Yes. Click here to view our policies page where you can find all of our policies and download the ones you want.

1. Continuing to develop the Branksome Centre; enhancing the fabric of the building and developing even more activities for the benefit of all of the Community, including young people.
2. Completing the fund raising for the Bourne Community Hub and tendering the construction work.
3. Continuing to work with local people to create facilities for quality activities for residents in Turlin Moor.

The Poole Communities Trust is funded from donations and grants from local and national funders, income from room hire and café sales.

Yes. Click here to view our policies page where you can find all of our policies and download the ones you want.

If you are interested in becoming a trustee please download the Trustee Role Description and send your information to the email address it contains.

The Poole Communities Trust is a local charity led by a Board of voluntary trustees. Our Chair is Chris Beale. You can find more information about our team by clicking here.

Yes there is a community café that has seating for about 40 people, it serves hot and cold food and drinks is often used by dogwalkers and the recreation ground and playground users for takeaway snacks, hot and cold drinks and ice creams.

We always open at 9.30 on weekdays and close at 3.00pm in the winter with later closing during spring and summer. Saturdays it is 9.30 am to Midday.

Yes we have a small meeting room, an art studio  with small kitchen and toilets available evenings only, a sports hall and the café area and kiddies corner available for hire. Please click here for hire charges

Yes we host parties and events throughout the years, mostly at weekends and school holidays. For children’s party’s we usually hire the café and sports hall together. The 2020 charges for hiring both is £65 for three hours or £80 for four hours.

We have very few paid staff, as we are a volunteer led organisation. Any vacancies will be shown here.

We are always looking for volunteers to help us with maintaining the building and grounds, helping to run the café and community area, working with young people , social media and fund raising .

Yes we give training to our volunteers, which may include relevant courses on food hygiene, first aid and safeguarding

We host all sorts of sport and exercise classes for all ages, click here and look at our “What’s on at the Branksome Centre” page

At the moment we host the University of the Third Age Italian Classes three times a week.

Kiddies Corner for toddlers in the café, Messy Play on Tuesdays and Mini Cherries football on a Wednesday are just a few of the activities for smaller young people, click here for a full whats on list

We have a youth club on Wednesday evenings and coached sports and activity sessions on a Monday for older young people. For the juniors we have different clubs such as an electronic games club on a Wednesday and wish to develop other late afternoon clubs throughout the week.  Click here for a full whats on list.

Let’s Talk Moor project is run by Poole Communities Trust & aims to help support more community services & facilities for the people who live on Turlin Moor.

Contact our Community Development Worker through this contact form or by emailing letstalkmoor@poolecommunitiestrust.org.uk

It’s a project to build a purpose built community hub on the corner of Northmere Drive ad Arne Avenue in Bourne. The hub will provide both activities for people of all ages as well as social welfare services

Use our Contact page below and let us know you wish to speak with the Project Manager for Bourne. They will be in touch shortly.