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OPENING HOURS Please note that our 2 public spaces are the Community Cafe and Library , both located on the ground floor and accessible during their respective opening hours. The upper floors are for offices and bookings only. Find out more about the wonderful organisations we host HERE . RECEPTION SERVICES Mon to Thurs: Friday: Sat - Sun: 9am - 7pm 9am - 4.30pm 10am - 4.30pm UPCOMING CLOSURES 2026 Easter Weekend Friday 3 - Monday 6 April Bank Holiday Monday 4 May Monday 25 May Monday 31 August 2026/27 Winter Closure Closing: Wed 23 Dec 4.30pm Reopening: Mon 4 Jan 9am BOOKINGS & OFFICES Mon to Thurs: Friday: Sat- Sun: 9am - 9pm 9am - 5pm 10am - 5pm UPCOMING CLOSURES 2026 Easter Weekend Friday 3 - Monday 6 April Bank Holiday Monday 4 May Monday 25 May Monday 31 August 2026/27 Winter Closure Closing: Wed 23 Dec 5pm Reopening: Mon 4 Jan 9am LIBRARY Mon: Tues: Wed: Thurs: Fri: Sat: Sun: 1pm - 5pm 1pm - 5pm 10am - 2pm 1pm - 5pm CLOSED 11am - 4.30pm CLOSED MOST RECENT UPDATES UPCOMING CLOSURES 2026 Easter Weekend Friday 3 - Monday 6 April Bank Holiday Monday 4 May Monday 25 May Monday 31 August 2026/27 Winter Closure Closing: Wed 23 Dec 2pm Reopening: Mon 4 Jan 1pm CAFE Mon - Thurs: Fri - Sat: Sun: 10am - 6.30pm 10am - 4.30pm CLOSED UPCOMING CLOSURES 2026 Easter Weekend Friday 3 - Monday 6 April Bank Holiday Monday 4 May Monday 25 May Monday 31 August 2026/27 Winter Closure Closing: Wed 23 Dec 4.30pm Reopening: Mon 4 Jan 10am

St Pauls Learning Centre | Space Hire, Meeting Rooms, Offices, Adult Learning, Arts & Craft, Events & Community. WELCOME TO ST PAUL'S LEARNING CENTRE An independent learning centre in the heart of Bristol hosting learning and support opportunities, creative activities, meeting rooms and offices. WHAT'S ON There are a wide range of organisations running courses and events from the centre. Explore what's on offer: Arts & Craft Learning Community Wellbeing Events What's On SPACE HIRE Hold your Event at SPLC! Our sessional hire spaces are suitable for: Traini ng Workshops Meetings Events Creative class and more Hire a Space OFFICES Our tenanted offices focus on social impact, support services and education in the community. We are also home to: St Pauls Library Bristol Community Darkrooms The Makershed and our very popular Cafe - Glen's Kitchen Meet our Tenants Upcoming ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Community Resources Community Board Useful resources, local initiatives, community news, and links to St Pauls Community Magazine; Vocalise! More FEATURING Duppy Hunter: a locals guide to St Paul's A listening adventure exploring St Paul's experienced on your smartphone Join the adventure!

LEARNING ESOL ADULT LEARNING YOUNG PEOPLE ESOL | ENGLISH CLASSES | CONVERSATION CLUB ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLUB Weekly session with Peter & Mary Wednesdays 10.00 - 11.00 BACK IN SEPTEMBER! FREE DROP IN NO NEED TO SIGN UP! NO SIGN-UP NEEDED All other ESOL courses require signing up first. Please do so by contacting the course providers directly. We host classes by the following organisations: CCBED R egular ESOL classes SIGN UP NEEDED admin@c-cbed.com 0117 916 6746 COMMUNITY LEARNING - ESOL ESOL with Marcin Fridays | 15.3 0 - 17.0 0 SIGN UP NEEDED richard.davies@bristol.gov.uk BACK IN SEPTEMBER! YOUNG PEOPLE QAALIB Acad emy Tailored support to better the attainment of school children. We understand that underlying cultural differences and biases can alienate students from gaining a complete and nuanced education. English, Maths, Science More info HERE

