Your New Library

Cherry Hinton library is being completely upgraded to a much needed community centre ...

Your new community run cafe

Indoor and outdoor seating. A great community meeting space ...

Cherry Hinton wants a Cafe!

Cherry Hinton needs a cafe! and community Hub

Cherry Hinton library is being modernised and extended to provide some much needed facilities for Cherry Hinton including meeting rooms and a community run cafe ‐ which will be called "The Cherry Branch". The library is now closed for construction to begin.
The contractor DCH will take about a year to rebuild and fit out the Hub, taking us to around June 2024.
There will be a weekly mobile library visiting Cherry Hinton. Each vehicle carries up to 3,000 items of stock. This includes fiction, non-fiction, large print, books on CD and cassette, and children’s books. Please see more info about the library service for Cherry Hinton here

The Hub will be run by Cherry Hinton Residents

It is not a Council project although City and County Councils are very much involved. The project was initiated by residents and will be administered by residents.

It’s a Charity

The hub will be managed by the Cherry Hinton Community Benefit Society. This is a co-operative with charity status. Members and trustees are unpaid volunteers.

The Library will be even better

We have worked with the library service all along to ensure that they are happy with the new space. There will be an improved efficient library with modern facilities.

The name has been chosen for the cafe

Out of the dozens of suggestions received from Cherry Hinton folk. You have voted for:

The Cherry Branch

Most of the funding is in place

The bulk of the finance for construction will come from 106 money and from the City Council. However, support from the community is needed.
More info on funding here

The new meeting rooms will be a great asset for the centre of the village.

Cherry Hinton is a lively place with many clubs and societies competing for space where they can meet.
The pressure on the existing hub at the end of the library demonstrates the need for much more space ideally in the centre of the village.

The 32 m² Room

This will be available for hire at reasonable cost for local groups and community events such as craft and art groups, 52 Stories (childrens readings), Scouts and Guides, and many activities.

18 m² Meeting Room

This is also available for hire and will be ideal for small groups and committee meetings for up to 12 people.

The One-to-One Meeting Room.

For up to four people

New Cherry Hinton Community Hub

Library refurbishment with cafe and meeting rooms