About the Hyndburn Cultural Association.
The Hyndburn Cultural Association was set up in
2001 and originally operated from a small terraced house within
the community. Our initial aim was to improve education standards
and opportunities for children from Pakistani, Bangladeshi and other
Asian backgrounds, but we have increasingly become a one-stop shop
for information and advice about a wide range of issues.
This led to a need for larger accommodation, so
we were very pleased to be able to move into our new Scaitcliffe
Community Centre in Spring 2004. Built on the site of the old Spring
Hill Primary School in Accrington, the Centre was set up as a community
enterprise and received £25,000 in funding from the Neighbourhood
Renewal Fund. It is available to Age Concern, community wardens,
police community beat managers and the County Council's Youth and
Community service. It is also available for hire by local community
groups or for community events.
To deliver our services, we work closely with
groups and organisations such as Accrington and Rossendale College,
Age Concern and Springhill Network Group. These services include
general advice, recreational services and the provision of creche
facilities.
In addition, we also manage specific projects,
such as the Child Improvement Programme, which aims to improve the
educational and social development of disadvantaged children between
the age of 10-13 who live within the most deprived wards of Hyndburn.
The following is a list of current projects:
· Child Improvement Programme
· Volunteer Mentoring Scheme Project
· Community Education Club Project
· Community Courses and Training
· One stop shop, sign posting to agencies
You can download more details about our current
projects here.
(PDF format. File size = 70K.)
If any of our services of facilities could be
of benefit to you, please contact
us.
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