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Preston Council For Voluntary Service “Promoting and assisting voluntary and community activity in Preston” Meeting Venues in Preston:User Guide FIRST EDITION: SEPTEMBER 2010 PRESTON COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE Registered Charity No: 222247 UNITS 23/27 GUILD HALL ARCADE LANCASTER ROAD PRESTON PR1 1HR Tel: 01772 251108 [email protected] Preston Council for Voluntary Service Meeting Venues in Preston - User Guide Contents: About this Guide page 1.1 Voluntary and Community Groups page 2.1 Church/Faith Halls and Community Centres page 3.1 Public page 4.1 Private page 5.1 Tenants Groups/Community Houses page 6.1 Other Faith Venues page 7.1 Amendment and new entry form page 8.1 About this guide: This guide was produced to be used as a quick reference for those who are looking for a suitable meeting venue in Preston. The guide is divided into six sections providing details of venues managed by Voluntary and Community Groups, Church/Faith Halls and Community Centres, Public bodies and Private sector venues. We have also listed names and contact details only for Tenants Groups/Community Houses and other Faith Venues. We have tried our best to list as many venues as possible but we are aware there may be omissions. If you wish to be included in future editions of this publication please contact Preston Council for Voluntary Service (Preston CVS) on telephone 01772 251108 or email [email protected]. You can also complete the amendment and new entry form which can be found at the back of this guide on page 8.1. On page 1.2 we take the liberty of promoting our own meeting venue in the Guild Hall Arcade. Detail of cost, times, capacity and facilities available on page 2.11. It is proposed that this guide will be updated annually. In the meantime I would be pleased to receive any comments or constructive criticism about this edition so that we can improve the quality of the guide. Joan Burrows Chief Officer Preston Council for Voluntary Service PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE PRESTON CVS WHEN USING THIS GUIDE EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THIS INFORMATION IS CORRECT AT THE TIME OF PRINTING, BUT PRESTON CVS CANNOT GUARANTEE COMPLETE ACCURACY. 1.1 PRESTON COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE Since February 2008 Preston Council for Voluntary Service has been sited in the Guild Hall Arcade. These premises provide us with an open plan office facility for staff and volunteers, together with a conference suite which can accommodate up to 50 people depending on the room configuration. The facilities also allow two meetings to be accommodated at the same time. Index of photographs. 1. Main Entrance 2. General Office 3. Meeting Room A 4. Meeting Room B 1 2 3 4 1.2 VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS 2.1 Index NAME OF ORGANISATION PAGE NUMBER AREA/WARD After Adoption 2.4 Town Centre Amnesty International (Preston Group) 2.4 Town Centre Caritas Care 2.4 St. Matthews Community Futures 2.5 College Disability Equality NW 2.5 Town Centre Drugline Lancashire Ltd 2.6 Fishwick Education & Training (VOISE) 2.6 Warton Fifty-fifth Division Association 2.7 Town Centre Galloway’s Society for the Blind 2.7 South Ribble Howick and Priory Grange Community and Enterprise Centre 2.7 Ribbleton Greater Deepdale Community Association 2.8 Deepdale Ground Work 2.8 Town Centre Ingol and Tanterton Community Trust 2.8 Ingol (INTACT) Integrate (Preston & Chorley) Ltd 2.9 Fishwick Jalgos Sports and Social Club 2.9 Fishwick Lancashire Global Education Centre 2.9 Town Centre Masonic Central Hall 2.10 Town Centre Moving On Lancashire 2.10 Fishwick Preston and District Carers Centre 2.11 Town Centre 2.2 Preston Community Transport 2.11 Town Centre Preston Council for Voluntary Service 2.12 Town Centre Preston Domestic Violence Services 2.12 Town Centre PUKAR Disability Resource Centre 2.13 Town Centre RELATE Lancashire and Cumbria 2.13 Sharoe Green St. Catherines Hospice 2.14 Riversway SCOPE Preston and District 2.15 Cadley The Foxton Centre 2.15 Fishwick The Royal British Legion 2.16 Penwortham The Salvation Army 2.16 University The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire 2.17 South Ribble Clayton-le-Woods Voluntary Organisations in Social Care 2.17 Warton & Westby Education (VOISE) Y.M.C.A. Preston 2.18 Fishwick 2.3 Name of Organisation Contact Details Type of Room Room Capacity Facilities Available After Adoption Sheila Henshaw Meeting room 8 Kitchen Fishergate House Toilet 16 Walton’s Parade Flipchart Preston PR1 8QT Tel: 01772 258893 Fax: 01772 258896 Email: [email protected] Web: www.afteradoption.org.uk Disabled Facilities Car Parking Public Transport Times Available Cost Yes No Yes On Request Donations Name of Organisation Contact Details Type of Room Room Capacity Facilities Available Amnesty International 18A Ribblesdale Place Meeting room 20 Kitchen (Preston Group) Preston Toilet PR1 3NA Tel: 01772 252299 Email: [email protected] Disabled Facilities Car Parking Public Transport Times Available Cost Yes/No Yes Yes On Request £50.80 Name of Organisation Contact Details Type of Room Room Capacity Facilities Available Caritas Care 23-25 Sedgewick Street Meeting room 20 Kitchenette Preston PR1 1TP Tel: 01772 201587 or 01772 732313 Web: www.caritascare.org.uk Disabled Facilities Car Parking Public Transport Times Available Cost Yes Disabled Parking Yes On Request On Request 2.4 Name of Organisation Contact Details Type of Room Room Capacity Facilities Available Community Futures Brentwood House Meeting room 8-10 Projectors 15 Victoria Road Flipcharts Fulwood OHP Preston Screens PR2 8PS Tel: 01772 717461/718710 Disabled Facilities Car Parking Public Transport Times Available Cost Yes Yes Yes Monday-Friday £25 – half day 8.30am-4.30pm £50 – full day Name of Organisation Contact Details Type of Room Room Capacity Facilities Available Disability Equality North 103 Church Street Meeting room Large meeting/training TV/DVD and West Preston room laptop/power point PR1 3BS flipcharts available for hire To book contact Liz on 01772 563090 or 01772 558863 or email liz@disability- equality.org.uk Disabled Facilities Car Parking Public Transport Times Available Cost Yes Limited Parking Provided Monday-Friday Half day or evening: £30 9.30am-4.30pm by prior voluntary £50 statutory arrangement Full day: £70 voluntary £100 statutory 2.5 Name of Organisation Contact Details Type of Room Room Capacity Facilities Available Drugline Lancashire Ltd 2 Union Court Meeting room 20 Kitchen Union Street Refreshments Preston Flipcharts PR1 2ND PowerPoint Projector Tel: 01772 253840 Fax: 01772 887927 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Web: www.druglinelancs.co.uk Disabled Facilities Car Parking Public Transport Times Available Cost No No Yes On Request Free Name of Organisation Contact Details Type of Room Room Capacity Facilities Available Education & Training 67 Lytham Road Meeting Room 20-25 Kitchen (VOISE) Hathaway Court Training Room 20-25 Refreshments Warton Flipcharts Near Preston PowerPoint PR4 1AD Projector Tel: 01772 679888 Fax: 01772 679777 Email: [email protected] Web: www.voise.info Disabled Facilities Car Parking Public Transport Times Available Cost Yes Yes Yes On Request £45 ½ Day £75 Full Day 2.6 Name of Organisation Contact Details Type of Room Room Capacity Facilities Available Fifty-fifth Division 119 Church Street Private Room 25 P.A. 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