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Aylesham Training & Conference Centre

We are an easy to access training venue a few minutes drive from the A2 and are located between Canterbury and Dover

Our training and conference centre is based in the former secondary school, and we have a number of fully equipped training rooms that can accommodate groups, seminars and conferences of all sizes.  Our site offers easy and free car parking with modern facilities.  Our friendly team provide a professional service and we would be very to happy to cater for your specific requirements if we can. Please call for a chat and/or arrange to drop in and visit us

We are a Registered Charity and any business surplus that is generated by the Trust will be reinvested into projects that bring community benefit such as our Community HQ (see below) and the Aylesham & Rural Local Pantry. This Pantry is delivered with our partner Bechange Community Hub.  We also run our popular small grants scheme

For more information please contact us

Aylesham Amateur Boxing Club

Open Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays between 6.00pm till 9.30pm

There are different sessions for

  • Juniors (9yrs to 14yrs)
  • Men’s seniors
  • Men’s fitness training
  • Women’s boxercise

All equipment is provided by the club, e.g. gloves, head guards, etc

Please call 01304 842464 to find out further details

Yoga

3 Regular yoga sessions are available. Booking is required

Please contact Caroline on 01227 720 061 for further information

Karate

Regular Wednesday evening sessions

  • 6pm-7pm for Junior
  • 7pm-8.30pm for Seniors

Please Visit the IKK website for further details

Aylesham Majorettes

Run a regular session every Thursday between 6pm – 7pm in our Main Hall

Please contact us for further details

The Snowdown Colliery Welfare Male Voice Choir (SCWMVC)

Regular practice session in our Main Hall every Monday 7pm-9.30pm

Please visit the SCWMVC Website for further details

Aylesham & Rural pantry

Now open to members every Tuesday and Thursday by appointment only

Please visit the Aylesham & Rural Local Pantry Website to find out more and become a member

You can also contact Bechange Community Hub who operate this Local Pantry

Our Public Living Room sessions in partnership with Camerados

Open every Tuesday between 9.30am-12pm and every Thursday from 12.30pm-3pm in our Common Room space. Run by volunteers this provides some time and space for people to simply enjoy a cuppa and a chat. A gateway to a UK wide network of Camerados.

Camerados is a social movement – which really just means that there are lots and lots of us (from Baltimore to Blackpool) who think being a bit more human is a good idea. The movement started in 2015 and the main thing you’ll see us doing is opening Public Living Rooms in our communities – welcoming, no-agenda places for folk to sit down with a cuppa, have a chat, and feel more human.

You can find out more about what Camerados is about on their website

Bechange also run a Camerados Public Living Room session on Fridays from 10am-12pm

NEW! Community HQ

Do you run a group in Aylesham? Do you deliver activities that the Aylesham community can be involved with? You may be able to benefit from some free support from The Aylesham Community Trust.

If your group has a Constitution and a Committee we can offer the following

  • Free meeting space in the Community HQ for your group meetings with teas & coffees
  • access to a postbox in our post room that can be used to take deliveries
  • a small storage space for paperwork
  • Out of hours access to the Community HQ space (by appointment only)
  • One free use of the Main Hall each year

To find out more and receive the registration form (required for access) please contact us  

DDC Community Development Office

Dover District Council has played an active role in supporting the Aylesham Community over many years. The Community Development and Communications Teams at DDC use this office space as a hub to provide ongoing support to local residents and groups for promoting their activities and supporting their work. There are currently 2 part time officers based at the DDC office at the Community Project.

Neil Chester. Community Development Officer. neil.chester@dover.gov.uk  Phone. 07935 702623

Marijke Hall. Communications Officer. marijke.hall@dover.gov.uk Phone. 01304 872330

Main Hall

The main hall can be hired by the hour and/or day.

Please contact us for availability.