Farnley Community Centre

21/12/2024

Well, folks that's us done for another year! Thank you to everyone who came out to see us today and bared the brunt of the weather whilst waiting to make precious memories with Santa.

Big thanks to Tara Allison for pulling it all together and also our amazing Santa (Mick Preston), who both did a fantastic job of creating a magical experience for the kids today.

Also, a shout out to our lovely volunteers today, Jess, Sue, Rylan, Kim and the plethora of kids we roped into support as well.

Wishing everyone a fantastic and Merry Christmas from us all at Farnley Community Centre, and we can't wait until next year to do it all again, but of course bigger and better!

21/12/2024

Santa and Elf Tara are ready and waiting for you in the grotto. Today 12:30 - 3:30.

20/12/2024

What an amazing adventure we had on Wednesday & Thursday evening. Santa was thrilled to see so many come out to the streets of Farnley & Wortley to see him and share their stories and excitement.

This has certainly become our tradition of Farnley & Wortley and we look forward to bringing this back year after year and making it better and more inclusive each year.

There are a number of thanks to go out:

Katie Helen, Carol Fowkes , Ros Amato for your sweety donations.
Morrisons Swinnow for their donation of 52 Christmas Selection Packs.
Wayne Witter, for once again sorting us out some wonderful van decals (if anyone wants his details please DM us).
And of course Santa (Michael Preston) and his trusty elf Tara Allison & JC

Thanks to our stop-off locations for accommodating us Hanover Arms, Wortley Butterbowl, Leeds and most importantly thank you to each and every person who came out to see us or stood in their houses and waved as we passed by, you made it the special event that it has become.

If anybody has any special pictures or stories they want to share regarding the Santa Sleigh Tour, please tag us or feel free to share with us as they make it all the more special.

From Farnley Community Centre, wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. 🎅🎄🛷

20/12/2024

After two amazing days touring Farnley & Wortley, we look forward to being able to finish it off with our Free Family Christmas Event.

Taking place tomorrow Saturday 21st December at Farnley Community Centre from 12:30-3:30. Come and see Santa in his grotto and receive a free gift and then feel free to join in with the many activities available to take part in.

Please be mindful that this event is free and is in previous years the demand to see Santa has been large and we try to make each experience special for every child. As such there may be a queue and a wait to see Santa and the queue will be in part outside so please remember to wrap up warm and bring an umbrella if the weather turns wet. We will endeavour to see every child who arrives to see Santa!

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and we look forward to welcoming you to our small Winter Wonderland at Farnley Community Centre. 🎅🎄🥳

20/12/2024

The cafe is open today 8-12. Come and grab your big breakfast for £6. 🍽️🍳

Seeing as it’s Christmas 🎅🏻 why not call in for a free cuppa and Christmas bun on us 🧁

We have a warm, welcoming space and free WiFi 🛜 available.

19/12/2024

16/12/2024

Today we held our last Farnley Seniors Luncheon Club of the year.
We had an amazing time and celebrated Christmas in style. Our members paid £4.50 for a three course meal and were able to take part in a number of varieties throughout the afternoon.

All meals are freshly prepared each Monday and we cater to everyone’s requirements.
If you or someone you know over 60 would like to join our group on a Monday please get in touch with us.
Our Luncheon is each Monday 12-3pm and costs £4.50 for a three course meal 🍽️.

13/12/2024

Santa is just days away from touring Farnley & Wortley, and word has it he is super excited! 😝 🎅
Route plans are available to view. Let's make this year the best so far and let's get everyone involved! 🛷
bit.ly/Farnley18thDec - Farnley Route
bit.ly/Wortley19thDec - Wortley Route

Saturday, November 21st, 12:30 - 3:30pm: Our wonderful centre will be open for you to visit Santa in his grotto. Santa has his gifts ready, and we have some wonderful activities for all the family to get involved with. 🥳 🎄

13/12/2024

The cafe is open today 8-12. Big Breakfast £6 🍽️🍳

We also know that times are hard at the moment so if you’re needing a warm space and drink and a little something to eat, please let us know and we can sort you out with something. 🤗

We look forward to welcoming you 😊

09/12/2024

It's finally here! The route plans are now available to view via the links below. Please keep in mind that the times are just estimates of when we anticipate being in the area. As such, please follow us live on Facebook on the night as we stream live updates of Santa on his journey. 🎅 🛷

bit.ly/Farnley18thDec
bit.ly/Wortley19thDec

We will also be holding our annual Xamas Family Event at Farnley Community Centre on Saturday 21st December 12:30 - 3:30pm. You can visit Santa in his Grotto for free and receive a free gift and join in the festive fun! 🤩 🎄

12/11/2024

it's official Santa has booked the time off to visit Farnley & Wortley on the 18th & 19th of December. 🎅 🛷
We will cover the Farnley Area on December 18th and the Wortley Area on December 19th.
I'm hoping to have the routes published in the next couple of weeks as we want to make it bigger and better and cover more areas with more stopping points. 🥳
We will also be having our annual Santa's Grotto at Farnley Community Centre on Saturday the 21st of December. We don't charge silly prices to see Santa, in fact, it is FREE! 🆓 😁
Keep your eyes peeled for more information in the coming days! 👀

01/11/2024

Open for you lovely lot at Farnley Community Cafe 🍽️ 👍

Open 8-12 today. The heating is on ♨️, affordable food 😋, free ultrafast WiFi 🛜

29/10/2024

Looking for something to do during term time? 👶🏻

At Farnley Community Centre, we have Farnley, Gildersome & Driglington children’s centre services each Wednesday and from the 6th of November, they will be back at a new time of 10:00-11:30.

There is no need to book and you are welcome to just call in.

25/10/2024

Large Big Breakfast £6. 😋

25/10/2024

The Community Cafe is back this week 8-12. 🍳

We’re looking to revise the menu and we’d love your suggestions. So please message us with your ideas.
As a community centre we need your support and feedback is always welcome to help us improve.

We always look forward to welcoming you at Farnley Community Centre 😊

04/10/2024

Farnley Community Cafe is open today 8-12. 🍳
The heating is on ♨️ we have free WiFi 🛜 and affordable food 🍲.

We look forward to seeing you 😊

14/09/2024

I'm starting to look at putting the Farnley & Wortley Santa Sleigh plans in place as we now go into its fourth year of doing this.

I am looking at how we can improve the route/experience etc and I am open to suggestions. Typically I have done it over two nights splitting the ward into two halves and doing it that way with various stop-off locations.

Some of the ones that I have down are as follows:
Farnley Community Centre Near the Terminus
New Farnley Community Centre
Hanover Arms Eleanor Lindley
Queensthorpes on Gambles
Tong Estate near old Fernlea Pub
Cobdens
Various points on Kirkdales & Kelletts.

Obviously, the route is much larger than this but if you can think of streets that have potentially been missed over the years let me know. Please be mindful that we need to be able to get in and out of the street with the trailer.