About
The aim of the New Park Community Centre is to provide a positive and welcoming community centre for people of all ages to enjoy.
Some of the activities on offer include many martial arts clubs, yoga, pilates and meditation activities and wellbeing sessions. There are also many dance and music clubs, hobbies/interest activities, art groups and after-school groups.
Who We Are
Alli McDonald-Hughes - Centre Manager
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Stuart Gaze - Operations Manager
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Paul Embleton - Caretaker
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The Centre’s small team are often assisted by volunteers, pupils on work experience and by students on placement from local Colleges and Chichester University.
Our Trustees
As a Charity we are overseen by a board of volunteer Trustees comprising the Chair, a Treasurer, Company Secretary, business representatives and service uers:
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George Appleby
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Diane Ashby
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Andy Harrop
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John Jarvis
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Nigel Lee (Treasurer/Company Secretary)
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Rob Long (Chair)
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Ian Oliver​
Our History
The New Park Community Centre has a long history behind it, from when it was first built as a school in 1887 to the present day which has seen a whole new building developed and constructed.
The Centre was originally Chichester Central School, built in 1888. When the school relocated in 1968, clubs and societies started using vacant buildings to offer activities to local people. In 1974 groups and local people joined together in persuading Chichester District Council not to demolish that the building to make way for a dual-carriageway, but instead to let it be used as a Community Centre. As the numbers and types of activities grew, with the support of our groups, their members and the Local Authority we’ve raised money to update facilities and maintain the buildings.
