About Us
The Tiddington Community Centre (TCC) is a registered Charity, No 1093526, which aims to renovate, maintain and run the Tiddington Community Centre for the benefit of Tiddington Villagers, the Parish of Alveston and the wider local community.
Finances
With the aid of monies granted by Alveston Parish Church, plus the proceeds from the insurance following the fire of June 2005, together with funds generated through donations from the Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust, the Rotary Club of Stratford, South Warwickshire Housing Association, Retirement Security Limited plus our own TCC fund raising activities we have managed to raise and spend almost £150,000 so far!
We make a surplus on Income over regular Expenditure and this profit plus fundraising and grants will ensure we raise another £40,000 to £60,000 to continue with improvements we still wish to make at the TCC to complete Phase 5 which we start from 2011 onwards...
The TCC after the fire on 26 June 2005!
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The TCC during renovation...
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The TCC NOW!
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Management
The Tiddington Community Centre is managed by officers & a committee elected at its Annual General Meeting. Our last AGM took place on Wednesday 9th June 2010.
The TCC Management Committee from this date is:
- Chair: Rob Cobley
- Secretary: Erica Johnston
- Treasurer: John Fox
General members of the Management Committee are Richard Williams, Janice Howkins, David Pram, Stewart Band, Gareth Millard and Anne Howarth. We have recently co-opted two additional members to our committee and they are Jo Connolly and Jenny Tinsley and these appointments will be ratified at our AGM in June 2011.
A copy of the approved constitution, together with our financial history, is available on request and can be seen on the Charities Commissions web site.
COMMUNITY NEWS for the area covering the Parish of Alveston which includes the villages of Tiddington & Alveston as well as the area know as Bridge Town:
Is published 4 times a year and distributed by hand and from June 2009 has incorporated the Parish Newsletter The SouthBank Link. 2,500 copies of this 6-page newsletter are printed and delivered to all households in the Parish. Additional copies can be found in The SPAR in Tiddington, The Crown Pub, Connolly's deli, St Peter's Mission Manor Road, St James' Church Alveston and of course the Tiddington Community Centre itself.
THE COMMUNITY CENTRE - FACILITIES
The TCC consists of an entrance hall with ladies, gents and disabled toilets including baby changing facilities and full disabled access.
The main hall itself is some 14.9m by 8.9m plus a raised stage which is 6.8m by 4.9m plus two side areas and on the stage is our own upright tuned piano!
There is one meeting room that can be reached with independent access from the car park or via the main hall and is 3.3m by 6m.
We also have a store room off the main hall where we keep 40 light-weight chairs, 10 light-weight gopak 6ft by 2.5ft tables as well as all you need to keep the TCC clean! Plus our youth group BlueFish also keep their table games here.
The kitchen also off the main hall and with independent access from the car park has fully fitted cupboards, 2 fridges, a commercial cooker and commercial dish washer and an ample supply of quality crockery and cutlery. Plus around 50 or so wine glasses and some tumblers. There is a small per head charge for larger functions for the use of our crockery, cutlery and glasses all of which must be washed and put neatly away after use! We have sufficient for 120+.
Eight 5ft round tables are kept on the stage and are available for hire at an additional charge for larger functions. The premises have a full entertainment licence and are licensed for the sale of alcohol. Approval for the provision of alcohol for a function has to be agreed in writing in advance and an appropriate fee paid. We have recently purchase 120 comfortable light-weight conference chairs plus 24 matching arm-chairs.
The main hall has a PA System plus a Loop for the hard of hearing, new curtains and drapes for the stage plus new front of house and stage lighting. In addition we are the proud owners of a new 4m by 3m electric screen and ceiling mounted projector plus a Blue-Ray DVD player, a CD player and PA System with 4-way speakers!
The main hall and stage both have newly sanded and varnished floors and the main hall is sprung for dancing and includes a ceiling mounted glitter ball. In December 2010 we have added an independent CD/DVD player, tuner and two powerful speakers which can be available for all future hires!
The car park has room for approximately 24 cars - more if carefully parked!
ACTIVITIES
- Venue: TCC Film Nights, Music, Theatre, Ballroom Dancing, Festivals and the Arts
- Functions (available for hire): Children's Parties, Wedding Anniversaries, Wakes, Events, Conferences, Barn Dances etc etc
- Alcohol: Licensed for the supply and sale of Alcohol for approved functions
- Pre-School: The TCC is home to Tiddington Pre-School a Register Charity
- Community: Home to the Blue Fish Youth Group, Tea & Chat, Community Bingo, Tiddington WI, TCC Tai Chi, TCC Beginners and Ballroom Dancing Classes, Tiddington Pre-School, Stratford Hospice Tea-Dances, Pilates Classes, The Oddfellows, First Friday Films, a Meeting Place and as a general Community Facility
- Parish of Alveston: The TCC is on a 35-year renewable lease from the Church and is a regular meeting place for St James' Alveston and St Peter's Manor Road Social activities including the Friends of St James.
Refurbishment
Almost £150,000 has been raised and spent on the TCC over the last 4 years or so. This money has been spent totally refurbishing the TCC and its facilities inside and outside. This included all new electrics, lighting and heating, all new wash rooms, refitted kitchen, new roof, new double glazed windows, new safety flooring and newly sanded and re-polished hall and stage flooring, we have totally repainting inside and outside of the TCC and provided wheel-chair friendly access.
A new commercial cooker and dishwasher were also installed in the kitchen plus we purchased 40 new light-weight chairs for general use, 144 new lightweight banqueting chairs, 8 x 5ft new round tables and new crockery for 120+!
The car park has been resurfaced and a new perimeter fence installed plus additional lighting for the car park and dusk to dawn security lighting.
Stage Equipment
The stage has new curtains and drapes plus new front of house and stage lighting plus back of the hall remote control and a controller of the all the stage lights and a fixed selection of standard light settings for non-professional use. There is also a new 4m by 3m electric screen, ceiling mounted projector, Blue-ray DVD player, CD player and PA system with 4-way speakers! The new PA system includes a loop for the hard of hearing.
See Bookings on how to book the TCC and Activities and Events for What's On.
Help is available by email to rob.cobley@touchwoodonline.com