The Link Centre is the vision of Ashbourne Methodist Church, who wanted to find new ways to serve the local community. The vision was to create a new community hub, which will be open 7-days-a-week offering a wide range of activities for the whole community.

The church partnered with other local community organisations as part of the Ashbourne Reborn programme, which is designed to bring back vibrancy, vitality and economic prosperity to Ashbourne town centre. The whole Ashbourne Reborn programme, which is being led by Derbyshire Dales District Council, has received UK Government funding. Ashbourne Methodist Church will contribute over £2million in match-funding towards the development of The Link Centre, through the generous support of its members, local people and grant-making bodies.

The church will continue to hold its worship and other activities within The Link Centre, alongside community events, cultural activities and business conferences & meetings.

We aim to provide a space for the community to meet, build friendships, support each other and have their lives enriched.

An important aspect of this will be to create new cultural activities and support arts organisations. This has been proven to improve lives, regenerate neighbourhoods, support local economies, attract visitors and bring people together.

The Link Centre will offer a wide range of flexible and affordable spaces for community events, performing arts, musical & cultural events and will be a conference centre for local and regional businesses.

The venue will consist of a community hub, Cornerstone Coffee House, three halls, with the largest having a seating capacity of 310 people, and three new modern meeting rooms.

Also within the building will be our new visitor accommodation, Gateway Lodge, providing affordable, modern en-suite rooms.