MARKETING FORM Are you holding an event or a regular course at the centre? Please fill out this form and we will add it to our website, public calendar & social media. Don't forget to tag us on social media! @stpaulslearningcentre

TENANTS St Pauls Learning Centre is managed by Ethical Property Company . As a company, we believe that property should be used in the best interests of society, the planet and the economy. Our tenants range from inspirational campaigners and independent businesses, to charitable organisations, not-for-profits and social enterprises; who are all committed to making a positive impact. Here at SPLC, we proudly host the following projects: MISFITS Theatre Company The Misfits Theatre Company UK is a unique Bristol based theatre and social group, led by people with learning disabilities (PWLD). They provide artistic and life skills development, emphasising independence, healthy living, self-advocacy and creative practice through participation, performance, volunteering and paid employment. More info Havoyoco / Qaalib Havoyoco’s objectives are to serve the needs of the ethnic minority youth and work with the public and private sector service providers in order to eliminate barriers to services. Established in 2008, the services they provide aim to improve the standard of attainment in education to children and young adults. They provide information on local services and amenities, promote active involvement and community integration. More info WECIL / People's Voice Project WECIL is an award winning, user led organisation supporting Disabled people to live the life they choose. Our approach is fully person centred. Our staff have lived experience and this informs the support we offer. More info AKT AKT supports lgbtq+ young people aged 16-25 in the UK who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment. They help young people into safe homes and employment, education or training, in a welcoming and open environment that celebrates lgbtq+ identities. More info St Paul's Library St Pauls Library is a small satellite library run by Bristol City Council providing all the usual library services and activities, including computers available for public use. Opening times Mon: 1pm - 5pm Tues: 1pm - 5pm Wed: 10am - 2pm Thurs: 1pm - 5pm Fri: CLOSED Sat: 11am - 5pm Sun: CLOSED More info Bristol Women's Voice Bristol Women’s Voice (BWV) is a membership organisation run by Bristol women, with Bristol women, for Bristol women. Their mission is to: Create a movement that unites all women in Bristol to campaign together, celebrate our achievements and find support and information. Listen and make heard the views and voices of women from across Bristol’s diverse communities, empowering them to influence decision-makers. Support women’s organisations in Bristol to collaborate, grow and campaign on the rights and issues that matter to the women they represent. More info The Makershed The Makershed is a supportive learning and making environment offering workshops and courses in woodworking, joinery and furniture making. More info LoveWell LoveWell creates supportive pathways into employment for women in Bristol who have experienced significant trauma through trafficking and exploitation. Our Mission is to offer transformative training and support, for women to grow in confidence, increase their skills, abilities and self-worth enabling them to move confidently into employment. More info Bristol Community Darkrooms We aim to revive and refresh traditional and alternative photography, and ensure affordable and accessible high quality Darkroom facilities are available 7 days a week for photographers in Bristol and beyond. Managed by The Real Photography Company. More info Glen's Kitchen Glen has been serving authentic Caribbean food in Bristol for 30 years and runs the cafe here at the Learning Centre, available to eat in and as takeaway. Glen can also cater for meetings, events and parties. For more info call 07772 177509 Opening times: Mon - Thurs: 10 - 6.30pm Fri - Sat: 10 - 4.30pm Sun: CLOSED CCBED CCBED help people to increase their skills and develop their careers through mentoring and training courses aimed at building learners' confidence, knowledge and business potential. They aim to support learners with their transition into either employment or enterprise. By promoting self-employment as a feasible work option, they also create successful local businesses in Bristol. More info DHI DHI supports those excluded from society as a result of poverty, deprivation, abuse or neglect, to turn their lives around and thrive. We support people to overcome barriers to independence such as substance misuse, homelessness or lack of employable skills, as well as to develop social capital and emotional resilience to achieve their potential. More info The Marmalade Trust Marmalade Trust is the UK’s leading loneliness charity for all ages. We are dedicated to raising awareness and reducing the stigma of loneliness. We do this through projects in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire area including Christmas Cheer events and Marmalade Companions - a phone-based scheme which signposts people to new social connections in their local communities. We also raise awareness of loneliness both nationally and internationally through our annual Loneliness Awareness Week campaign. More info Trauma Foundation South West Trauma Foundation South West provides free counselling and psychotherapy to asylum seekers and refugees who are suffering with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder following their experiences of war, persecution, traumatic journeys and a difficult time arriving in this country. If you feel that you need their services, please see your GP who may be able to refer you. More info

