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TOWN HALL

The Town Hall was provided through public subscription, for use as a meeting place for Lutterworth. It dates from 1836 and it is administered as a charity by separate body of Trustees. The Town Hall Charity Trustees are financially supported by the Town Estates Charity. The Town Hall is used for the monthly Town Council meetings and by various groups in the town.

SWIFTWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE

The Swiftway Community Centre situated in Central Avenue is owned by the Town Council and provides the Town Council offices, three rooms and a kitchen, available for hire by the community.
The Gymnasium is used for indoor bowling, badminton, 5 a-side football and is also suitable for discos and parties.

The Glasspoole Room, named after a prominent Boys Club leader Mark Glasspoole, is used by many clubs and societies for meetings, luncheon clubs and drop in centre for young mothers. Mark Glasspoole came to Lutterworth in World War II as a soldier in the Canadian Army. He married a local girl and was instrumental in the building of the Swiftway Centre as a Youth Club.

The Alfred Herbert Lounge, named after a prominent local industrialist, is a smaller, cosier room and is suitable for meetings, small community groups and family occasions.

RECREATION GROUNDS

Coventry Road Recreation Ground is held in trust and fully maintained by the Town Council. The recreation ground is situated off Coventry Road close to the town centre and is home of Lutterworth Bowls Club and Lutterworth Junior and Youth Football Club.
There is an under 7’s and under 14’s children’s play area plus the multi- court for football and basketball, skateboard park and youth shelter.

The Pavilion located on the Coventry Road recreation ground offers four excellent changing rooms with showers and a very well equipped club room. The club room is extensively used during the day for playgroups and senior citizen groups. This is a very popular venue for meetings, children’s birthday parties and family parties.

Crescent Road recreation ground This recreation ground is now leased and maintained by the Town Council with the provision of under 7’s and “teen” play equipment.

There are other smaller recreation areas within the town that have been provided in conjunction with housing development. These play areas are maintained by the District Council.

Country Park The Country Park situated off Brookfield Way is now becoming well established and is owned by Harborough District Council.

CRICKET

Lutterworth cricket ground is in Coventry Road. It is generally considered to be very picturesque; shaded by tall trees with the church tower rising beyond. Tragically the thatched pavilion was destroyed by fire in 1996. A new pavilion was opened in January 1998 sadly without a thatched roof, but offering excellent facilities.

The ground is held in trust by the Town Estates Charity to ensure that it is used as a cricket ground for all time and so the idyllic scene is unlikely to be disturbed. In 1989 Lutterworth Cricket Club celebrated its bi-centenary.

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Lutterworth Rugby Football Club, one of the oldest established clubs in Leicestershire now play on their own ground in Ashby Lane, Bitteswell, on the northern side of the town.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Lutterworth Town Associated Football Club who currently play in the Leicestershire Senior League’s Premier Division, have their own fine new ground in Hall Lane off Leicester Road, one mile north of the town.

GOLF

On the Rugby Road is the 18 hole PAR 70 course of the Lutterworth Golf Club. This is a picturesque undulating course, with practice ground and indoor academy. The Golf club welcomes visitors and is open all year.

SPORTS CENTRE

The new Sports Centre was opened in 2004 and is located off Coventry Road, adjacent to the Coventry Road recreation grounds. Facilities include a well-equipped gymnasium, swimming pool, sports hall and have proved a most popular amenity for people of all ages.

ENTERTAINMENT

Local halls, including the Lutterworth Grammar School & Community College, are used for social events, concerts and productions by amateur dramatic and choral societies.

Lutterworth Feast Week Feast Week is an important annual event, which celebrates the Feast of St Mary and is traditionally held during August. A fair visits the town and sporting, social and recreational events are held during the week culminating in a carnival and procession on the Saturday. This event always draws large crowds from within and outside of the town. The Town Council took over the organisation of this event in 2002 to ensure the continuance of the event which had previously been organised by voluntary groups from within the town.

Christmas Lights Switch On The Town Council organise a Christmas Lights Switch On, which usually takes place on the last Friday evening in November from 5.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. There is entertainment in the Town Hall Square from our local schools and colleges, a fair, Santa and the local traders open for late night shopping, offering special Christmas promotions.

THE MUSEUM

The history of the Town and local villages from Stone Age to World War II can be perceived through hundreds of items on display
A separate “Family History” search room is available including IGI, Census and local village microfiche.
Items from the Tripontium dig (a Roman bath house) to a lead model of St Mary’s Church from the 1800’s.
There are bi-monthly exhibitions, including displays from local village history groups
Costumes, farm implements, tools and a large photographic archive including school photographs are part of the collection.
A very large Sir Frank Whittle memorabilia collection is available and a Lutterworth Railway working model.
There is a well stocked shop area with local gifts, cards and books.
Admission is free and the museum is open: Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10.00 – 16.00
or by request. March to October. Closed Bank Holidays.
One-Stop Shop, Wycliffe House, Gilmorton Road, Lutterworth

ONE STOP SHOP

The One-Stop Shop is the home of eleven community and voluntary projects offering services to Lutterworth and the surrounding area operating from one building; with exhibition space and room hire available. HRH The Princess Royal officially opened the building on 5 March 2004.

An Executive Committee manages the One-Stop Shop on a voluntary basis with a volunteer from each tenant organisation. Wycliffe House is home to the following: Lutterworth Citizens Advice Bureau, Crossroad – Caring for Carers, Lutterworth Museum, Lutterworth Volunteer Centre, Lutterworth Community Transport and Village Link, Lutterworth Improvement Partnership, Welland Enterprises, Systems & Education and the Community Computer Centre. The local MP Andrew Robathan holds a regular constituency surgery at the One Stop Shop.

Lutterworth & District Twinning Association

In May 1999 the Town Mayors’ of Lutterworth and Chambourcy signed the Charter linking the two towns.
Chambourcy is a small county town adjacent to Paris and to-date numerous exchanges have taken place between the two towns, including sports, education, social, work placements and one-to-one family links.

The Town Mayor is the President of the Association, which is administered by a voluntary committee, which includes representatives of the Town Council.
New members are always welcome – contact Martin Willey for more information 01455 554802.