The Pavilion is a wonderful community resource in North Kingston
which you can use for parties or to host a regular class or event.
The pavilion is run by a charity called the Canbury Community Trust
(reg. charity number 1098440) with volunteer trustees.
Volunteers rescued the old bowling pavilion weeks before it was
knocked down and have turned it into a vibrant, sustainable resource
for Kingston. Money made from birthday parties and hire is used to provide a
cheap, sometimes free, venue for several voluntary organisations.
Situated in the lovely Canbury Gardens, next the Thames, the Pavilion provides a venue for a wide range of activities. Our current users Include;
On a weekly basis
- Activties range from an Iranian older person's gathering,
to a Muslim youth group, Aikido, Qicong to Canbury Buttons
(a mothers' and toddlers' drop in). See the
weekly schedule of regulars.
On a more ad-hoc basis
- Sit-down fund raising events for Breast Cancer, Peruvian nurseries, Shooting Star trust.
- Kids Karaoke - sponsored by CARA
- Carol sing-along around the piano with mulled wine and karaoke.
- Exhibition of photographs
- Public meetings to discuss local planning issues
- ...and the funeral and wake for a local angler.