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ACCESSIBILITY Click here for more detailed disability access information on the centre's AccessAble page Please note that this information is currently under construction, if you are coming to the centre for a booked event and would like more information please get in touch. St Pauls Learning Centre is fully wheelchair accessible, with ramp and on-street access into the building, and a well-maintained lift to the additional floors (see below for a description of our buildings layout and access). We have accessible toilets on all floors and all doorways are 98cm wide as a minimum. Over the coming year we are hoping to improve our accessibility to account for both hard of hearing and seeing members of the public. This includes adding a hearing loop at our reception, contrasting visual markers around the building and braille signposting. If you have any questions, queries or recommendations around accessibility, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Building Description The building consists of two blocks set at 90 degrees from each other. The main entrance to the Learning Centre is accessed from the Grosvenor rd side. There are 6 steps leading directly up to the main doors, to the right of which there is a ramp with a 180 degree right turn roughly around 5metres along to face back towards the entrance. If approaching from the ramp, the doors will be on your left. The main doors open outwards automatically on approach when we are fully open to the public. There are rails either side of the doorway to mark the space. To the left of this there is a protruding postbox on the wall with a fob access panel on the to the right roughly ?cm from the ground. There is also a doorbell that rings through to the office by the main entrance. Inside the foyer, the reception booth is at an angle on the right around 2m ahead. Please be aware there is a pillar located 4m straight ahead from the entrance. To the left is the main stairwell, to the right of which is the lift with the call button on the left and control buttons on the left as you enter. To access other floors via the stairs there are 3 lots of steps spiraling to the right. The floor corridors are straight ahead through a doorway to the left and right at roughly 45degrees from your present position. Offices and toilets along the left corridor, offices on the left side and toilets to the right. The accessible toilet is the second door along. To access the corridor on the right, housing further offices and our training, meeting rooms and art rooms, there is a doorway to the right. All rooms in this corridor are on the right-hand side and windows on the left. These layouts are the same for both upper floors.

DISCOVER ST PAUL'S LEARNING CENTRE WIP WHO ARE WE? WHAT DO WE DO? HOW DO WE DO IT? WHO ELSE IS BASED HERE? OFFICE SPACE MEET OUR TENANTS links to separate tenants page with info for each (or takes you down this page) Read More CAFE SPACE GLEN'S KITCHEN Serving authentic Caribbean food in Bristol for 30 years. Eat in | Takeaway | Catering 07772 177509 Opening times Mon-Thurs: 10am - 6:30pm Fri - Sat: 10am - 4:30pm Sunday: Closed Read More LIBRARY ST PAULS LIBRARY blabla and opening hours Read More WORKSHOP THE MAKERSHED blablabla + contact details Read More DARKROOM REAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPANY blabla + contact details Read More COMMUNITY GARDEN Comm garden project Make this yours. Click here to edit the text and include any relevant information. Read More

Spaces for Hire: Booking guidelines, FAQs & T&Cs USEFUL DOCUMENTS Please read through the documents below before booking a space at the centre. By booking a room at SPLC you agree to abide by our Terms and Conditions . If you have any questions please check our FAQs, a thorough guide to hiring space at the centre, to see if they have been answered there before contacting us. These documents are liable to change, if you are a regular hirer we suggest bookmarking this page so you can check back as you need to. St Pauls Learning Centre and Ethical Property believe that spaces should be safe, supportive and most importantly welcoming and inclusive to all. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment within our spaces and believe the best way to combat this is to provide spaces that are non-judgemental and that celebrate diversity in our society. We welcome bookings from those who pro-actively demonstrate inclusivity, diversity, social inclusion and respect our values.

