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EXETER COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
A HOME FOR MOVEMENTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISM, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
We Have a New Hub!!
We are really, really pleased to announce that we have acquired a home for the next 30 years. Thanks to a small group of Angel Investors we have the funds to purchase the long lease of Kalendar Hall on South Street. Kalendar Hall was previously the Cathedral School’s performing arts centre. It has a large hall with a stage, a good sized meeting room, several smaller rooms, a basement for storage and an outside area.
The hall is being purchased by our charity, Pulse, and will be used by the groups associated with the Exeter Community Alliance for charitable uses that align with Pulse’s purposes.
Pulse, formally known as Climate Action Hub Exeter, ran a Climate Emergency Centre in Princesshay for a year in 2022/3 before initiating a centre on Queen Street in partnership with ECOE Advice in 2024 which eventually did not work out.
Owning our own building without being beholden to other institutions is a fantastic opportunity to work together to build a resilient community and push back against the forces leading us down the path to disaster.
The target date for conveyancing being complete and our getting the keys is currently 23rd December.
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How you can Help
The hall will be available for all sorts of activities - we are looking to the ECA groups to come up with ideas.
Funding
While we have the actual purchase itself funded we do need to raise money to cover the costs associated with it - survey, conveyancing etc. There will also be setup costs such as an accessible toilet and kitchen, as well as ongoing maintenance work - we know the roof will need some work. We have set up a JustGiving campaign to raise money for these costs. If you can help by contributing any amount, however small, please do.
There will of course be running costs as well which we will cover with space rental, sales and fundraising events.
Management
We are looking for ECA members to take on crucial roles in the team we are building….
- Hub managers
- Volunteer coordinator
- Building maintenance crew
- Safeguarding team
- Legal advisor
- Grant finder
- Social media marketer
- etc.
If you are interested in being part of the team, please contact Mozz (volunteers@exetercommunityalliance.net)
Volunteers
Also we need lots of volunteers willing to be at the Hub to keep it open, and act as the welcoming crew. Ideally 2 volunteers per morning/afternoon shift. When the time comes we'll have a WhatsApp Group and a beautiful Diary/Rota, and all those kinds of things. Let Mozz know that you want to be on the Volunteer Team.
There is a brochure here for the Hall for those who would like to know a little more about it.
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WHO ARE WE?
Exeter Community Alliance is an umbrella group for over 90 local organisations in Exeter. We promote educating the public on climate, biodiversity and social justice issues.
We aim to help build a better Exeter and a better world.
Current projects include finding a new Hub in the centre of Exeter for our associated groups to use where the public can pop in for a chat and cup of coffee. The Hub would also be used by the groups associated with the Exeter Community Alliance for meetings, workshops, films, fundraising events, storage and presentations.
We are also promoting a shared calendar to enable our groups to work together.