25/09/2026
There are evenings at Sussex Pavilion that really sum up what a community hub should be.
Tonight, young people were getting to grips with music production and instruments as part of our free music sessions with Freestyle Academy, while parents and carers shared food, hot drinks, support and plenty of laughter downstairs. We love how the young people flit between upstairs and coming down for food, then back upstairs for more music.
The leftover food didn’t go to waste either,it headed outside to the young people playing football on the two old bowling greens we let them use, keeping the proper greens protected while giving them somewhere safe to just play.
Throughout the evening, more local children popped in for cold drinks and snacks, and people walking through our little part of the park came through the doors for the first time. They got to see what happens here, grab something to eat and drink, have a chat and, of course, meet our resident superstar Sushi the Axolotl. ❤️
Nothing complicated. No big fanfare. Just an open door, a warm building, food on the table, activities for young people and people looking out for one another.
And when this is the view outside your front door, it’s difficult not to appreciate just how special this little corner of Sidney Sussex Ward is. 🌅
We also think Dylan from Dyl’s Talks may have caught the Sussex Pavilion Community Hub bug tonight 😂 It’s hard not to when you see just how much life there is in this building and how many different people use it in the space of just a few hours.
This is exactly why community spaces matter. ❤️