Inside the Tawa Community Centre

The Tawa Community Centre in Cambridge St was opened by the Mayor, Kerry Prendergast, on Saturday, 5th May, 2007. Malcolm Sparrow, the webmaster for tawalink.com, was appointed Co-ordinator for the Centre.

Volunteers have been brought aboard (as from February 2008), ensuring that the Centre is open for anyone to call in from 10am-4pm each week day. It has been set up for the benefit of the whole community, and the intention is that it becomes a place that local people consider to be very much 'their own'.

The pics below show the main areas inside the Community Centre complex. These rooms are for hire to both community groups and to businesses.

For more information, call 232 1682 or 803 8591 or email tawacc@wcc.govt.nz

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The coffee area - providing coffee and tea for those wanting to 'drop in' to read the local papers or catch up on what's happening in Tawa. Can also be used for small gatherings of up to 10.
Area 1 - inside what used to be the Tawa Service Centre. Will seat up to 60. 'Semi-formal' or more casual setting, not entirely 'private' during daytime hours.
Area 2 - the Community Board room (also known as the old Council Chambers). Will seat 15 around the table. Furniture can be re-arranged to seat 30-35. More formal (and private) setting for business meetings, seminars and training, etc.
Area 3 - the Recreation Area, aka the hall or dance studio (aka the old ANZ Building). Will seat up to 120+, however at this stage we can only guarantee to supply half that number of seats!

Tawa Community Centre   |   This week at the Centre   |   Open Day Sept 2007 pics
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