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Looking for a local venue to hire, want to start a new activity, organise a fundraising event or thinking of volunteering? Then contact the Lace Hill Sports & Community Centre Co-ordinator today!

Lace Hill Sports & Community Centre is a welcoming facility situated on the new Lace Hill estate, owned and operated by Buckingham Town Council. There are two main rooms, a Sports Hall and a Committee Room, that offer a range of activities from sports to exercise and private functions. Lace Hill Sports & Community Centre aims to provide a well maintained, accessible community resource for the benefit of Buckingham residents, contributing to community growth, development, and the economic wellbeing of the local area.

The Lace Hill Sports & Community Centre is located at: Catchpin Street, Buckingham MK18 7RR See Location

About the Centre	Timetable	Pricing	Location
News & Events	Tea & Tots	History	Contact Us

Hiring the Lace Hill Sports and Community Centre

The Sports and Community Centre consists of:
The Committee Room:

• Capacity of up to 40 people
• Suitable for small meetings
• Includes 20 committee chairs and committee tables
• The facilities are normally available between 7am and 11pm.  Bookings required outside of this time will be considered on an individual basis dependent on the proposed use.
• All hirers have use of a kitchen and male, female and accessible toilets.

The Sports Hall:

• Capacity of up to 100 people
• The hall is suitable for a variety of sports and social activities (parties, fundraising events and sports competitions)
• Includes 100 chairs and 20 tables
• The facilities are normally available between 7am and 11pm.  Bookings required outside of this time will be considered on an individual basis dependent on the proposed use.
• All hirers have use of a kitchen and male, female and accessible toilets.

Sports Pitches:

• Two full size football pitches
• Four changing rooms
• Two referee rooms including showers
• All hirers have use of a kitchen and male, female and accessible toilets.

For further information, please click here for:

⇒Hire Agreement
⇒Pricing Structure
⇒Timetable

For more information about temporary event licences please contact Aylesbury Vale District Council’s licensing department or see information here.

News and Events

Love to play Badminton? Private court hire available, just bring your own rackets and shuttlecocks. Booking is required.

Love Italy? Looking to learn conversational Italian? Beginners and new intermediate classes starting in January 2019 – for more information please contact Ginevra on 07940711790

Parent & Toddler groups

There are now two Parent & Toddler groups that run from the centre;

Lace Hill Rising Stars – every Monday 10am – 12pm, excluding bank holidays only.

Lace Hill Gymnastics Toddler Group – Mondays 1.30pm – 3pm and Fridays 9.30am – 11am, excluding bank holidays only.

For more up to date information please search Lace Hill Rising Stars, and Lace Hill Gymnastics Club on Facebook or alternatively contact the Lace Hill Sports and Community Centre Coordinator via: lacehillcentre@buckingham-tc.gov.uk or on 01280 812 872.

History

Buckinghamshire Lace is a very fine pillow lace, and the making of it provided an income for local women until the First World War, especially here in Buckingham. Lace making is part of the Town’s industrial heritage.

A typical Buckinghamshire Lace motif is the ‘cucumber’, a short fat oval with a line of holes (to represent seeds) inside; the Mayor’s jabot, a decorative collar, has a strip of cucumber pattern lace. Very complex patterns might need as many as a hundred bead-weighted bobbins and these were often carved and decorated.

Town Councillors chose a mixture of names for the streets on Lace Hill– some tools, like Pillow, Bobbin, Linen, Silk, and some stitches, like Mayflower, Butterfly, Constance and Rosemary.

As for the name for the estate: Lace Hill is just for ease of reference. This does not need to form part of the postal address. The Town Council is grateful for the expert help of Kay Bradley, Kay Meadows and Helene Hill in compiling the list of possible street names.

Contact Us

For more information about the Lace Hill Sports & Community Centre or for bookings, please contact Sam Hoareau, Lace Hill Sports and Community Centre Coordinator
at: lacehillcentre@buckingham-tc.gov.uk or on 01280 812 872.

Address: Catchpin Street, Buckingham MK18 7RR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Buckingham Town Council conducts the majority of business through Full Council, four main Committees and several Sub-Committees, meeting on a regular basis throughout the year.

The Council is made up of 17 elected councillors from four wards in Buckingham, with eight councillors for Buckingham South, seven councillors for Buckingham North and one each for the wards of Fishers Field and Highlands & Watchcroft.

Buckingham also has a Youth Council, comprising of young people who live in or attend school in Buckingham. They meet to discuss issues that are important to the young people of Buckingham.

Buckingham has won the county’s Best Kept Town award on several occasions
(Picture courtesy Brian Simonds)

Welcome to the Buckingham Town Council website, providing information about the parish of Buckingham and the activities, roles and responsibilities of the Town Council.
Buckingham is located in the rural north of Buckinghamshire, UK, with an approximate population of 15,000 people and 6,200 homes. The Town Council is the tier of local government closest to the people, providing a wide range of services and facilities including the cemetery, parks and green spaces, Shopmobility and many others. The second tier of government for residents of Buckingham is Aylesbury Vale District Council and the third tier is Buckinghamshire County Council. A summary of what your three local councils are responsible for is viewable here.

Previously the county town of Buckinghamshire, the town itself dates back to the seventh century and is said to have taken its name from the first settlers – Bucca’s people, who lived on the land in the river bend and were hemmed in by water. The Town has a unique market heritage, with its twice weekly Street Market dating back to 1554 and a Royal Charter granted by Queen Mary. Now there is also a Saturday Flea Market as well as occasional Speciality Markets.

Buckingham can be typified by its Georgian buildings and its historical features, such as the Golden Swan and The Old Gaol, which stands in the centre of the Town. The town is built around the River Great Ouse which ambles its way through open parkland. There is plenty to see and do, with a variety of independent shops, restaurants and cafes, historical buildings, a museum and plenty of parks and green spaces.

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