Kew Community Trust

EMBRACING THE COMMUNITY

Kew Community Trust

Kew Community Trust is a completely independent secular charity, based in St. Luke’s in the Avenue, a building leased from the Church of England, which provides excellent facilities for all our activities, and is easily accessed by public transport.

The staff, supported by trustees, work in a number of ways to make a positive contribution to the lives of many people across the local area.

Our main activity is The Avenue Club, which operates on weekdays (usually between 10am and 3pm), providing an interesting range of classes, activities and services for our 500+ members. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, not all activities and classes are running. Details of current classes can be found on the timetable click here.

We have a number of excellent value rooms and facilities available for hire, on a ‘one off’ or regular basis, through our ‘Avenue Halls’. Classes and activities are offered in these, run by independent providers, usually outside The Avenue Club hours. Local groups and societies, including the Community Choir, often use our facilities for meetings…and people of all ages and stages of their life choose our facilities as a venue for their special celebrations. Please click here to see our regular hirers for current information.

Throughout the year, in normal times, the Trust also supports a range of social events for the Kew community including, ‘Meet in Kew’…a monthly gathering for anyone who lives or works in Kew who enjoys meeting – or re-meeting – neighbours; and a diversity of fund-raising events for other local charities.

LATEST UPDATE:

OCTOBER 2021

Summer is always a slightly quieter time for the Trust, but now Autumn is here we are entering an increasingly busy period. Our Annual General Meeting, held at the end of September, was well attended and was a good reminder of how much we have missed social events due to Covid. This was further shown by our very successful Coffee Morning held to raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Trust.

In line with our last update, we remain delighted to be able to accommodate more (and some new) regular hirers as well as other support groups. The Avenue Club continues to have increased indoor classes, as well as outdoor activities such as the Walking Group. It is particularly good to have our popular choir meeting and singing again. Have a look at the timetable here.

We are delighted to be able to welcome our MP, Sarah Olney to The Trust and specifically The Avenue Club, on Friday 5th November and we will be holding a coffee morning to welcome her to our work and to give her the opportunity to meet our members.

After many years of comparative staff stability, we welcomed Sue Withers as a new Assistant to The Avenue Club and Pippa Anderson as Deputy Centre Manager. However, our biggest change will be when Lisa McTaggart retires in the new year. Lisa has led, managed and transformed The Avenue Club over the past 20 years and has made a huge contribution to Kew and to The Trust – she will be much missed by staff and members alike. We are currently advertising for a new manager for The Avenue Club, with details on this website under Vacancies and Volunteers. Do have a look if you are interested or know someone else who might be.

If you have any enquiries or need advice please do get in touch. To speak to a member of The Avenue Club staff either call on 020 8948 8807 or email avenueclub@kewcommunitytrust.org.uk.

For enquiries concerning the hire of Kew Community Trust facilities through our Avenue Halls please either call on 020 8948 8806 or email vicky@kewcommunitytrust.org.uk and/or philippa@kewcommunitytrust.org.uk.

Please also feel free to email our Chief Executive, Simon Boddis on any Trust issues. His email is simon@kewcommunitytrust.org.uk.

The Avenue Club caters mainly for retired and semi-retired people, offering ‘something for everyone’ across the community.

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