Social & Community

This page is about activities and opportunities for adults. To learn more about events for families and children please click here.

 

Gracious Street is dedicated to being a welcoming space for all members of Knaresborough and the wider community. We understand how safe spaces, social interaction, and purpose benefit mental health and wellbeing.

We hire our spaces to many groups who offer varied activities that serve our community. For a complete listing of our available activities please visit us and pick up a "What's On at Gracious Street" leaflet.

Gracious Street also offers many volunteer-led options for adults to learn and socialise. These groups are open to anyone wanting to participate, so please do stop by.

Book Club is a group of reading enthusiasts who share information on their favourite and most recent reads. For more information please click here.

Bridge Coffee Bar is open every weekday morning with Resurrected Bites providing a "pay as you can" meal service on Fridays 10am-2pm.  For more information please click here.

CAMEO (Come And Meet Each Other) offers a friendly environment as you meet people and listen to a variety of guest speakers. For more information please click here.

COGS Creative Writers offers a welcoming space for exploring the craft of creative writing. For more information please click here.

Digitally Connected Knaresborough offers free training and drop-in support for those needing help or wanting to learn more about anything digital-related (phones, computers, laptops, etc). For more information please click here.

Fourth Saturday Coffee Mornings socialisation and refreshments while raising money for a different cause each month. For more information please click here.

Fun & Games is a place to enjoy fun and games together. For more information please click here.

Lunch Link is for elderly people living alone and gives the opportunity to enjoy a fresh-cooked hot meal together. For more information please click here.

Memory Cafe is a dementia-friendly gathering for those who are retired or semi-retired. Enjoy spending time socialising and engaging in activities that bring back good memories. For more information please click here.

The Men’s Breakfast provides fresh-cooked hot breakfast is served while you engage in conversation and then listen to range of external speakers are engaged. For more information please click here.

As part of our commitment to the community all our spaces are fully accessible and a Changing Places Toilet. Changing Places toilets are different to standard disabled toilets with extra features and more space to meet the needs of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, as well as other serious impairments.