The Village Centre

The Village Centre

manager@villagecentre.org.uk
Charters Dance Logo
Charters Dance School
Community bus logo
Englefield Green Community Bus Service
ScreenintheGreenLogo
Film Club - Screen in the Green
Lunch Club logo
Monday Lunch Club
My Little Sunshine
My Little Sunshine Playgroup
Foodbank
Runnymede Foodbank
IMG_6130
The Woods Shed Jazz Club
BarreConceptD27aR03bP01ZK_mdm
Viveutvitas Barre
vivepilates
Viveutvitas Pilates
BABY_BASICS_LOGO_FULL_COLOUR_BLUE (1)
Baby Basics
Contact-Centre_1200
Child Contact Centre
Community Fridge Englefield green_1200
Community Fridge

The Village Centre

The Village Centre

Welcome to the Village Centre in Englefield Green…..

 

The Village Centre is a Methodist Church located on Victoria Street in Englefield Green. In 2010 it was converted from an operational Church into a community building.

We pride ourselves in being an integral part of the Englefield Green community and endeavour to offer as many community services as possible.

 

Our community cafe is the heartbeat of the Village Centre and a warm welcome to everyone is always guaranteed. Our staff are friendly and approachable and we pride ourselves in knowing the majority of our customers by first name. For those coming in alone, we are more than happy to chat with you and introduce you to others – many friends have been made in our Cafe! We have a children’s play area including a ball pit which is free to use and no booking is needed to attend. Please feel free to log onto our free WiFi and indeed many people come in to work whilst their child plays or whilst enjoying a hot cuppa. We have a varied adult and child menu as well as barista coffee and speciality teas. Our cakes are homemade and donated from a selection of local cakemakers and all menu items, including our hot specials are freshly made on site. A takeaway option is also available. You will find baby changing facilities on site as well as high chairs.

We have many regular activities running in our Hall, from Pilates & ballet classes to children’s music sessions and sensory classes. Please take a look at our Weekly Activities to find out more information on class descriptions and times.

Our three main Outreach Programmes are:

Englefield Green Child Contact Centre – The Centre provides facilities for children to meet with the parent with whom they no longer live due to family break down. The aim is to provide a warm, friendly, toy-filled neutral meeting place where contact can take place during what can be a very emotional period. Please see our Child Contact Centre tab for more info.

Baby Basics project – Baby Basics provides the basics needed in life for vulnerable women or families with a newborn. We work with midwives, health visitors and other local organisations to provide starter packs for those in need. We can help vulnerable groups such as teenage mums, families on low incomes, and women fleeing domestic abuse and trafficking. For further information, please see our Baby Basics tab.

Village Centre Community Fridge & Kitchen – Our Community Fridge is a social site of food education and sharing. It is housed at the back of the Village Centre building and we make fresh food that would otherwise be wasted, freely available to the community. Surplus perishable food is donated by local businesses or members of the public, and collected by people who need it. Our Community Fridge exists to reduce food waste and foster a spirit of sharing and mutual support within our community. A Community Fridge is open to EVERYONE! Volunteers within our Community Kitchen cook some of the surplus food items to make tasty homemade meals. These meals are portioned and made available to everyone via the Community Fridge, as well as being delivered to vulnerable members of our community. Please see our Community Fridge tab for more information.

 

History of the Village Centre       

In the early 1800’s Methodists, led by the Pocock family, prayed in the Salvation Army Hall in South Road. Increasing numbers led them to buy a small piece of land in Alexandra Road and build a chapel called the Wesleyan Chapel. As its popularity continued to grow, the Pocock family bought a large plot of land in Victoria Street, where another chapel was built. This chapel, also known as the Wesleyan Chapel, was added to in 1904, thanks again to the Pocock family, when the present church was built.

The cottages behind the building were a gift to the church from the Pocock family and the sale of one of these cottages helped to finance the refurbishment of the Methodist Church building as the Village Centre, which opened in September 2010.

