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Hemel Centre
The Social Centre is a modern community hall owned by the Hertfordshire Society for the Blind. It is available for use by groups of visually impaired people and for hire by people with other disabilities and appropriate groups.
The Centre features a main hall, committee room, fully-equipped kitchen, gardens and parking. The main hall has an induction hearing loop, information in Braille on doors, cupboards etc. The kitchen is available to users with a boiler, cookers, crockery, cutlery and other equipment.
To enquire about bookings and use of the Centre, please contact Dawn Bunting c/o the Social Centre for the Blind, 6 Alston Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1QU; tel: 07825 330648 or e-mail dawn.bunting@hertsblind.com.
| Centre Activities | |||
| Times | Details | ||
| Monday | |||
| Low Vision Clinic & | |||
| HSB Sight Information Point | (both halls) | 9.30am -12.45pm | 2n d & 4th Monday in the month |
| Rotary club | 7.30pm – 9.30pm | 4th Monday in the month | |
| Tuesday | |||
| Herts Hearing Advisory Service | (main hall) | 9.30am -12.00pm | 1st Tuesday of the month |
| Cooking classes | 9.00am - 12.00pm | please call as subject to change | |
| Yoga for Sight Impaired | (main hall) | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Weekly |
| Yoga Class | (main hall) | 1.30pm - 3.00pm | Weekly |
| Moorlands Women’s Club | (main hall) | 7.30pm - 10.00pm | Weekly |
| Computer Class for S.I | (small hall) | 10.00am - 11.30am | Weekly |
| Wednesday | |||
| Cooking classes | 9.00am – 12.00 pm | please call as subject to change | |
| Wednesday Blind Club | (both halls) | 1.30pm-4.00pm | Alternate Wednesdays |
| Ian Rennie Hospice at Home | (main hall) | 2.00pm - 4.00pm | 2nd Wednesday in the month |
| Trefoil Club | (main hall) | 7.30pm - 9.30pm | 1st Wednesday in the month |
| Thursday | |||
| Computer Class for Sight Impaired | (small hall) | 9.30am – 11.00am | Weekly |
| Pilates Class | (main hall) | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Weekly |
| Stroke Club | (main hall) | 1.30pm - 4.30pm | Weekly |
| Dacorum Talking News | (small hall /studio) | 9.00am - 10.00am | |
| & 7.30pm - 10.00pm | |||
| Friday | |||
| Feldens Women’s Institute | (main hall) | 1.45pm - 4.15pm | 2nd Friday in the month |
| Talking Book Club | (small hall) | 11.00am - 1.00pm | Last Friday of the month |
| Drop-in Cafe | (small hall) | 11.00am - 1.00pm | 2nd & 4th Friday of the month |
| Carers meeting | (main hall) | 10.30am - 12.30pm | Monthly |
| Dacorum Talking News | (studio) | 8.00am – 10.00am | Weekly |
| Occasional users | |||
| Guide Dog Association | Lady Masons | ||
| Carers in Herts | Sense | ||
| Mencap | Hope for Children | ||
| HHAS Training | St Mary’s Church | ||
| Action for Blind | St Albans 1066 Club | ||
| Local forum | Phoenix Group | ||
