Our achievements

Sherburn & Villages Community Library

The Trust took over the Sherburn in Elmet Library in April 2017 and now run it as Sherburn & Villages Community Library. During our first 5 year term we successfully operated the library with our friendly team of some 45 volunteers. We fully refurbished the space to make it a modern vibrant space for our whole community. We run many free children’s activities which are advertised on our Facebook page. We also sell locally made beautiful, crafted items from our display cabinet. We also provide an information hub for local services such as transport, health and council services. We have now been granted an agreement for a further 10 year period to March 2032. 

The Old Girls’ School Community Centre

The Trust took responsibility for the Old Girls’ School, which had been unused County Council Offices, in April 2017 and successfully applied for a National Lottery  Community Fund grant to convert the building into a Community Centre and to cover some operational costs for the first 3 years. 

Following substantial renovation work the Centre was opened in September 2018 and has been well received by the Community. The centre includes a tearoom, activity halls and meeting rooms where a wide variety of classes and activities are held including a Community Cinema. 

Sherburn Coronavirus Aid Group [now closed]

In March 2020 we  helped oversee the creation of Sherburn Coronavirus Aid Group (SCAG), a community initiative set up to help those residents of Sherburn in Elmet who needed assistance and support, resulting from self-isolation during the Coronavirus (COVID 19) crisis. The group was represented by from Selby District Council, Sherburn in Elmet Parish Council, Sherburn in Elmet Community Trust, Sherburn Visiting Scheme, Sherburn White Rose, Eversley Park Committee and Sherburn in Elmet – Isolation Help. This area is now covered by the Community Support Network.

Sherburn & Villages Community Support Network (CSN) [now closed]

Formed in late 2021 as Sherburn Coronavirus Aid Group wound down, Sherburn & Community Support Network was a partnership between Sherburn in Elmet Community Trust and Sherburn Visiting Scheme. It provided free information on how to access local services and support, and how to find local volunteering opportunities, operating through the library as the ‘public face’.

It became clear the separate identity was confusing between the Community Trust as the anchor organisation and the library as the ‘face’ of work, so we decided to retire the CSN brand and adapt the logo for the Community Trust. All the work will continue but with a simpler delivery model.

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