The Oval Community Centre

Activities

Built in 1974, The Oval Community Centre is the largest community centre in Stevenage and attracts a varied range of users who offer services for all ages.

As well as hiring rooms for private functions such as weddings, birthdays and anniversaries, there are also meeting rooms that can be hired.

• INS Tai Chi
• INS sing-along
• INS tea room (free to all)
• Over 50s black men forum
• INS breakfast club (free to all)
• Active Tots
• INS line dancing
• Over 50s Friendship Group
• Longfellow Pilates
• Jive of Hearts
• Foot Health with Tracy (booking required)
• Oval Creatives (craft and natter)
• Steelbones amputees
• INS tea, dance and social
• Beezee Bodies healthy lifestyle
• Stevenage FC Foundation extra time hub
• INS craft group
• Oval community café
• Dogs Trust dog school (booking required)
• INS Yogalates
• INS chair exercises
• INS lunch club
• Youth connexions
• Ostomistics - Stoma support group

Facilities

• Large main hall with kitchen & small outside patio area
• Small fridge and microwave
• 2 large cookers for catering – small fee applies
• Licensed for music
• Baby changing facilities
• No crockery/cutlery
• All Saints Church inside our Centre
• Free computer use subject to availability
• Wheelchair access (front door)
• Two toilets for disabled (ground floor)
• Hearing loops in main hall & 2 meeting rooms
• Heating
• Chair lift access for 1st floor rooms

Availability

• Monday to Thursday 9am to 10pm
• Friday & Saturdays 9am to 11pm (Midnight with licenced bar).
• Sundays 12:45pm to 10pm

Capacity

• Main hall: 150 people / 120 seated
• Room 3-4: 20 people / this room has a small kitchenette
• Room 5: Up to 8 people
• Room 6: Up to 10 people
• Coffee bar: Up to 20 people
• Youth wing: Up to 20 people

Parking

• Ample free parking facilities either side of the Centre

Office hours

Monday to Friday 9am - 1pm

New groups and clubs are welcome, please contact the Centre direct to enquire. There are discounted rates for Registered Charities.