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Civic Centre
Burdon Road
Sunderland
SR2 7DN
Tel. (0191) 520 5555
Sandhill Centre
The Sandhill Centre is the first complex of its kind in the country and
aims to provide learning and leisure opportunities with access for all
members of the local community. You can read all about the Centre's achievements in the
2005-2006
Annual Review ( pdf 821.99kb). Fantastic community facilities are now
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Volunteering, Secondary School, Library and Customer Service Centre, Leisure, Arts and Conference, Courses Children's Services, Youth Centre, Crèche Facilities, Contact Details, Useful Links. The Sandhill Centre is an outreach centre of the
Community Development Team. The Community Development Team is
primarily based at Jack Crawford House however there are other outreach
centres including Bunnyhill Centre, Hetton Centre and Washington
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| Volunteering - A little time makes a
big difference.... If you give two or more hours a week of your time to helps others - congratulations you are a volunteer! Many people who help a club or group don't even realise that they are a volunteer; to them it may be just a way to make friends, keep in touch with neighbours, or is it simply a chance to give something back to their community. People in Sunderland of all ages regularly volunteer for a wide range of activities from conversation to caring, sport to support work - and they have discovered that giving a little time makes a big difference. If you are a volunteer you should be proud of yourself! The time that you give to others is helping people in Sunderland. |
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If you want to find out about how you can become a
volunteer then the Sunderland Volunteer Centre can help you to find
an opportunity to suit you. Anyone can become a volunteer to apply
contact the Sunderland Volunteer Centre on 0191 567 8902 or visit Sandhill View School offers a wide range of courses and opportunities for pupils of all abilities, with some of the best facilities for teaching and learning on the country. All classrooms have a number of PC ports and INTERNET access and there are dedicated ICT suites in all department areas. The school was inspected by OFSTED on 13th and 14th February 2007. This what the inspection team thought of Sandhill View School:
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More information can be obtained from the Library and Customer Service Centre Sandhill Centre Library and Customer Service Centre - whether you're looking for a good book or the latest CD, want to know how to surf the web, or seeking to learn something new, we have a range of activities to suit everyone and with friendly, knowledgeable staff combined with longer opening hours this is very much a centre in the community for the community, offering a service that can often be personalised to meet individual needs. Facilities Include: | ||
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Opening Times and more information can be obtained from the libraries website or by calling 0191 520 5123 |
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| The Sandhill Centre have indoor facilities including; 25 metre swimming pool, sprung floor gymnasium, health and Fitness Club, 4 court sports hall and outdoor facilities including, floodlit artificial grass pitch, floodlit 200 metre warm-up and running track, tennis courts, multi-use grass area, grass pitches for 11 a-side, mini soccer or rugby. | ||
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All of these facilities are available for public use at evenings, weekends and during school holidays. |
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| Arts and Conferencing facilities are also available with on site catering and include; 220 seat, fully equipped theatre with large projection screen and dressing room, 6 medium and 4 small conference rooms, outdoor amphitheatre and if required a separate dining area. | ||
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For more information contact 0191 553 8850/62 or download
price list and opening times ( The Centre also offers a wide range of courses including keep Fit, Aqua Aerobics, Computing courses and much more. What's On at the Centre? Part of Sunderland City Council Extended Schools and Attendance Group operate from the Sandhill Centre and have support services available including: | ||
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For more information contact 0191 553 5600 Working in partnership with the Extended Schools Team, local schools and organisations within the wards of Sandhill, Silksworth, Barnes, & St Chads, the A690 have developed an extensive programme of activities for young people. They have developed a drop in centre for the pupils of Sandhill View school during lunchtime and an after school youth club for the young people in the area, who play a lead role in the management and design of the centre's programme. Facilities include: | ||
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For more information is available from the Little Angels Nursery is a new, purpose built facility located within the Sandhill Centre, in the heart of Grindon, Sunderland. Our mission statement is; "We aim to provide an excellent standard of nursery care and education for children under 5, in a quality, child centred environment parents feel confident to access for their children. Nursery provision will be affordable to users and as flexible as possible to fit in with individual needs of parents and carers". The nursery has been registered by OFSTED to provide full day care for 58 children aged under 5, including 6 babies. The purpose built nursery offers nursery care in two main rooms the Sunshine Room and the Rainbow Room. |
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| The Sunshine Room caters for six babies between the
ages of 3 months and 2 years. This room is quieter than the main
nursery area yet offers a wide range of stimulating activities for
your child. Children in the sunshine room are looked after in ratios
of 3 children to one staff member.
The Rainbow Room can cater for up to 26 children aged 2-3 years and 26 children aged 3-4 years. this is a large room with many exciting activities on offer, including sand and water play, painting, play dough, construction, playing with musical instruments, role play, reading and writing, early mathematical and discovery activities. The Ocean room overlooks the outdoor play area and offers a soft play area for children. This room also offers the peace and tranquility for those children needing to rest during the day. |
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The nursery also boasts a generous outdoor play area, consisting of a playground, climbing frame and slide structure and 2 sit-in spring mobiles sunk into safety surfacing. There is also a fenced garden with a woodland train and station for lots of imaginary fun. All meals and snacks are freshly prepared on the premises and are well balanced and nutritious. Special dietary needs will be catered for and can be discussed with your child's key worker. Please contact Little Angels Nursery for fees and sessional times and for more detailed information on 0191 5538880. If you have a query about anything on this page you can contact Shirley March, Assistant Manager at; | ||
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Sandhill Centre Tel: 0191 553 8875
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If you have any ideas for courses which you would like to see run at
the Centre or any suggestions about how to improve this website complete
the ideas form.( Community Development Team The Community Development Team supports 34 Community Associations in a variety of neighbourhood based facilities spread across the City. The team provides support and information on a range of issues including Company and Charity Law. Financial assistance is provided by the Community Development Service to the voluntary and community sector of Sunderland via Service Level Agreements and Play Grant Awards. For more information visit the Community Development Team's site
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