Community Groups welcome here

St Luke's Community Centre is offering free meeting space for local community groups who would like to get together at the weekend.

We have a range of comfortable, safe spaces for groups including the Lounge, the Dining Room and the Club Room.

For more information and to express interest please email Carol-Ann, Community Engagement Manager, at [email protected].

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LGBTQ+ Cooking with Pride

Islington's Pride and the St Luke's Centre present 'Cooking with Pride' an evening activity for food lovers, designed for the LGBTQ+ community
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The latest Over 55s newsletter
Introducing our new Community Gardener

We welcome Sam to the St Luke's gardening team.
Family Food Waste Feast

Celebrating the Islington Greener Together, this week we invited local families to enjoy a zero-waste feast cooked by our Junior Chefs.
Introducing the St Luke's Wellbeing Hub
Junior Chefs join professional kitchen staff to tackle food poverty
Thanking our volunteers
New Central Street Cookery School website launch
Celebrating Ivy's 105th birthday
Summer Sizzler Lunch Club offer

Join us on the last Friday of every month for a special lunch offer!

St Luke's Room Hire

Within easy walking distance of Old Street, Angel and Barbican tube stations and many bus routes, we have modern, well-appointed spaces for any meeting or event. We understand the uncertainty of booking a room at this time. We have adapted our T&Cs so you can cancel with a full refund a week before your event.
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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.
What we do and who we help

We are a community hub in South Islington providing services, activities and events for local residents of all ages, including after school clubs, employment support and gardening for older people. Our large, modern community centre on Central Street is a great backdrop for our varied activities and we have several outdoor areas for visitors to enjoy. Our spaces are also available to hire for community groups or private functions.
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.
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.
Become a member

Do you live in our area of benefit? You could become a member at St Luke's for a one-off charge of just £5. Our Centre offers services and activities every day for all ages, including art, exercise and gardening groups and a daily lunch club.
Job Club

We offer those seeking employment in the local area help and support through our weekly Job Club, which is available through in-person sessions or online if required. People can boost their confidence and put themselves in a good position to gain a job they deserve. Booking is essential.
Firm Futures

Firm Futures is a collaboration between St Luke's, law firm Slaughter and May and enterprise experts B Consultancy. The project was launched in 2013, since then the Firm Futures has now run 4 cohorts and we’ve seen a wide range of applicants secure a place on the initiative including single parents, young entrepreneurs and those not able to find full time employment.
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.