Today, The Village Centre is part of an ecumenical partnership with the Anglican Church, St Jude’s in Englefield Green and the Staines & Feltham Methodist Circuit and is the main community outreach for these two churches. We share a charity number 1169401 with St Jude’s Church, however the Village Centre manages its own finances and is governed by an independent Management Team. The Village Centre is a non-profit organisation and all funds raised through grant making bodies, donations, cafe income and hall rental is fed back to support the ongoing community work at the Centre.

St Jude’s Church website can be accessed here:

http://www.stjudeschurch.info

Staines & Feltham Methodist Circuit can be accessed here:

http://www.sfmc.org.uk

 

Would you like to help support our community work by becoming a Friend of the Village Centre?

To help financially support our building and the community work undertaken, we set up the Friend of the Village Centre scheme. In return for a monthly donation by standing order of £10 or more, you will receive a loyalty card which will entitle you to 10 free teas & coffees in a month at our community cafe. You will also receive regular updates by email about our work at the Centre and an invitation to our annual Staff & Volunteer evening.

Every donation given will make a difference.

Your regular donations will help finance:

  • Youth and children’s activities
  • Outreach programmes – Baby Basics, Community Fridge & Kitchen, Child Contact Centre
  • Training courses and workshops
  • Community Days & events
  • The upkeep and running costs of the building
  • Staffing costs
  • Buy one Give one Free scheme

 

To become a Friend please click on the link below to complete the standing order form. If you are a UK tax payer please also complete the gift aid section. We will then be able to reclaim tax back on every donation made (25p in every pound) making your gift go further.

Friend of the Village Centre application form

Completed forms should be returned to The Village Centre, Victoria Street, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0QX.

 

Please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you…

 

Contact:

Email – Manager@villagecentre.org.uk

Phone – 01784 471110

 

Address

The Village Centre,

Victoria Street,

Englefield Green,

Egham,

Surrey,

TW20 0QX

 

Socials:

You can follow or get in touch with us via Instagram or Facebook – see homepage.

 

Carparking is available on Victoria Street, free of charge for up to two hours. Alternatively, there is a carpark at the top of Victoria Street, or all other local roads can be parked in free of charge with no time restriction.

 

Support us to make a lasting contribution

 

Charitable donations are a huge part of making the work we do at The Village Centre come alive.

Every pound you donate allows us to enrich the services we provide to babies, children and young people, the elderly & isolated, vulnerable families and the hungry.

You can donate at any time to our community work through the DONATE button on our Home Page or you may wish to make a more regular donation to support us:

Would you like to help support our community work by becoming a Friend of the Village Centre?

To help financially support our building and the community work undertaken, we set up the Friend of the Village Centre scheme. In return for a monthly donation by standing order of £10 or more, you will receive a loyalty card which will entitle you to 10 free teas & coffees in a month at our community cafe. You will also receive regular updates by email about our work at the Centre and an invitation to our annual Staff & Volunteer evening.

Every donation given will make a difference.

Your regular donations will help finance:

  • Youth and children’s activities
  • Outreach programmes – Baby Basics, Community Fridge & Kitchen, Child Contact Centre
  • Training courses and workshops
  • Community Days & events
  • The upkeep and running costs of the building
  • Staffing costs
  • Buy one Give one Free scheme

 

To become a Friend please click on the link below to complete the standing order form. If you are a UK tax payer please also complete the gift aid section. We will then be able to reclaim tax back on every donation made (25p in every pound) making your gift go further.

Friend of the Village Centre application form

Completed forms should be returned to The Village Centre, Victoria Street, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0QX.

 

We would love to hear from you if you would like to be part of our volunteering team here at The Village Centre…

Maybe:

  • you have a few spare hours to fill
  • you have just retired but want to keep busy
  • you are a home maker looking to step back into employment
  • you would like an opportunity to gain some valuable work experience
  • you are looking towards a reference for your Duke Of Edinburgh Award or similar.

 

Get in touch so we can tell you all about how you can get involved at The Village Centre. We have opportunities in our Community Cafe, Child Contact Centre and Community Fridge!

