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 The Community Office was built in 2005 following a successful planning application by the Partnership and Regeneration Services directorate of Shepway District Council.  The building was funded through the Pathfinder grant from Government Office for the South East (GOSE).  The Community Office officially opened its doors to the community in May 2005.

The Community Office was built to provide a base for the Neighbourhood Management Team and key public service provider partners and to be a local resource for the community.  It is located in a central position on Canterbury Road at the end of the parade of shops making it easy to access. 

Over the last four years the Community Office has developed and is now home to the Community Warden, Hawkinge Parish Council Clerk, Hawkinge Children’s Centre and the Hawkinge Youth Work Team.  Other partners such as Shepway District Council, Kent Highways and Kent Police have also benefited from the facilities available in the Community Office to help them achieve closer contact with the community.

From when the Community Office opened in May 2005 to the end of November 2008, the Shepway Neighbourhood Management Team has:

- welcomed 5271 visitors
- supported 655 residents with use of the public computer
- helped 820 residents with an enquiry
- and out of those 820 enquiries:
               138 residents have been signposted to the Community Warden
               65 residents have been signposted to Kent Highway Service
               52 residents have been signposted onto local clubs/groups

The Community Office opening hours are:

The Hawkinge Community Office	The Information Point

The Information Point contains lots of useful information, leaflets on various subjects such as housing benefits, bus timetables, education and health as well as Shepway District Council services such as refuse collection dates.

There are also notice boards both inside and outside of the Community Office used to display information about local groups, activities, events and important news from the Hawkinge Partnership.  We also have a job file that is regularly updated by the Job Centre or you can search the Job Centre Plus website. 

The office has a computer with free internet access available to local residents - just book a time or pop in to use it.

Facilities Available in the Community Office

If you would like to book the meeting room, please complete the form below and email it to us at  or you can post the form to us.  A member of the team will then contact you regarding the booking.

Meeting-Room-Booking-Form

Directory of Information

We have put together a directory of information to help people find what they are looking for.  The directory lists all the the leaflets and publications in the information point, Community Office opening times, useful contact details, the services we offer, the facilities available and much more.  You can download the directory here:

Community-Office-Directory

Objective Three - Increase Awareness of Services and Facilities