Weybridge Centre services will relocate this week to their new home at the Weybridge Library Hub, which opens to the public on Tuesday 30 September.
Weybridge Community Services will operate from the library hub, from Monday to Friday, between 10am and 3pm. This move continues the current service offer and creates opportunities to develop new activities in collaboration with Weybridge Library services. It forms part of our Connected Communities initiative, marking a new chapter for our community centres, with local organisations, individuals, and community groups taking the lead in running vibrant and thriving Community Hubs, ensuring no one is left behind.
Weybridge Centre services programme of activities
We are working closely with Surrey County Council to finalise a programme that makes full use of the new facilities at the Hub. Further details will be shared once the programme is confirmed.
Organisations that currently deliver activities for Weybridge Centre customers may have opportunities to work alongside the team at the Library Hub or hire one of the many spaces.
Catering
Initially, a cold food offer will be available from the first floor. A new hot food café menu is planned to launch in October.
What to expect at the Hub
This modern, multi-purpose hub brings together a wide range of services and organisations under one roof, creating a welcoming environment for residents of all ages to connect, access support and take part in community life.
There will also be an opening event on Saturday 29 November to celebrate this new community facility. Save the date with more details to follow.
As well as being the new home for Weybridge Centre services, you will also find at the new hub:
- the new Weybridge Library with a new activities schedule
- Surrey County Council’s Families First - which brings together a range of services and practitioners to work collaboratively with children, young people and their families
- Runnymede Locality Team, Northwest Mental Health Social Care Team and Runnymede Reablement Team
- Brooklands Radio which plans to start broadcasting from this location in late October/early November.
A space for everyone
The Weybridge Library Hub is designed to be a flexible, inclusive space for the whole community. Whether you're seeking advice, a quiet place to read, a venue for your group, or a space to work, the Hub offers a welcoming environment for all.
From the second week in October, several hireable spaces will be available, including three meeting rooms, a hall and hot-desking areas. Full details, including room sizes and facilities, are available on the Weybridge Hub webpage.
You are invited to come along and explore everything your new community hub has to offer when it opens on 30 September.
12 September - update
Weybridge Centre services move to New Weybridge Library Hub
With works nearly completed at the new Hub, preparations are underway for the Centre services’ move. Below are the key dates to note:
- Friday 19 September: Final day of service at the Weybridge Centre’s current location.
- Week beginning 22nd September: The Weybridge Centre services begin their move to the new Library Hub.
- Tuesday 30th September: Services resume at the new Weybridge Library Hub.
Community transport will be available for drop-offs from this date.
Initially, a cold food offer will be available from the first floor, with an exciting new hot food café menu launching in October.
We’re working closely with Surrey County Council to make the most of the new facilities. Once the updated programme is finalised, we’ll share further details here.
25 July - update
Weybridge Library Hub opening in September 2025
The construction work is now nearing completion for the brand-new Weybridge Library Hub.
In the meantime, the library service will continue to operate from its temporary location at the Weybridge Centre for the Community until 6 September.
While Weybridge Library Services will be temporarily closed in preparation for their move, Weybridge Community Services will continue to operate at their current location until they relocate to the new Weybridge facility once all works are complete.
We look forward to welcoming everyone there soon!
8 July - update
Weybridge Centre and Library Services
While Library Services will vacate the Weybridge Centre on 26 July in preparation for their relocation to the new Weybridge Library Hub on 19 August, Weybridge Community Services will continue to operate from the current building until all arrangements for their move are finalised.
The development of the Weybridge Library Hub is still in progress, and its opening will be phased, with some work continuing behind the scenes.
Our priority is to ensure a smooth transition for Weybridge Centre customers into the new facility. We will keep you updated once a confirmed moving date is available.
We anticipate the Weybridge Library Hub including Weybridge Community Services will be fully operational during September and will continue to share updates as the project progresses.
Thank you for your patience during this transition.
16 May update
Discover what’s coming to the new Weybridge Library Hub
Surrey County Council invites you to a special resident engagement event on Friday 6 June, from 2pm to 8pm at St James’s Church Hall, Weybridge (access via Churchfield Road Car Park, KT13 8DB).
This is your chance to preview the exciting plans for the new Weybridge Library Hub, which will become the new home of Weybridge Community Services when it opens in Summer 2025.
Elmbridge Community Services have been successfully sharing space with library services for many months, and we look forward to continued collaboration in the new Weybridge Library Hub. The hub has been designed to allow users to seamlessly move between the traditional library spaces and the event and activity spaces available for community groups including our own community services. We are working with Surrey County Council exploring how we can make best use of these spaces. At a time when social isolation is a growing concern, this flexible community space will provide residents with a welcoming place to connect, interact, and find support.
The new Hub will bring together a range of services under one roof, including a modern library, Brooklands Radio, Youth Services, and Elmbridge Community Services. It was designed with inclusivity and accessibility in mind, to ensure it is welcoming to all.
Whether you're a local resident, community group, or simply curious about what’s coming, we encourage you to come along to Surrey Council’s preview event to explore the plans, and share your thoughts.