Contact: manager@villagecentre.org.uk or 01784 471110

All
Events
News
file_137

Huge thanks to our amazing Royal Holloway volunteers for another lovely Seniors’ Tea Party. One of our guests had a birthday 🎈 surprise, how marvellous. Book your places for November and December

Let people know
file_137

Royal Holloway volunteers Seniors’ Tea Party. Book your places for November and December.

Let people know
file_135

CHRISTMAS MARKET & FREE KIDS’ FAIR IN ENGLEFIELD GREEN 🎄🎅🏻

The Christmas Market & Fair will be held on 30 November at 2pm-4pm, in conjunction with St Jude’s Church. They will run the Christmas Market in the Café, and the free kids’ fair will be in the Hall. !

Let people know
file_136

⭐️ ALL ABOARD THE (CHRISTMAS) SHOPPING BUS! ⭐️

Toot toot!

The community bus is running a shopping trip from Englefield Green to Brooklands on 14 November. Pick up points are around Englefield Green, starting at Hanover Close at 10.40 and moving on to The Hub, Schroeder Court and The Village Centre. The bus makes its return trip early afternoon. It’s £5 return, which can be paid on the bus by cash or card.

This is a great service for people who don’t have a car, aren’t confident driving longer distances, or need to travel with a wheelchair or mobility aids.

These trips are such a hit with people who love M&S. What would the UK be without those famous M&S undies 🩲? And all those Christmas gift ideas too! Ladies and gents, book your place and look forward to a nice trip out with friendly people. This is not just any bus, this is the Community Bus!

10 Green Bottles 🎵 ? At the driver’s discretion 🤣

Don’t fancy shopping? Why not treat yourself to lunch at the M&S cafe instead?

Be sure to book your seat without delay by calling us on 01784 471110 or emailing manager@villagecentre.org.uk

Let people know
file_134

OVER 55s MONDAY LUNCH CLUB

This week, our lunch club guests sat down to Leek, Potato & Tomato Soup, with a cheddar dill scones on the side, and dessert was a spiced apple and sultana cake served with custard.

A huge thank you to our lunch club facilitators, and to everyone who gives their time to the Village Centre ❤️

If you want to join us next week, book your place by Friday lunchtime by calling us on 01784 471110 or emailing manager@villagecentre.org.uk

Let people know
file_132

OVER 55s MONDAY LUNCH CLUB

This week, our lunch guests enjoyed chicken & vegetable casserole with butter braised cabbage and mini roasties. Dessert was strawberry spoon cake with cream.

If you want to join us next week, book your place by Friday lunchtime by calling us on 01784 471110 or emailing manager@villagecentre.org.uk

Let people know
file_131

We’ve been provided with these boxes of sanitary wear as part of the Runnymede Council campaign to end period poverty. We have a box in each of our toilet cubicles within the Cafe for those who need them.

Let people know
file_128

THIS MONDAY’S LUNCH CLUB

Steak & mushroom pie with butter braised cabbage and peas was served at this week’s lunch club. For dessert, our guests enjoyed Sticky toffee pudding and custard. You can’t beat a hearty hot lunch when the weather turns autumnal.

Over 55s Monday Lunch Club is free, though guests are welcome to make a donation if they wish. Join us soon! You can call us on 01784 471110 to book, or email manager@villagecentre.org.uk

Let people know
file_127

Englefield Green Food Bank is in need of

Jam
Tinned meat
Tinned fish
Rice
Long life juice
Long life milk
Tinned spaghetti
Tinned tomatoes
Tinned vegetables
Antibac spray
Washing up liquid

Donations of money are also very much welcome – see the QR code.

Thank you so much for supporting the Food Bank.

Let people know
file_126

CITIZENS ADVICE

Someone from Runnymede Citizens Advice will be available to speak with people who wish to meet them, at the Foodbank in the Village Centre on 16 October and 20 November 1-3 pm.

Let people know