The Pavilion, Castle Green

14/11/2024

Hot off the press, our latest newsletter

17/10/2024

Statement on behalf of Friends of Castle Green re: The Pavilion restoration project

In consultation with the Stronger Hereford Board, Friends of Castle Green CIC (FoCG) has today (17th October 2024) appointed Aspire Building Contractors to complete the restoration of the Pavilion building.

The plan is to have the Pavilion reopen and fully restored by early Summer 2025. This represents a slight delay to our original timescales, but FoCG is confident that the final result will be worth the wait.

24/04/2024

29/01/2024

Please come along and tell us your thoughts on the Club House at Castle Green on 17th February, all welcome

22/06/2023

With the regeneration of the Castle Green Pavilion well under way, we are now looking for anyone who would be interested in being involved with the new cafe when we reopen in Summer 2024. This is a great opportunity for people from a wide range of backgrounds.

You might be a caterer looking to take the first step in having your own premises, an investor looking to back a new business or someone with experience of the hospitality sector who would like to help guide the process. We want this to be a local enterprise with opportunities for people who are community minded like us. If you are a fabulous cook & live locally – we definitely want to hear from you! There is no obligation at this stage, we just want to know who might be interested.......

If this sounds like something you want to be part of then please drop a message to [email protected] with a bit of background info on why you’re interested and your experience.
Please share this far and wide as you never know who is looking ....

15/05/2023

And we're off! This morning we handed the keys to the Pavilion to Vision Building and Development to start work on the regeneration of the building. Exciting times ahead 😁

07/03/2023

Talk Community Hub at the Pavilion this Thursday.

07/03/2023

Hi Everyone, it's our AGM on 16th March at 7.30pm at The Pavilion, Castle Green. All are welcome. We provide a delicious light supper, you bring your own drinks. Come along to find out what FoCG have been up to and what our plans are for the future of this fantastic community space. They're exciting, I promise!!

30/01/2023

Any building contractors interested in tendering for the regeneration of the Castle Green Pavilion should email [email protected] to be sent an invitation to tender.

12/01/2023

Talk Community Hub at the Pavilion today, 11.30 to 1pm. Pop in to see if we can help you find useful local services

23/11/2022

We have exciting news, we've been granted planning permission 🥳🍾😁

Plans to refurbish Castle Green Pavilion have moved a step forward this morning after a planning application was approved by Herefordshire Council. We’ll have more on this decision later. Earlier this year, a planning application was submitted by Friends of Castle Green.  From April 2022: Friends...

10/11/2022

Talk Community Hub today at the Pavilion, 11.30 to 1pm. Pop in to see if we can help with anything. Councillor Jeremy Milln will also be available to help with any local community issues.

07/11/2022

We'll be holding a Talk Community Hub at the Pavilion this Thursday (10th Nov), 11.30 to 1pm. Pop in to see if we can help with anything. Councillor Jeremy Milln will also be available to help with any local community issues.

18/10/2022

Friends of Castle Green seeks Expression of Interest from contractors

With funding confirmed for the regeneration of the Castle Green Pavilion building under the Stronger Towns agreement, Friends of Castle Green are now seeking expressions of interest from building contractors.

Subject to planning permission being granted by Herefordshire Council, the revitalised building will provide cafe facilities and flexible community meeting space, as well as the opportunity to celebrate local arts and heritage and a revived home for the Hereford Youth Canoe Centre (HYCC).

A Grade II listed Georgian pavilion atop medieval foundations, the building has had a variety of uses over the years, most recently as an art college and a training centre. Friends of Castle Green took over the building from Herefordshire Council in 2018 in a Community Asset Transfer and is working to restore the building to its Georgian splendour. In the meantime, it provides a public space for the local community.

Under the Stronger Towns funding of £1.5million, the Pavilion will become a new and much needed thriving and sustainable community hub, a defining visitor attraction in the city and a source of pride for residents.

It is anticipated that building works will begin in April 2023, with an Invitation to Tender to be issued in early December.

Contractors who wish to express their interest in tendering for this project should email [email protected]

12/10/2022

Tomorrow (Thursday 13th October) the Pavilion will be open from 11.30 to 1pm as a Talk Community Hub. Pop along to see if we can help you find well being services

27/09/2022

On Thursday the Pavilion will be open from 11.30 to 1pm as a Talk Community Hub. Pop along to see if we can help you find well being services