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Youth and Children

There is plenty going on throughout the week at St Luke's for children and youths. Most activities are free of charge for members.
Family after-school gardening

Every Wednesday we meet in the Edible Yard at St Luke's (at the back of the Centre) from 4pm - 5pm to take part in family gardening. It is an after-school session with one of our expert gardeners, and if the weather is cold the group go into our heated greenhouse.
Cloudesley Health and Welfare Crisis Grants
Christmas fun at Central Street Cookery School

Plan your food-based party at our stylish Cookery School

Weekly activities
EC1 Parent Forum

Our friendly Parent Forum is an opportunity to meet with local parents, friends and neighbours in a safe space to share our ideas, experiences and support each other over a cuppa.
Barn Dance

Every Tuesday with Joan 4-5pm in the Dance Studio
Sadlers Wells Creative Dance session

Every Monday 1-2.3pm in the Dance Studio
Zumba

Every Friday 4-5pm in the Dance Studio
Chair based exercise

Every Thursday 11.15am-12pm
PC Pals for over 55s

PC Pals is a programme of informal sessions to help people get started on using a computer or the internet.
Ballroom dancing

Every Friday 1.45 - 3.45pm in the Dance Studio.
Music therapy

Every Friday 1 - 2 pm in the Lounge.
Yoga

Every Friday 11 am - 12 noon in the Studio.

Room hire

Our modern Community Centre offers a range of flexible events spaces large and small, perfect for meetings, conferences, parties or events for grown-ups and kids alike, from two to 160 people. We take pride in keeping the Centre well-decorated and clean. We're located just off Old Street, EC1, close to the City of London and three tube stations - Old Street, Barbican and Angel.
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About the centre

We own a large Community Centre on the edge of the City of London, a diverse area containing extremes of wealth and poverty. Our modern Community Centre provides a space for local people to gather and socialise, and for us and other organisations to deliver services and activities for the local community at little or no cost.
Garden Room

With its own private entrance and exclusive use of a terrace garden, this spacious and flexible room offers the perfect setting for conferences, seminars, training events and parties. It is a blank canvas to create the right setting and configuration for your event, and benefits from neutral, stylish décor and lots of natural light.
The Loft

The Loft occupies the whole third floor of the Community Centre, and has exclusive use of an entrance (ante) room, kitchen area and toilet, within this spacious and versatile area. It is bright and airy, and ideal for meetings, conferences, training, seminars or less formal events. Its exposed Victorian steel beams and skylight windows offer wonderful views over the roof tops of London.
What we do and who we help

We own a large Community Centre on the edge of the City of London, a diverse area containing extremes of wealth and poverty. Our modern Community Centre provides a space for local people to gather and socialise, and for us and other organisations to deliver services and activities to the local community at low or no cost to them. We also work outside in the community supporting other groups and running community events.
Studio

The Studio is a bright and exciting space for any occasion. Truly unique, this spacious room with its high ceilings and distinctive red walls will provide a striking backdrop to your conference or party. It includes a wall of mirrors with a professional barre for dance classes.
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Our people
About the Cookery School

Our stylish, contemporary Cookery School in central London opened in 2012 as a self-funding facility to enable St Luke’s to deliver free or low-cost cookery classes and projects to benefit our community, which are funded by the private hire of the School.