The Pelham is enriching lives in real and diverse ways.
We are a Christian Charity that benefits the community as a provider and host of activities, projects, and effective partnership working.
We do this through the running our victorian hotel as a community hub, with over 60 partner organisations, through our volunteer-led Coffee Lounge, our Counselling Service, youth work and our RunningSpace Suicide prevention project. Each week we see 500 people engage with our work by coming through the doors of The Pelham.
The new chapter of life at The Pelham began when Sidley Baptist Church began dreaming of buying The Pelham Hotel to help transform the local community, through a welcoming space and practical help. As a church, over £400,000 was raised in donations to buy the freehold for the building in its entirety for under £250,000 back in 2012, originally under the banner of ‘Pelham Trust’. In August 2014 ‘The Pelham CIO’ was formed to launch the charity, and in January 2015 we opened the doors for the first time as a Community Hub & Coffee Lounge. Over the decade, we have completed 5 phases of capital development and now have three floors fully refurbished for community use. We have plans and funding for the top floor, as well as expanding our charitable activities further afield.
The Pelham is enriching lives in real and diverse ways.
We are a Christian Charity that benefits the community as a provider and host of activities, projects, and effective partnership working.
We do this through the running our victorian hotel as a community hub, with over 60 partner organisations, through our volunteer-led Coffee Lounge, our Counselling Service, youth work and our RunningSpace Suicide prevention project. Each week we see 500 people engage with our work by coming through the doors of The Pelham.
The new chapter of life at The Pelham began when Sidley Baptist Church began dreaming of buying The Pelham Hotel to help transform the local community, through a welcoming space and practical help. As a church, over £400,000 was raised in donations to buy the freehold for the building in its entirety for under £250,000 back in 2012, originally under the banner of ‘Pelham Trust’. In August 2014 ‘The Pelham CIO’ was formed to launch the charity, and in January 2015 we opened the doors for the first time as a Community Hub & Coffee Lounge. Over the decade, we have completed 5 phases of capital development and now have three floors fully refurbished for community use. We have plans and funding for the top floor, as well as expanding our charitable activities further afield.
The trustees of The Pelham are Jerry Hocking (Chair), Bob Harper, Andy Garlick and Lynette John-Roberts. They are committed to seeing the charity develop and all play an active role in the governance and oversight of The Pelham as registered charity (#1158364), as well as guiding the staff team and keeping the organisation sustainable and achieving its aims and objectives. For more charity details, please follow this link to the Charity Commission .
