Community Spaces

There are several buildings available for public use in the Parish, most are managed held in trust for the benefit of parish residents and are run by volunteers. Sennen Parish Council is an active partner with most of these buildings. Find details of the management of these buildings:

Sennen Community Playground

The small playground sited next to the school is open to the public outside of school hours under a lease agreement between Truro and Penwith Academy Trust and Sennen Parish Council.

Sennen School website

The Blue Haven – Sennen Old Folks Community Centre

Social and luncheon club for local residents. Currently home of Sennen and Lands End Pre School, situated at the Northern end of the village, a comfortable, small space for meetings and activities.

Charitable Trust, Charity number: 267527

  • Philip Shannon
  • Katherine Shannon
  • Julie Maddern
  • Jennifer Barker
  • Adrian Semmens
  • Thornley Gwennap
  • Peter Puddiphatt

A community centre for the use of elderly persons (residing in the Parish of Sennen) without discrimination of sex, or of political, religious or other opinions and in particular for use for meetings, lectures and classes and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the condition of life of such persons

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

  • Total income: £4,305
  • Total expenditure: £2,956

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Sennen Churchtown Hall & Grounds

A cosy and versatile village hall with plenty of internal and outside space to rent in the centre of the village.

Sennen Churchtown Hall website

Charitable Trust, Charity number: 1094500

  • Alan Thomas
  • Derek Angove
  • Lisa Hannigan
  • Kevin Hannigan
  • Linda Nicholls
  • Jane Atkinson
  • Peter Renowden
  • Paul Cooper
  • Sennen Parish Council (Cllr Sara Bevan & Cllr Graeme Paterson-Beedle)

The property and the trust fund and its income shall be applied for the purposes of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Sennen without discrimination of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race or political, religious or other opinions. including use of the property for meetings, lectures and classes or other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

  • Total income: £11,239
  • Total expenditure: £6,181
  • Total income includes £1,436 from 2 government grant(s)

chair@sennenchurchtownhall.org.uk

Sennen Community Centre

A large community building located behind Sennen School. The centre is used by the school for activities and is the venue for the weekly Sennen Farmers Market (Tuesday 9:30-12:30). The Management Committee is currently working to secure funds to update and renovate the Centre, adding solar panels, energy efficient heating and accessible toilets along with a music room, gym and library space. The halls and rooms are available for hire.

Sennen Community Centre website

Sennen Community Association Charitable Trust, Charity number: 277628

Sennen Parish Council

(a) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Sennen and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex or of political, religious, or other opinions by associating the Local Authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

(b) To establish or to secure the establishment of a community centre and to manage or to cooperate with any local statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities provided by the association and its constituent bodies in furtherance of the above objects.

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

  • Total income: £20,425
  • Total expenditure: £28,382
  • Total income includes £1,900 from 1 government grant(s)
Accounts 2023-24

info@sennencommunitycentre.co.uk

Sennen Cove Recreation Centre

Formerly Sennen Cove Men’s Institute the Recreation Centre is home to Sennen Surf Club and Cape Cornwall Gig Club and is a perfect base for water based activities, situated on the sea front in Sennen Cove. The Management Committee are fund raising for a new building to replace the centre on this site. The development is due to take place in 2025.

Sennen Recreation Centre website

Charitable Trust, Charity number: 1204904

  • Justin Knight
  • Sadie Knight
  • Peter Bainbridge
  • David Beamish
  • Sennen Parish Council.

To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Sennen Parish and the surrounding areas the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants.

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

  • Total income: £50,509
  • Total expenditure: £21,244
  • Total income includes £27,150 from 4 government grant(s)

sennencoverc@gmail.com