Community Centre

Buckshaw Village Community Centre was officially opened on 17^thJuly  2010 by the Mayor of Chorley Cllr.Kenneth Ball and by the Mayor of South Ribble Cllr.David Suthers. The Community Centre has been provided for the residents of Buckshaw Village from Buckshaw Village Management Co. Ltd (BVMCL) and built by Redrow Homes and Barratt Homes.

What facilities are on offer at the community centre?

The centre comprises a large main hall with a raised stage area, as well as a separate meeting room and kitchen. The main hall has seating capacity for 200 people, while the meeting room has a seating capacity for 24 people. Equipment available includes a PA system, free highspeed WiFi and a variety of sports equipment etc. There is also a centre managers office in the building as well as a self contained room currently let by Hillcrest Animal Hospital offering veterinary treatments and advice http://hillcrestanimalhospital.co.uk/buckshaw.php .

The hall and meeting room is available to hire for groups, organisations, businesses and also for private hire.

How do I book?

All the information is available www.bookbuckshaw.com

How do I find out what’s on?

Information relating to the groups that hire the centre can be found in the BVCA Community Notice boards, the BVCA forum or by contacting Envirocare. BVCA is currently working on making this information more readily available, particularly online. Watch this space!

Who owns the community centre?

The community centre is owned  by  Redrow & Barratt who built the centre for local residents, however, the cost of maintenance of the centre falls to Buckshaw homeowners as part of their annual service charge. The BVMCL employ RMG to administer the community centre financially, legally etc , and RMG in turn employ Envirocare to manage  day-to-day community centre activities. For more information on the service charge, click here. 

Who manages the community centre?

The community centre is managed by the Community Centre Management Group which is comprised of RMG, Envirocare and a group of Buckshaw Village residents.  Given the way community amenities are funded on Buckshaw; the lease for the community centre states that RMG must work with a group of residents to develop and sustain the centre’s amenities –  the  BVCA are the current group of residents fulfilling this responsibility. If you would like to raise anything for the BVCA to raise at this meeting please contact us here. 

I am a user of the Community Centre, how do I raise a query/suggestion?

RMG welcome feedback and input from users of the centre. Please send all queries or suggestions to Danielle Twittey, Property Manager, RMG at   danielle.twittey@rmg.gb.com or in the office, 0845 002 4444. 

Associated Files
- Community Centre - Location in Village
- Community Centre Aerial Layout
- Community Centre Aerial View
- Community Centre Floor Plans