Malvern Cube is run by a charity, Malvern Youth and Community Trust. We are a volunteer led organisation, operating ‘for the community, by the community’. This means that community benefit is the governing principle at the heart of all that we do, and the involvement of volunteers is central to the way we do things. In our decision making and daily operation we are guided by a set of core values that shape the way we do things.
Responsive to community need
Accessible
Inclusive
Affordable
Ethical
Diverse
Sustainable
Malvern Youth and Community Trust came out of a collective which formed spontaneously in response to a move by Worcestershire County Council to close Malvern Youth Centre as part of a cost saving plan to close down all youth centres across the County. The collective campaigned for over a year to save the youth centre and restore it into the hands of the community. In November 2011, the County Council agreed to lease the building to the collective on a long term basis.
Since then, Trustees have worked with partners to create the thriving community centre that is Malvern Cube. Our inter-generational strategy has enabled us to continue to offer an exciting programme of activities for young people – the starting point for all our endeavours – as well as a whole host of other exciting events and activities.
We are now building on our first 10 successful years and watching Malvern Cube go from strength to strength.
