Pontesbury Community Hub and Library
Serving Rea Valley communities
The Pavilion is situated at the top of Hall Bank, easy to spot between the Co-op and Ark Nursery building and it is also home to the re-located Community Library.
The Local Neighbourhood Policing Team are now using the building as their base.
The Pavilion is run by Pontesbury Parish Council and flexible meetings spaces are available to hire. Current regular events are:
- Wednesdays – Sea Change Trust, FREE family drop-in – 10-12 noon
- Alternate Wednesdays – Age UK Dementia Support Cafe, with activities
- Thursday – Elevate, chair-based exercise classes from 10am
- First Saturday of the month – Friends lottery draw
Please visit the booking page to obtain a booking form and get prices. Pontesbury Parish Council encourage local people and not-for-profit organisations to run their events in the Pavilion, which is a modern and welcoming building. Kitchen facilities are included in the cost, but must be booked separately and we also have a lovely outdoor space, which anyone can come and sit and read, or just relax, when the building is open.
Exhibition space is available to hire for a month.
Flexible meeting spaces available for hire.
The building continues to provide support for the Community Good Neighbours Scheme Pontesbury and Rea Valley (as a postal address and for DBS checks for volunteers) and as a venue for St Barnabas debt advice sessions. The Friends of Pontesbury Library (FOPL) lottery takes place on the first Saturday of each month. Check out the smart TV in the Pavilion for event updates and information about What’s On.
Children and their families came to the Pavilion to decorate stars to celebrate the festive season.
Official handover
A record of the official handing over of the Pavilion to Pontesbury Parish Council, with great thanks to Howard Thorne and Shropshire Homes.
The Pavilion has already proved to be a great community asset, temporarily housing the local foodshare scheme, supporting the setting up of a Good Neighbours Scheme and opening as the new library. We look forward to seeing you!
Pictured, social distancing to witness the handover of the Pavilion keys are (left to right): Yvonne Davies (Chair Friends of Pontesbury Library), Cllr Nick Hignett (Shropshire Council/Pontesbury Parish Council), Cllr Duncan Fletcher (Chair Pontesbury Parish Council), Howard Thorne (Shropshire Homes, Cllr Roger Evans (Shropshire Council/Pontesbury Parish Council), Debbie Marais (Parish Clerk)
A big thank you to Emma Lawrence for the design and to Shropshire Design and Print Solutions for the production of the great new signs at The Pavilion Community Hub and Library.
The Pavilion also has a Facebook page on which regular updates and useful information will be posted.
We would also like to give a warm welcome to Anna Lawson. We are delighted to welcome Anna to the parish council team and this crucial role for the new Community Hub and Library (The Pavilion). Anna is a local resident who attended both Pontesbury schools and returned to the village to live near family in 2009. Anna’s mum and grandparents were locals and Anna is keen, as her grandparents before her, to be very active in the local parish. Anna has worked at Mary Webb and run her own cleaning business and brings a wealth of experience to these important roles. Anna will be the main point of contact if you want to use the building and will work alongside Beverley Link, Library Branch Manager, the parish councillors and Friends of Pontesbury Library to keep the building running smoothly and ensure it is the vibrant community space we envisage.