THE ROSELAND CENTRE

THE ROSELAND CENTRE - OUR VISION

To create a community-led, residential centre enabling a range of outdoor educational and cultural experiences, to promote health, well-being and sustainability for children and young people with a view to a long-term community hub for all.

ABOUT US

In the summer of 2022 The Roseland Centre charity successfully raised funds to buy the former Cornwall Council outdoor activity and education centre in the village of St.Just-in-Roseland.

Located on the scenic Roseland Peninsula, this former Methodist school was for many years successfully run by Cornwall Outdoors and was used by organisations including The Royal Yachting Association. It is well known as the place where primary school children from around Cornwall and the wider UK came to have fun whilst learning to kayak, canoe, climb and sail.

We want to continue in this tradition offering children and adults residential accommodation with access to classes, wellbeing sessions, mentoring and outdoor training with a particular emphasis on water-based activities with local activity providers. The creek in St. Just-in-Roseland is ideally suited to sailing and canoeing sessions, whilst nearby, Summers beach, in St. Mawes, is one of the best and safest places in the UK to learn how to paddleboard. There are also opportunities for land based activities including hiking and orienteering.  

HERITAGE

An important part of St. Just-in-Roseland heritage, the building started life in 1893 and was the local Methodist school up until the late 1940's. Some local residents still remember it fondly as the place where they sat at their desk in their first-ever classroom. 

YOUTH RESIDENTIALS

The Roseland Centre is the perfect place to host a residential course for young people. With a capacity for 30 children staying on site, a fully-equipped kitchen, fully accessible facilities and communal rooms, from Easter 2023 we aim to be open to local schools from around Cornwall and beyond. 

We will provide schools and youth groups with an opportunity to have an outdoor activity and education experience with us here on the Roseland Peninsula. There will be on and off-site activities available, with the river Fal, local beaches and surrounding countryside within walking distance.

The Roseland Peninsula is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). We want to ensure that young people and adults, whether from the Roseland, Cornwall, or elsewhere in the UK, can come and visit this inspiring place, learn new skills through tailored classes and sessions, make friends, and explore all that the location has to offer. 

We know how lucky we are to live in such a breath-taking natural environment, but we believe the great outdoors is even greater when everyone gets to share in it! And getting children interested in outdoor activity and sports is more important than ever to children's physical and mental health and wellbeing after the Covid lockdowns. 

SUSTAINABILITY 

As an environmentally-friendly centre, the revamped building will be a beacon of sustainability on the Roseland, using renewables in its design and providing ecologically sensitive accommodation. 

Cornwall is currently at the forefront of environmental and sustainability response with the Council's Action Plan having the stated aim of regional carbon neutrality by 2030. Our plans support this goal. Even before any development, the building will offer a community space for raising awareness on important environmental issues such as climate change and biodiversity.

We wish to encourage education through nature, encouraging children and adults of all ages to live differently, providing an ecological and environmentally friendly context to develop and expand their knowledge. This would be in accordance with the recently launched Department for Education’s Sustainability and Climate Change strategy to establish the UK as a world leader in sustainability and climate change education by 2030.

COMMUNITY

We’re redefining what a community Hub is in Cornwall. We’re putting sustainability, environment and community at the heart of everything we do. We also see the Centre as a resource for educational, voluntary and community groups and as a place to promote supportive activities and networks for both young and old, so vital in these challenging times. 

The Roseland Centre has a long term goal to inspire expression through and to nature, offering a true sense of place. 

As a community-inspired charity it is very important that the local residents do not miss out on opportunities and activities. To this end, the project will ensure that there is direct involvement and impact in promoting well-being through improved access to a range of activities and facilities.

SUPPORT US

Support The Roseland Centre and change lives through outdoor activity and education in Cornwall.

We are now raising funds to enable us to refurbish the site and buildings, with an aim to re-open for business by Easter 2023.  

With the support of local business partners and other sources of funds we aim to develop scholarship opportunities to offer training, mentoring, support and bursaries to enable disadvantaged children & young adults to access our facilities.

We are also seeking volunteers to help us in this enterprise so please do get in touch and see our Latest News.

Donate through our Crowdfunder page.

LATEST NEWS

Site refurbishment

The site team are busy organising the reconnection of services, tree surgery, environmental surveys and project management of Phase 2, with an aim to be re-open by Easter 2023.

Phase 3 will be an exciting modern development of the property using our sustainability strategy and architect plans.

Community garden

We have been granted funds to begin a permaculture garden on The Roseland Centre grounds for use by the local community. If you have an interest in gardening, growing your own food or just want to connect to the land, get in touch to find out more. 

The Committee

The Roseland Centre is run by the community for the community and beyond. Our committee currently consists of a small group of 15 local volunteers. We are on the look-out for new members to help with such opportunities as social media, marketing, communications, governance and fundraising. If you are interested in getting involved please do get in touch.

ENQUIRE NOW

Contact us and make a booking enquiry by emailing us at [email protected]

The Roseland Centre

St. Just-in-Roseland

Truro

Cornwall

TR2 5JA

Questions and answers

Who are the potential users and beneficiaries?  Children, the community in general and voluntary organisations. For example, local children, children from Cornwall and from across the UK, local schools (Roseland Academy), non local schools, Guides, Brownies, Scouts, Cubs, South West Coastal Path walkers, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme groups, outdoor activity providers, water sports specialists, health and wellness groups.   

What is the situation with parking? The building has its own off-street parking area and there are public car parking sites in and around the village. Children's groups have always been dropped off by coaches, with the vehicles leaving the village almost immediately. Highways and access was considered in the pre-planning application for the proposed refurbished building. 

Will it be noisy? In the many years it was previously run as an outdoor activity and  education centre, there has never been any issue with noise.

What will happen to the Peace Tree? The Peace Tree is a protected focal point in our planning design within our planned gardens. 

Will there be disabled access? The whole property is on one floor and all the plans have been reviewed and modified to ensure it will be a fully-accessible building.      

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