Monty's Community Hub / 59 Montague Avenue, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 0QB / Registered Charity Number 1155649
MONTY'S is a creative hub at the heart of our community, a space which belongs to everyone within the Montague Avenue area in the Sholing/Thornhill neighbourhood of Southampton. The idea is for this to be an place where people in our community can meet up, share life, get active, make new friends, learn new skills, improve job prospects, or get help and advice.
MONTY'S is more than just a building; our vision is to enable our shared personal, social and spiritual growth, so we can all enjoy fullness of life within a flourishing neighbourhood. Monty's has a Christian ethos, though people of any faith or none are welcome; our hope is to be an inclusive space of generous hospitality for everyone in our community.
MONTY'S is a charity run mainly by volunteers (with support from Oasis Academy Mayfield, and St Mary’s Church Sholing) - and we're always looking for new volunteers - can you help?
Some of our activities charge a small fee to cover costs, but please let us know if this is a problem and we may be able to reduce your fee - as our goal is for everyone in our community to be/feel included at Monty’s. If you'd like to join in with any of our groups/activities, just pop in sometime, or get in touch via the contact page. We look forward to hearing from you!
MONTY'S hosts various groups for children, young people, families, older people, and others, with special events for the holidays. If you've got any good ideas, time you could spare, skills you could share or would like to learn - let us know! Our term-time programme includes:
Monday (fortnightly) / 6:30-9pm / MONTY'S CHURCH
/ a friendly group meeting to eat dinner, chat about life, and pray together [FREE]
Tuesday / 9:15-10:30am / MINI-MONTY'S
/ our weekly group for babies, toddlers, parents and carers [50p]
Tuesday / from 3:30pm / YOUTH CLUBS
/ all sorts of fun and games, arts and crafts, competitions and discussions [50p]
3:30-4:45pm: Yr R - Yr 3
5:15-6:30pm: Yr 4 - Yr 6
7:15-8:30pm: Yr 7 - Yr 11
Wednesday / 11am-12:30pm / INTERNET & I.T. DROP-IN
/ drop-in to use our laptops, broadband and printer - or just pop in for a cuppa [FREE]
Wednesday / 1:30pm-3pm / MONTY'S MAJORS (Over-60s)
/ social, activities and refreshments - for those who are older but young at heart [50p]
Wednesday / from 3:30pm / HOMEWORK CLUB
/ a quiet space to study or to get help with your homework [FREE]
3:30-4:30pm: Primary (Yr 2+)
4:45-5:45pm: Secondary (Yr7+)
Wednesday / 6-8pm / BIKE WORKSHOP (Over-18s)
/ learn to repair your own bike, with help from experienced bike mechanics [FREE]
Thursday / 9:15-10:30am / CURB CAFE (find out more here)
/ our pay-as-you-feel cafe (and creche) - with an exciting new menu every week [PAYF]
Thursday / 5-7pm / YOUTH BIKE WORKSHOP (Yr7+)
/ learn to repair your own bike, with help from experienced bike mechanics [FREE]
CAN YOU HELP? We're always looking for volunteers, or people with ideas or skills to share with our community - do you want to get involved?
We also rely on financial support from people just like you - can you support us? Please get in touch if you'd like to chat about what we could
do together (Facebook, phone, or via our contact page). Or visit our BT MYDONATE page - your generosity is enormously appreciated!