THE GEORGE WARD CENTRE

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The George Ward Centre is a community centre, based in the heart of the village of Barwell, in South West Leicestershire.
Named after Barwell-man Mr George Ward, a boot and shoe factory owner, who was also a local Councillor and the borough's MP 1923-24.
He did lots of good works for the village and left his house, 'The Cedars,' to the people of the village for the good of the community upon the event of his death.
Many years later the Cedars sadly ended up to be no longer viable, so was sold and a community group was formed to use the funds from the sale to establish our £2million Centre in 2010.
The Centre has a sports hall and several other rooms which are available to hire.
A number of services aimed at helping people are run from the Centre, including a regular Mum's and Tots group and a weekly activity session that is ran in our coffee shop where you can take part in crafts and cooking on a budget with an air fryer.
The Centre receives no statutory funding and is reliant on room hiring, donations and grants to continue to operate. 

Physio led Pilates

Wednesdays from 6:30 Pilates is a great way to improve strength, flexibility, balance, and body awareness. Recovering from injury or pain? Suitable after pregnancy or surgery. Injury prevention. Improved sports performance. All classes are modified to individual needs. All classes led by a qualified physiotherapist. Contact Michelle: 07966 457278 mbphysio1@outlook.om

U3A ( University of the third age)

U3A Hinckley have a wide variety of groups from Bridge to French Conversation, History to poetry, Kurling to Mah-jong - the choice is endless, for a modest annual fee you can join as many groups as you wish. EMAIL: enquiries@hinckleyu3a.org.uk TELEPHONE:07553914649

Yoga For Health

Monday from 10 AM Monday from 6:30 PM Wednesday from 6;30 PM Improve your mobility, strength, balance, flexibility, pelvic floor health, bone density, and sensory systems by combining traditional yoga poses with corrective exercise techniques. Pre-booking is required, as spaces are limited. Run by a fully qualified and insured fitness and yoga instructor with over 30 years teaching experience. Text: 07837927227

Tai-Chi

Tai-Chi class is every Tuesday night 7-8pm. Come along for an hour of gentle movements and relaxation. FACEBOOK PAGE: Tai Chi with soul

Clubbercise

A fun, easy-to-follow dance workout with rave glow sticks and disco lights. Monday 6-7pm Wednesday 6-8pm Club anthems from the 90s to today's hits

Kids lingo (Spanish)

Award-winning Spanish classes for 5-10 year old's which boost confidence, creativity, and cognitive development whilst having fun. contact details: Email: maria.carrero@kidslingo.co.uk Phone: 07598542584 Web: www.kidslingo.co.uk Every Thursday 16:30 - 17:00 (TERM TIME ONLY)

Community kitchen

Come and join our community cooking sessions, prepare and cook various recipes fortnightly on a Tuesday from the 4th of February (term time only) All recipes and ingredients will be provided, you can eat what you cook or take it home. Please contact Hannah Bird for more info. Email: hannah.bird@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk

NEW football sessions for toddlers

Mega strikers family football, every Thursday 9.30-10.15am.

Tots Time

Come and join our Tots group every Wednesday morning from 9AM, we are a very friendly group and have a wide variety of toys for all ages, we also hold special events e.g. easter, pancake day and so on. visit our tots time Facebook page for more info....

Chatty Café

Every Wednesday we have the chatty café held in our café from 10.30am come along to chat and get interacting with new people.

Bev's Place Café

At the George ward centre we have our own café called Bev's place where we sell hot and cold drinks, toast, toasted teacakes and a wide variety other confectionary at reasonable prices. we have a television, jigsaw table and a book case full of books so why not pop in and meet our team. A warm welcome and a smile awaits you.

Thank you Julie Holdsworth

The George ward centre would like to thank Julie Holdsworth for her continuous donation of jigsaws. we have a jigsaw table located in our café area so weather you like to just put a few pieces in or have a sit for a while with a hot drink why not pop down and help us complete it. Any donations of jigsaws would be appreciated.

The hall of friendship is our biggest room that will seat around 230 people theatre style or can be set up with table and chairs, this room is usually used for birthday party's or sports but has been know to be used for wedding receptions.

This room is designed to seat around 40 people theatre style but can also be set up with tables and chairs.

The Emily Hayden room is a spacious room with lots of natural light and can seat around 100 people theatre style, or can be set up with tables and chairs to suit.

The meeting rooms can be used as one or two rooms and is dressed with tables and chairs for small groups of people or meetings for around 20 people.

The I.T room can be used for small groups of people or meetings for around 25 to 30 people theatre style or can be set with tables and chairs this room has a smart board and a projector that can be used.

The coffee shop area can be used to simply come along and have hot drink and a chat or to relax read a book or watch the tv.

events, sports, party's, meetings.
Hall of friendship (sports hall)
David Herbert room
Emily Hayden room
Meeting rooms 1,2
I.T room
Coffee shop area

Lesley Pratt

MANAGER

Lesley Pratt is the Manager of the team, she is responsible for ensuring the team is organized and productive and that the George ward centre is ran to a high standard.

Callum Bird

maintenance/gardener

Callum Bird keeps the building running smoothly and keeps the gardens looking nice, always happy to help.

Mathew Hulbert

centre co-ordinator

Mathew Hulbert is the centre co-ordinator and deals with our social media platforms.

Hannah Bird

volunteer

Hannah bird is one of our volunteers she runs our tots group along with other groups always happy to help.

trudy

volunteer

Trudy is another volunteer who helps to run our tots group.

03/02/2025

Community News...Barwell Family Lunch Club

The next Barwell Family Lunch Club takes place later this month over at the Methodist Church. Tickets are available here at the Centre.

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03/02/2025

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

We have been very disappointed recently to see that, despite repeated warnings, someone (or more than one) is deliberately using the grass area at the front of our building to take their dog to foul and not picking up after them. STOP IT!

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11/12/2024

A polite request: Please use Centre car park where possible

This is a polite reminder to our room hirers and Centre users to please where possible use our car park, which is at the rear of the building and accessible via Church Lane (post code: LE98DG).

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01/12/2024

New tables and chairs thanks to Council grant!

We're got some new tables and chairs in our cafe area, thanks to a Making a Difference grant we applied for, from our friends at Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.

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20/11/2024

NEW football sessions for toddlers!

Mega strikers family football, every Thursday 9.30-10.15am.

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18/07/2024

National Lottery funding success!

EXCITING NEWS! We're delighted to announce that The George Ward Centre has been awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Fund! This support helps to secure the future of the Centre and our important work serving the community of Barwell and beyond.

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  • The George Ward Centre, Church Lane, Barwell, LE98DG.