Stretford

Stretford Public Hall

Main organisation: Friends of Stretford Public Hall

What is Stretford Public Hall?

Stretford Public Hall is a community-owned, multi-purpose building. Our aim is to create space for good things to happen in Stretford.

The hall is run by Friends of Stretford Public Hall, who have owned the building since a community asset transfer in 2015. We are a charitable Community Benefit Society which is a type of co-operative. We have over 800 members.

We provide accessible community space and deliver our own programme of events and activities, including art activities, live music nights, community cinema, and health and wellbeing activities.

What does the Stretford Hub do?

We are one of six Community Hubs operating across Trafford. We work closely with Trafford’s health and social care teams, to provide support and access to services for local Stretford residents.

Our community hub coordinator Emma works Monday to Friday and is on hand if residents need support from the hub. We are a referral point for Stretford Food Bank and we can help residents access support from Trafford Assist. We can also provide information about other services and support agencies.

Stretford hub opening times:

Monday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Tuesday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Wednesday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Thursday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Stretford hub contact information:

Phone: 0161 989 1689

Address: Stretford Public Hall, Chester Road, Stretford, M32 0LG

Email: hub@stretfordpublichall.org.uk

Website: https://stretfordpublichall.org.uk/community-hub/

Contact: Emma Finn

Role: Community Hub Coordinator (07821 687170)

Local partners and supporters:

We work closely with a large number of organisations from across Stretford and north Trafford including:

Community centres and community groups - Rehoboth for Families; St Johns Centre (Old Trafford); Beacon Centre; Stretford in Bloom; Friends of Victoria Park; St. Matthews Church

Health & wellbeing services - North Trafford Primary Care Network; Trafford Housing Trust; Medaille Trust; Calm Connections; Trafford Carers Centre; Manchester Deaf Centre

Arts organisations - Gorse Hill Studios; Old Trafford Creative Space; Stretford Children’s Theatre; String of Hearts

You can contact the Stretford Hub about the following:

General information and advice about any issue
Loneliness/someone to talk to
Food bank voucher / parcel
Other food support
Emergency financial assistance
Digital device loaning
Budget/debt advice or referral
Errands (eg. prescription collections)
Medical pick-up/collections
Clothing support
Energy top-ups

Stretford Public Hall can also provide:

We have regular health and wellbeing classes at the hall, every Tuesday, as part of our Wellbeing Tuesday days. We also have information and advice sessions every Tuesday, with Age UK Trafford; Citizens Advice; and Trafford’s ESOL services all running sessions.

As well as our own activities, lots of other local organisations use the hall to run classes and workshops. You can see what’s on each week on our online calendar: https://stretfordpublichall.org.uk/whats-on/

For partners and professionals

We hold a monthly Stretford Community Hub meeting (on Zoom) for local professionals and community groups. This is a chance for anyone working locally on health and wellbeing-related issues to come together and share information. We also invite guest speakers to update us on other issues relating to Stretford. To join these meetings, or to discuss working with or partnering with Stretford Community Hub, please contact the Hub Manager Kate McGeevor (kate@stretfordpublichall.org.uk or 07926 686224).