Aim

We are raising money to make our kitchen accessible to all our users. We want a kitchen that the whole community can benefit from.

Hazlerigg and District war Memorial Community Centre has been a registered charity since 1995. The community centre was built in 1956 with funds from residents of Hazlerigg, to honour those who lost their lives in the two World Wars.

The funds will be used to upgrade our local community kitchen. This space is at the heart of our community where all users can come together and learn essential, independent skills.  These skills can then be taken home to allow our community to be more capable of daily day to day tasks. A kitchen is the centre of most homes and therefore we want to reinforce these skills.

With recent global restrictions this is ever more important.  Hazlerigg community centre wants to make our kitchen accessible to all users, with the fund this will be possible. The centre also runs coffee mornings for the socially isolated members of our community. The kitchen is a vital asset in running this essential service.  In the UK, only 17% of older people are in contact with family, friends and neighbours less than once a week, and 11% in contact less than once a month. We want to improve these figures and make sure all members of our community can come together in a safe environment.

The kitchen is currently in need of modernisation, the floor is in a bad state if repair and is a pressing issue which needs fixed. We want to make the kitchen accessible to members who need support walking. This includes allowing users with mobility devices to have space to access our kitchen in a safe manner. 

We have recently started a food hub which requires the kitchen to prepare food and meals for our community. This means we have a growing need for our kitchen space. During lockdown, our food hub was an essential service for our community. We served hot meals and provide care packages to all vulnerable or isolated members of our community.

This project successfully funded on 16th December 2020