Upcoming Events
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Pop in for a chat over a cup of tea with friendly faces from the voluntary & community sector, health services and social care teams. There is no need to make an appointment. You can also scan the QR code below to see what additional activities and events will feature at the hub.
🕙 10am - 1pm
🗓️ Every Monday
📍 Scratchley Hall
81 Brigstock Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7JH
Need support or information for yourself or someone you care for?
Want to connect with local residents?
Want to know about resources available in your area to help you stay well and independent?
For further details please visit: -
Make and Mend – Upcycling and Wellbeing
Make and Mend – Upcycling and Wellbeing
Get creative and make upcycled bookmarks out of cardboard slips! 📚
Join us for a fun, friendly and creative session where we’ll transform cardboard slips into unique bookmarks. It’s a great way to give old materials a new life while enjoying some time to relax and get creative. 🔖
What you’ll get from the session
✅ Develop simple crafting and decorating skills
✅ Discover how everyday waste materials can be reused in useful ways
✅ Take home your own unique, handmade bookmark
✅ Meet new people, get creative and enjoy some time to relax
Please note: All materials will be provided for this session!
🗓 Monday 7th September
🕑 2:00pm – 3:30pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Click the link below to register:
Ladies Fitness Class
Ladies Fitness Class 🙆♀️
As Part of Ethnic Mental Health Improvement Programme
Join our fun and friendly Ladies Fitness Class as part of the EMHIP Project. Stay active, improve your wellbeing and connect with other women in the community.
🗓️ Wednesday, 9th Sept 2026
🕚 11am - 12pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CRO 3HA
No registration required – just drop in
The link below is for anyone who would kindly like to donate to the ladies fitness classes.
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Pop in for a chat over a cup of tea with friendly faces from the voluntary & community sector, health services and social care teams. There is no need to make an appointment. You can also scan the QR code below to see what additional activities and events will feature at the hub.
🕙 10am - 1pm
🗓️ Every Monday
📍 Scratchley Hall
81 Brigstock Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7JH
Need support or information for yourself or someone you care for?
Want to connect with local residents?
Want to know about resources available in your area to help you stay well and independent?
For further details please visit: -
Ladies Fitness Class
Ladies Fitness Class 🙆♀️
As Part of Ethnic Mental Health Improvement Programme
Join our fun and friendly Ladies Fitness Class as part of the EMHIP Project. Stay active, improve your wellbeing and connect with other women in the community.
🗓️ Wednesday, 16th Sept 2026
🕚 11am - 12pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CRO 3HA
No registration required – just drop in
The link below is for anyone who would kindly like to donate to the ladies fitness classes.
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Pop in for a chat over a cup of tea with friendly faces from the voluntary & community sector, health services and social care teams. There is no need to make an appointment. You can also scan the QR code below to see what additional activities and events will feature at the hub.
🕙 10am - 1pm
🗓️ Every Monday
📍 Scratchley Hall
81 Brigstock Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7JH
Need support or information for yourself or someone you care for?
Want to connect with local residents?
Want to know about resources available in your area to help you stay well and independent?
For further details please visit: -
Ladies Fitness Class
Ladies Fitness Class 🙆♀️
As Part of Ethnic Mental Health Improvement Programme
Join our fun and friendly Ladies Fitness Class as part of the EMHIP Project. Stay active, improve your wellbeing and connect with other women in the community.
🗓️ Wednesday, 23rd Sept 2026
🕚 11am - 12pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CRO 3HA
No registration required – just drop in
The link below is for anyone who would kindly like to donate to the ladies fitness classes.
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Pop in for a chat over a cup of tea with friendly faces from the voluntary & community sector, health services and social care teams. There is no need to make an appointment. You can also scan the QR code below to see what additional activities and events will feature at the hub.
🕙 10am - 1pm
🗓️ Every Monday
📍 Scratchley Hall
81 Brigstock Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7JH
Need support or information for yourself or someone you care for?
Want to connect with local residents?
Want to know about resources available in your area to help you stay well and independent?
For further details please visit: -
First Steps in Digital Skills
First Steps in Digital Skills
Free Course – Registration Required
Asian Resource Centre is collaborating with CALAT (Croydon Adult Learning and Training) to deliver the First Steps in Digital Skills course. This course is designed to help people develop essential digital skills, learn how to use everyday online tools and build confidence using a computer and the internet.
✅ Use a mouse and keyboard
✅ Improve your typing skills
✅ Set up and use email
✅ Search for information online
✅ Prepare for further Digital Skills courses
🗓️ Starts on 13th October 2026
🕑 Tuesdays • 2- 5pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CRO ЗHA
To register please email calat-ict@croydon.gov.uk OR call 020 8726 6000 ext 28230
Sip and Paint
Sip and Paint
As Part of Ethnic Mental Health Improvement Programme
Step away from the busy day and enjoy a peaceful moment of creativity at our Sip & Paint session. Relax, unwind and express yourself through art in a welcoming and supportive space.