COMMUNITY LINKS Information about local projects and services supporting the community. If you would like a link to your website on this page, please email splc.info@ethicalproperty.co.uk Avon and Bristol Law Centre provides specialist legal advice and representation to people who cannot access justice www.ablc.org.uk Citizens Advice Bureau a local independent charity, helping you find a way forward www.bristolcab.org.uk St Pauls Advice Centre offers free, confidential advice for the people of St Pauls and East Bristol - www.stpaulsadvice.org.uk St. Pauls Nursery School and Children's Centre offers education, daycare and family support services to St Pauls and surrounding area - www.stpaulschildrenscentre.co.uk

Community events | Drop-in sessions | Advice | Support | Info COMMUNITY INFO | ADVICE | SUPPOR T | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT The round table in our busy café is perfect for organisations wanting to engage the community by sharing information, support, advice or highlight their upcoming event at St Pauls Learning Centre. Please contact us if you have an offering ( Day-time only, one-off or regular slots) Community Table Drop-ins Multiple Dates Community Cancer Support Drop-in Tue 06 Jan Saint Paul's More info RSVP Multiple Dates St Pauls Advice Centre - Drop-in community table Thu 08 Jan Saint Paul's More info RSVP Multiple Dates WECIL Drop-in community table Thu 08 Jan Saint Paul's More info RSVP Multiple Dates Community Development Team Drop-in Thu 08 Jan Saint Paul's More info Multiple Dates St Pauls Repair Cafe Sat 10 Jan Saint Paul's More info Details Multiple Dates Disabled People Drop in Session Mon 12 Jan Saint Paul's More info RSVP Multiple Dates NHS Mental Health Drop-in Wed 14 Jan Saint Paul's More info Learn more TOGETHERNESS | COLLECTIVE Did you know that we had a secret garden at the back of the centre? Or that you could borrow games from the Reception desk? COMMUNITY GARDENING Weekly | Tuesday 13:00 – 15:30 SPLC Garden Reconnect with Nature in the Heart of St. Paul’s 🌿 All tools and materials provided. Just bring yourself and some comfortable clothing. EVERYONE WELCOME richard.davies@bristol.gov.uk IG: @roots_n_fruits DOMINOES One set of dominoes available on demand at the Reception desk For use in the Cafe only FREE & Open to all PING-PON G Ping-pong table outside Glen's Kitchen Bring your own bats or borrow some from Reception. FREE & Open to all

ABOUT US Previously a Council run building, the St Pauls Learning Centre was under threat of closure due to years of Government cuts and austerity. In May 2015 the building was put to tender via the Community Asset Transfer programme and caught the attention of The Ethical Property Company (EPC), an organisation that began life in the area many years previously. Recognising the value the Learning Centre brought to the community, EPC could see clear potential to increase the Learning Centre's offering and become a hive of socially impactful activity with the help of EPC's building management expertise. The Ethical Property Company acquired a 15 year lease of the centre and since then have worked to create a self-sustaining and thriving community hub. The Ethical Property Company is a social business providing office and meeting space to over 1,000 charities, not-for-profit organisations and voluntary groups across the UK each year. Tenants work in a variety of sectors from homelessness to refugee support, sustainable transport to animal welfare, drug rehabilitation to disability awareness and many many more, always with the aim of making our society and planet a better place for all. For more information visit www.ethicalproperty.co.uk . The St Pauls Learning Centre logo is based upon the Sankofa, a symbol that represents the importance of learning from the past. Sankofa is a word in the Twi language of Ghana that translates as "Go back and get it" (san - to return; ko - to go; fa - to fetch, to seek and take) and also refers to the Asante Adinkra symbol represented either by a bird with its head turned backwards taking an egg off its back, or as a stylised heart shape.