2026 calendar
Calendars are now on sale at £6 each to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the school. It’s filled with lots of photos, past and recent, and also references the 50th anniversary of Sherburn Gala. Did you know there used to…
Category Community Centre
150th Anniversary of The Old Girls’ School
During 2026, we’re celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of The Old Girls’ School in Sherburn in Elmet. Look out for a series of special events. The building was saved from likely demolition and transformed into a buzzing community…
Cuppa Connect
Every Tuesday afternoon from October 2025 to March 2026, ‘Cuppa Connect’ will run offering a warm, welcome space for anyone in Sherburn in Elmet. This is a multi-generational space, so parents with young children or older people are welcome, and…
Our successes 2024-25
Sherburn and Villages Trust delivered great things for the community. This infographic gives a snapshot for April 2024 to March 2025. Contact info@siect.uk if you need this in a different or more accessible format.
Could you be our next Trustee?
Would you like to get involved and give back to your local community? Bringing you the Community Library and The Old Girls’ School Community Centre as well as great activities like Wellbeing Walks and the Warm Welcome Winter Space, we…
New logo for The Old Girls’ School
A new logo has been launched on 29 March 2025 for The Old Girls’ School Community Centre. The new logo brings a fresh new look, with clearer font and a better illustration of the school. The logo will slowly be…
New website
Sherburn and Villages Community Trust (SAVCT) has launched a new website at savct.uk. The new site will replace sherburninelmetcommunitytrust.co.uk and oldgirlsschool.co.uk, bringing together all the work of the charity through community projects, Sherburn & Villages Community Library and The Old…
Exciting arts programme for Sherburn
Sherburn and Villages Community Trust have teamed up with “Now Then!”, to create joyful and memorable experiences, made in partnership with people who live and work here. Now Then! is a transformative and ambitious programme working in our three market…
Digital support: “All over I.T.”
Sherburn and Villages Community Trust have teamed up with Up For Yorkshire to provide free community digital support. The sessions will be run by volunteers to help with simple tech tasks such as: Visitors can bring their own devices, or…
Winter support: free hot drinks and soup
Sherburn and Villages Community Trust are supporting everyone to keep warm this winter. Sherburn Library Sherburn and Villages Community Library will operate as a ‘Warm Welcome Space’ so anyone can visit for as long as they wish to keep warm.…