Community voice is very important to us. We regularly sample the views and opinions of the community to be sure that we focus on the things that matter to you. Look out for the monthly community newsletter and follow the school on social media to see what we are currently working on, events that are coming up or things you can get involved in.
Good News
We are partnering with Your Local Pantry to offer local residents membership to a food pantry, which will help our community eat well for less. The pantry is open on Mondays from 3.30pm-6pm. You need to be a member to shop, but then your membership fee will be just £5 each time you visit. For more information and to apply for member ship :
Grow To School
The community hub are partnering with the charity Grow To School to deliver a year long planting plan. We will be doing this through the weekly family gardening session on a Friday 3.20-3.50pm. Come along and be part of a journey to see what grows each month across a 12 month period and enjoy the wonders of cultivation and being outdoors. The family gardening sessions have already started but all are welcome to join at any time. We have received a grant from the Nineveh Trust and have bought a polytunnel. We are now able to continue to grow food for the pantry through the winter. Please come along to the family gardening on a Friday and join us! No gardening experience needed. A big thank you to volunteers from Starbucks and the NHS for helping to get the polytunnel ready for use.
Volunteers
The hub relies on volunteers. It is a community space intended to be run by the community for the community. We regularly ask residents about activities they would like to see in the space and an that they might like to be a part of running. Our youngest volunteer runs a crochet group ( with supervision) at the age of 10! If you have skills and talents you would be prepared to share with others, do let us know on:
Communityhub@marlboroughroad.org
Current Events
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Monday
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Pantry 12-2pm 4.30-6pm
Free Youth Club 4.30-6pm over 10s
Scouts 6-7.30pm
Uniform give away all day drop in
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Tuesday
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Toddler group 9-10am ( £1 per session)
Uniform give away 9.00am
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Ladies gentle exercise with a female coach 9am-10am
English conversation cafe and community breakfast (bring your own dish)10.15 am-11.15am
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Friday
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6pm-7pm Karate
Family gardening 3.20-3.50pm
Roller disco 4.30-5.30pm £2 per session all welcome from Y4,5,6,7,8
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All the events advertised at the community hub are open to the wider community, as well as families of the school. We really want to welcome as many local residents as possible. Please do come along to some of our regular and one off events and bring your neighbours, friends and family.
Coming Soon!
Family Autumn Crafting £3 per family ( pay on the day) 31.10.26 1-3pm
Car Boot Sale £5 per car £10 per van ( pay on the day) 24.10.26 10am-1pm
For both these events e mail to reserve a place: Communityhub@marlboroughroad.org
Once a month we will also be running an eco refill shop alongside the pantry. This is an initiative driven by the school's pupil leaders, who have developed a range of eco friendly washing products which they sell in re used plastic bottles. Come along and sample them for yourself - next available on 8.6.26.
Other:
And a link to the Your Local Pantry blog
Community Hub Launch And Family Fun Day
MARLBOROUGH ROAD COMMUNITY HUB CELEBRATES OFFICIAL OPENING
~ Local Community Enjoys Fantastic Family Fun Day ~
Marlborough Road Community Hub marked its official opening by holding a fantastic family day for the local community on Tuesday 26 May.
The community hub has quickly established itself as a valued space shaped and led by local people. This week’s family day has been a hugely welcome milestone in the hub’s history – one which reflects and celebrates what it represents in terms of ‘community’.
During the Fun Day, there were a range of activities on offer including karate sessions, a bouncy castle, archery, glitter tattoos, face painting, raffle, henna, threading, pre-loved clothing boutique and a tombola. Barnardo's, which runs Youth Club sessions in the hub, ran activities for children giving them a taste of what is on offer on a regular basis. Thanks to sponsorship from Starbucks, there was an ice cream van giving out free ice cream to children whilst local traders had stalls selling a range of products.
Commenting on the day, Judith Richens, Youth and Communities Development Lead at Marlborough Road Community Hub, said:
“It’s been wonderful to welcome our local community today and to celebrate everything our hub has to offer. This hub has grown organically over a number of years and represents a community of people working together to support one another, in the ways they choose to.
Everything that the hub now offers has been developed from an idea or an initiative from within our community – not from outside it – which is part of what makes it special.
There is so much going on here on a daily basis and we’re always looking at how we can expand what we are doing. Thank you to our fantastic volunteers who volunteers who share their time, skills and energy to support the hub and make it such a welcoming and inclusive place.”
One of the most popular stalls was run by 12-year-old Deborah who was selling crochet hair scrunchies and bookmarks that she had made herself. Having successfully applied for seed funding from United Communities, Deborah set up and has been running a popular crochet club on Monday evenings in the hub. Deborah even helped promote the family day – handwriting invitations to go out to all the guests locally.
Judith Richens added:
“It’s been such a pleasure to support Deborah as she set up the crochet club. This was entirely her own idea as she wanted to share her love of crochet and bring people together. . I am so pleased we have been able to make this happen and I hope many other young people come forward with their own ideas of what they would like to do. Whatever they want to do, we will always try our best to help them make it a reality.”
The official opening follows an announcement that Marlborough Road Community Hub has received a grant from the National Lottery that will fund it for the next three years. This means the Hub will be able to extend its opening hours so it can be used in the evenings and weekends.
Run by and for local people, Marlborough Road Community Hub is part of the United Communities network of school-linked community hubs.
United Communities is a national charity that supports schools to be great neighbours, helping to create the conditions for meaningful, community-led change.
United Communities is part of the United Learning Group of charities. United Learning runs schools across the country, including Marlborough Road Academy.