The Lonsdale Legend continues
NEWINGTON IN SPACE – 2025
So, there’s a load of history. This year we wanted to repaint the wall, so we did some community design workshops where a load of people generated ideas and sketches. I took these away and finalised a design, then we started priming the wall. It’s a big wall; it took a lot of doing!
It was one of the funnest murals I’ve done – so many people dropping in and out, so many artists doing different styles, so old-school legends as well as young people and kids who had never painted a wall before – and I think we pulled everyone’s work together really well, into a cohesive mural. People were constantly walking by and shouting out how much they liked it, and their memories of the old murals, especially the big eye in the middle, which we included again.so much fun,
Long Live Lonsdale!!
– mike sprout
Many thanks to our local Councillors for supporting this project through their Ward Budget Fund.
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Lonsdale Community Centre is open
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Based in a former Sunday school the Lonsdale Community Centre is a community led and community based organisation within the Newington ward of West Hull.
The building is owned and managed by the trustees who are all local people passionate about providing quality services and activities to their resident community.
Our numerous volunteers have always been integral to the life of the community centre and we have a long history of volunteer involvement with several key volunteers and groups having been with us for well over 25 years.
Except for our training courses you do not need to book or enrol on our regular activities just turn up and enjoy them in a friendly and comfortable environment. As well as our regular activities we run a community café, a community shop, and a variety of training courses and projects which constantly change and evolve depending on the needs of local people. Our area of benefit is a one mile radius of the community centre however we specifically target residents of the Newington ward in particular as it is generally recognised as being a deprived area. Newington is the 8th most deprived ward in Hull and Newington and St. Andrew’s Wards together constitute an identifiable area known as the ‘NaSA’ area (Newington and St. Andrews) which was first identified as a priority for regeneration in 1999.
Two of the biggest challenges facing the area are the combined problems of unemployment and poor health and for this reason the community centre focuses upon delivering projects to address these key issues and we have numerous activities which promote well-
This website will tell you who we are, what we do and how you can get involved or find out more. And should you live locally and have any ideas about projects or activities you would like to see us set up then we are very keen to hear from you!