Easington Social Welfare Centre

Based in the heart of Easington Colliery in County Durham, Easington Social Welfare Centre stands as a proud testament to the former mining community of East Durham. Built in 1935 with donations from former miner’s wages, this grand building hosts the largest wooden sprung dance hall in County Durham. Despite its age it is still capable of hosting large events serving its community and the wider population.

The centre has benefited from over £366,000 worth of funding in the recent years that has helped to save the building from closure and to improve its operating ability.  Despite this success, the Trustees of the building have plans for a major redevelopment of the building costing approximately £1.6 million.  This is a large building needing a lot of investment and funding at the present time is difficult to obtain.  With this in mind the Trustees have agreed to undertake the buildings redevelopment in two phases.

Phase 1 (Shaping our Future) was official launched at the begining of 2011 and full details of the plans can be found via this link.