19 March 2025: update
The Weybridge Library Hub is expected to open in the summer of 2025.
The Surrey County Council website also has information.
25 April: Work on a new Community Hub in Weybridge is set to start at the end of the month
The Weybridge Hub will include a modern library, a space for targeted youth support, accessible community spaces for hire and other commercially lettable space within. Full information is available on Surrey County Council's website.
9 April: Library services available from the Weybridge Centre for the Community
The Weybridge Centre for the Community welcomes library services, as part of their co-location while the plans to develop Weybridge library into the ‘Weybridge Hub’ are taking place.
Centre and library services will both be available to the community.
Centre day services are currently available on Mondays and Thursdays.
More information on Weybridge library services.
18 March: Update on colocation plans
With the upcoming co-location of the day services and library services in the Weybridge Centre for the Community, we wanted to remind you of the dates that will impact you.
Timeline
- Thursday 28 March, 5pm - library short closure for relocation
- Monday 1 April - Bank holiday
- Week of 1 April - Weybridge Centre for the Community closed to all hirers and day centre users for library relocation.
- Monday 8 April - Weybridge Centre for the Community reopens for day centre services on Mondays and Thursdays
- Tuesday 9 April - Library services open at the Weybridge Centre
The closure of the Centre from Tuesday 2 April to Sunday 7 April to allow the library to relocate will also mean that we are unable to hire the Centre during that time. We have contacted our hirers to explain.
We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause. You are welcome to attend any of our other Centres during this time (or indeed at any time), the schedule is set out below.
- Tuesday 2 April: Cobham, Walton, Molesey and Hersham Centres
- Wednesday 3 April: Cobham and Walton Centres
- Thursday 4 April: Cobham, Walton and Claygate Centre
- Fridays 5 April: Cobham, Walton and Molesey and Hersham Centres
29 February: Weybridge Centre and Library co-location plans
From April, there will be a temporary relocation of Weybridge Library into the Weybridge Centre for the Community, while it undergoes a major refurbishment to create the Weybridge Hub, which is expected to open in Spring 2025. See Surrey County Council: Weybridge Hub for more information.
We are working with Surrey County Council to ensure a smooth transition, making sure the library and Centres services can share space and continue to offer valued services to the local community.
Timeline
- Thursday 28 March, 5pm - library short closure for relocation
- Monday 1 April - Bank holiday
- Week of 1 April - Weybridge Centre for the Community closed to all hirers and day centre users for library relocation
- Monday 8 April - Weybridge Centre for the Community reopens for day centre services on Mondays and Thursdays
- Tuesday 9 April - Library services open at the Weybridge Centre
To our hirers
The closure of the Centre from Tuesday 2 April to Sunday 7 April to allow the library to relocate will mean we are unable to hire you the Centre during that time. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause and hope that this advanced notice allows you to inform your clients and make alternative arrangements if necessary.
Information for library users
The library will close at 5pm on Thursday 28 March, when there will be a short closure while we relocate to the Weybridge Centre for the Community, Churchfield Place, Weybridge KT13 8BZ, where we will open our doors on Tuesday 9 April. During this closure, your next closest libraries are Walton, Hersham and Addlestone.
The library offer available at the community centre will be smaller than the offering from the current library site, however users will still be able to access key services including books, Wi-Fi and computers. We plan to continue to welcome you to our regular rhymetime and storytimes, although capacity may be reduced. We hope to run other activities which we will announce once we are open.
Library opening hours
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 9:30am to 4:30pm
- Wednesday: 9:30am tol 5pm
- Thursday: 9:30am to 1:30pm
- Friday: 9:30am to 5pm
- Saturday: 9:30am to 5pm
- Sunday: closed
For further information on library services visit Surrey County Council: Libraries.
January update: Weybridge Hub drop in
Surrey County Council has plans to develop Weybridge library into the ‘Weybridge Hub’. The building works will include comprehensive external refurbishment of the existing structure, expanding the ground floor and full internal refit of all interiors providing accommodation for a variety of services.
When this work begins in April 2024, a reduced library service will share space with the Weybridge Centre for the Community. The details of this are still being finalised and please be assured that plans were in progress for this well before the temporary closure of the Weybridge Centre for the Community in November due to service safety concerns.
You are invited to a hear more about the Weybridge Hub at a drop-in event on 25 January, hosted by Surrey County Council at Weybridge Library from 4–7pm.
At the event, information will be available on all the improvements and collaboration taking place to create the new Hub and partnership work being undertaken to provide a library provision during the refurbishment works.
You will also be able to view approved plans for the library and input their ideas to the look and feel of the library and future event programming of the library space. Video content showing a 3D walkthrough of the plans for the improved library area will be shown.
The event is for everyone who wants to find out more about the plans for the new Weybridge Hub and the timetable for the refurbishment of the library due to open in Spring 2025.
No booking necessary. Just drop in to Weybridge Library, Church St, Weybridge KT13 8DE
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