Regular activities at the Community Centre – Spring 2024
Snug & Grub – Free Meals, Advice Sessions and much more
FREE LUNCHES EXTENDED TO 25 MARCH!
DROP IN BETWEEN 12.30 TO 1.30!!
Hyde’s presentation of its redevelopment plans
These are the slides Hyde presented to residents at the meeting on 20 October 2023.
KPCC Community Benefit Society
Live on Kennington Park Estate? Live or work nearby? Come to events or activities in the Centre? Do you want to be more involved in our local community? Why not become a Member of the Community Benefit Society now running our Community Centre?
A membership form can be found here – please complete and return to Kennington Park Community Centre, 8 Harleyford Street, SE11 5SY, or by email to kpcc.cbs@gmail.com.
All welcome to our fabulous, spaced out, christmas panto and party
KPE TRA meeting 24 November 2023 – all Estate residents welcome!
Residents’ meeting, 6.30pm Friday 20 October 2023
Schedule of regular activities at the Community Centre – Autumn 2023
Plans for the future of Kennington Park Community Centre
Hyde Housing circulated a letter to all residents at the end of July saying that they are planning to redevelop the Community Centre and Oval Arts Depot site. The letter said that they plan to demolish and then rebuild the Centre and Depot buildings, and to build new flats on the site. This letter can be seen below. Many residents will remember that Hyde made similar proposals nearly a decade ago. When those plans fell through, Hyde handed management of the Centre over to volunteers from the Tenants’ & Residents’ Association and supported us in forming a charitable Community Benefit Society to run it democratically. Despite having to close during Covid-19 lockdowns, the Community Centre has flourished. It is financially viable, and provides space for many groups, including a drama school and historical fencers, faith groups, a youth club, several after-school clubs, Zumba exercise for older people, and a…