Winscombe Community Association (WCA) is a registered charity (no. 1186290) that maintains and manages Winscombe Community Centre, in order to provide facilities for the local community. To learn more about the history and work that WCA do, go to the ‘About Us‘ page.
Latest Construction Information 13 April 25
Crane and Lorries on Site – 22 April for 4 Days
During the week of the 22nd April the first floor and stairs will be swung in. Please keep site entrances clear. Don’t forget you can view our Timelapse and Photo Galley to see what has been going on during the past 4 months
Other work coming up:
During May we will hopefully see the see the ground floor brick work started, the first floor timber frame walls brought in plus the roof fitted. Therefore if all goes well we will have a nearly water tight building before June starts. These all involve large Cranes and Lorries!
For more information go to our What’s On Page
Thanks for coming to the Quiz and supporting the WCA. It looks like we made nearly £800 all of which goes directly to the WiNSpace Funds
Layout of Site until end of construction
Thanks for coming to and supporting our Jumble Sale where with your help we raised nearly £1000.
WiNSpace is Building
WiNSpace Project Status
- Foundations and drainage are now in place which is a great place to be in. This reduces project risk significantly as you never really know what is under the ground.
- Thatchers Foundation pledges £50,000 towards the WiNSpace Project. As the largest employer in the area Thatchers were keen to help us in creating a valuable community asset that will benefit all the residents of Winscombe, Sandford and surrounding areas
- With the demolition complete Rigg, the main construction company, breaks the ground to start digging the foundations
- We have again been successful in a Grant Application. This time we have received £50,000 from the Enovert Community Trust. This means our running total is now £1,830,000, only £170,000 to go!
We have come such a long way and are now working hard to sign building contracts in July, for construction to start in the Autumn. We have clear sight on £1.9M funding.
We now need the final £100,000 to ensure a fully functioning centre is delivered. Is this something you can help us towards?
Any amount you, your business or employer can donate, will help complete the brand-new community building to replace the ‘temporary’ classrooms.
Meeting our £2,000,000 target will allow us to create not just a building but a special place, which will serve generations to come and honour those who had the vision to start the community centre 45 year ago.
Coming very soon – A new Community Building
Stop Press:- WiNSpace Sign Construction Contract with Rigg
The WiNSpace Team are really pleased to announce that we have signed a contract with Rigg Construction. This is to build the long awaited new community centre. We are now discussing the likely construction start date but if all goes well, we should be open for business in September 2025!
Thank you for attending our fund raising events in 2024.
This year the fund raising team have raised over £4000 toward the redevelopment and the running of the Community Centre.
Latest news on the Community Centre rebuilding project
WCA Have Signed the Contract!
The WiNSpace Team are really pleased to announce that we have signed a contract with Rigg Construction. This is to build the long awaited new community centre. We are now discussing the likely construction start date but if all goes well, we should be open for business in September 2025! We are really looking forward to working with Rigg who have been selected during a…
New Membership Scheme
As the Winscombe Community Association has moved to what is called an ‘Incorporated Charity’ we now have a new Constitution. This requires the WCA to have members. Therefore WCA have just launched a new membership scheme which is completely free. Why not join the WCA as a member and be first to hear what is going on especially with the New Building about to start…
WiNSpace wins support from the National Lottery
Close on the heels of our Community Ownership Fund Grant of £300,000 we have just heard that we have obtained £200,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund. This is another massive step for the project. We have also been informed that we will be receiving a further £60,000 in grants from providers once the digging starts.With 89% of funds identified (see below), it’s to going…
Continue Reading WiNSpace wins support from the National Lottery
WiNSpace receives £300,000 grant from the UK Government Community Ownership Fund
We want to share the great news with you that we have been granted £300,000 from the Government as part of their Community Ownership Fund. They were impressed with our ambition to upgrade the community centre and are supportive of our plans for the new building. We worked hard on the grant bid and it was a lot of work. However, we couldn’t have done…
Continue Reading WiNSpace receives £300,000 grant from the UK Government Community Ownership Fund
It is over 43 years since the old Winscombe School was taken over by a newly founded Community Association and developed to become Winscombe Community Centre. This is a major local asset which continues to serve the community well, but there is always a need to look to the future so we are looking at options to move forward with the possible redevelopment of the community buildings. This project as been called WiNSPACE.
And don’t forget there’s a Thursday Market every week
Our Next Events – See more info on our Fund Raising Page
11 Sandford Road
Winscombe
North Somerset
BS25 1JA