES GROUP (WAG)
* YOUNG CARER'S GROUP
* OUT DOOR PURSUITS 
(sailing Canoeing Caving and Mountaineering)
* DOE
* YOUTH CLUBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
* FOOTBALL
* ROLLER HOCKEY
* KARATE
* JUDO
* ROCK MUSIC

2.4 ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
* IT AND COMPUTER CLASSES
* PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE  COURSES
* VOLUNTEER TRAINING
* YOUTH WORK TRAINING
* MOTORCYCLE TRAINING
* SEQUENCE DANCE CLASSES
* AEROBICS
* KEEP FIT FOR THE ELDERLY
* IN DOOR BOWLS
* TEA DANCE

2.5 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Much of the above services have been developed through the centre’s community development work, but other partnership provision includes.
* MENTAL HEALTH DAY CENTRE
* STROKE CLUB
* AGE CONCERN DROP IN
* 5 DAY PROGRAMME OF ACTIvities for the elderly 

The centre works collaboratively with health and social services and the voluntary/independent sector and offers support and resources to a number of organizations including: 

* the volunteer bureau
* cvs
* pensioners action group
* special needs integration project
* mind
* homestart
* age concern
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