🗓️ Wednesday, 2nd September 2026
🕕 1pm - 2pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Click on the link below to register:
Ladies Fitness Class
Ladies Fitness Class 🙆♀️
As Part of Ethnic Mental Health Improvement Programme
Join our fun and friendly Ladies Fitness Class as part of the EMHIP Project. Stay active, improve your wellbeing and connect with other women in the community.
🗓️ Wednesday, 2nd Sept 2026
🕚 11am - 12pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CRO 3HA
No registration required – just drop in
The link below is for anyone who would kindly like to donate to the ladies fitness classes.
BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
⚖️ BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
Need legal or welfare advice? BBSC (British Bangladeshi Society of Croydon) offer FREE advice service available every week.
📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays
🕙 10am – 12pm
⏱️ 15-minute appointments
‼️ 📞 Appointments must be booked in advance. ‼️
Call ARCC on 020 8684 3784 every Monday between 10:00am – 12:00pm to book your appointment.
📍 ARCC
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Places are limited and appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Broad Green Community Hub
Broad Green Community Hub | Thursday 2nd July
Between 2pm - 5pm, You can find support and information services or just pop around with family and friends to come and have tea, coffee and chat 🍵 ☕
For further information, check:
BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
⚖️ BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
Need legal or welfare advice? BBSC (British Bangladeshi Society of Croydon) offer FREE advice service available every week.
📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays
🕙 10am – 12pm
⏱️ 15-minute appointments
‼️ 📞 Appointments must be booked in advance. ‼️
Call ARCC on 020 8684 3784 every Monday between 10:00am – 12:00pm to book your appointment.
📍 ARCC
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Places are limited and appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Friends Coffee Morning - Family Fun Day
Friends Coffee Morning - Family Fun Day 🎉
Join us for our monthly Friends Coffee Morning, with a special Family Fun Day and Indoor Picnic.
Bring your child along and enjoy a fun morning together. We’ll have activities for both children and adults, making it a great opportunity for the whole family to spend quality time together.
🎫 Free entry for anyone bringing a child (Under 13)
Family Fun Day is all about bringing generations together, creating lasting memories, strengthening family bonds, play and have fun in a safe, welcoming environment.
☕ Refreshments & light snacks
🤝 Meet local residents
💬 Build community connections
🎨 Arts & crafts
🎂 Birthday celebrations
😊 Welcoming atmosphere
🗓️ Wednesday, 26th August 2026
🕥 10:30am - 12:30pm
📍 89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Please register your attendance online using the link below or just turn up. (£3 entry for non-members - Free entry for anyone bringing a child (Under 13).
👉 www.arccltd.com/coffee-mornings
Shared Reading
Shared Reading 📚
For Free, For Everyone
Come along to our Shared Reading Club in partnership with The Reader a national charity that aims to bring about a reading revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature!
At Shared Reading groups, people connect and share experiences using stories and poems. There is no pressure to talk or read aloud.
🗓️ Every Tuesdays
🕑 1:30pm - 2:30pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CRO 3HA
Come along on the day or contact Kay Kakad on 07897 929 564 or email kay.kakad@arccltd.com
Food & Luncheon Club
Food & Luncheon Club
Join us every week to socialise, enjoy delicious food and meet new friends in your neighbourhood. We provide healthy & nutritious grocery bags (£3.50 each) and hot meals (£3.50 per portion).
🗓️ Every Tuesday
🕛 12pm - 2pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
For further details contact us on 020 8684 3784 or email info@arccltd.com
BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
⚖️ BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
Need legal or welfare advice? BBSC (British Bangladeshi Society of Croydon) offer FREE advice service available every week.
📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays
🕙 10am – 12pm
⏱️ 15-minute appointments
‼️ 📞 Appointments must be booked in advance. ‼️
Call ARCC on 020 8684 3784 every Monday between 10:00am – 12:00pm to book your appointment.
📍 ARCC
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Places are limited and appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Pop in for a chat over a cup of tea with friendly faces from the voluntary & community sector, health services and social care teams. There is no need to make an appointment. You can also scan the QR code below to see what additional activities and events will feature at the hub.
🕙 10am - 1pm
🗓️ Every Monday
📍 Scratchley Hall
81 Brigstock Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7JH
Need support or information for yourself or someone you care for?
Want to connect with local residents?
Want to know about resources available in your area to help you stay well and independent?
For further details please visit: -
Broad Green Community Hub
Broad Green Community Hub | Thursday 2nd July
Between 2pm - 5pm, You can find support and information services or just pop around with family and friends to come and have tea, coffee and chat 🍵 ☕
For further information, check:
BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
⚖️ BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
Need legal or welfare advice? BBSC (British Bangladeshi Society of Croydon) offer FREE advice service available every week.
📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays
🕙 10am – 12pm
⏱️ 15-minute appointments
‼️ 📞 Appointments must be booked in advance. ‼️
Call ARCC on 020 8684 3784 every Monday between 10:00am – 12:00pm to book your appointment.
📍 ARCC
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Places are limited and appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Make & Mend - