HOPE CENTRE
What is a Hope Centre?
A place where people can receive encouragement, as well as practical and emotional help; where they can be listened to and discover a supportive community – in short, a place of hope.
Where is it?
The Hope Centre will be based in the old Baptist Chapel on Nottingham Street.
Who is it for?
It will be a resource for the community and also serve as a weekday activity base for Melton Vineyard Church.
What will it consist of?
The rear part of the building will be the new home for Storehouse, Melton’s food and clothes bank which, until now, has been operating out of the old Fox Inn in Leicester Street. The new venue will provide more space and additional facilities, such as a shower, disabled WC, interview spaces with greater privacy, kitchen and ‘shop’ area.
The front section, which faces directly onto Nottingham Street, will comprise a shop-front/ multi-purpose space for hosting exhibitions, coffee mornings, community events, etc.; two counselling rooms, which will house a confidential listening service, Breathing Space, as well as other community services; a large upstairs Loft space for meetings, family activities (e.g. Parent and Toddler group) and small-scale arts events; and the Melton Vineyard church office.
Can other community groups use it?
Absolutely. Once the building is open, the spaces will be available for community use and commercial hire. Just use the CONTACT form to ask for more details.
When is it opening?
There’s a lot of refurbishment work to be done, including improving access, but the plan is to open the front section of the Hope Centre in October 2019 and the rear part in early 2020. If you would like to make a contribution to the work that is being done, click on the button below.
A place where people can receive encouragement, as well as practical and emotional help; where they can be listened to and discover a supportive community – in short, a place of hope.
Where is it?
The Hope Centre will be based in the old Baptist Chapel on Nottingham Street.
Who is it for?
It will be a resource for the community and also serve as a weekday activity base for Melton Vineyard Church.
What will it consist of?
The rear part of the building will be the new home for Storehouse, Melton’s food and clothes bank which, until now, has been operating out of the old Fox Inn in Leicester Street. The new venue will provide more space and additional facilities, such as a shower, disabled WC, interview spaces with greater privacy, kitchen and ‘shop’ area.
The front section, which faces directly onto Nottingham Street, will comprise a shop-front/ multi-purpose space for hosting exhibitions, coffee mornings, community events, etc.; two counselling rooms, which will house a confidential listening service, Breathing Space, as well as other community services; a large upstairs Loft space for meetings, family activities (e.g. Parent and Toddler group) and small-scale arts events; and the Melton Vineyard church office.
Can other community groups use it?
Absolutely. Once the building is open, the spaces will be available for community use and commercial hire. Just use the CONTACT form to ask for more details.
When is it opening?
There’s a lot of refurbishment work to be done, including improving access, but the plan is to open the front section of the Hope Centre in October 2019 and the rear part in early 2020. If you would like to make a contribution to the work that is being done, click on the button below.
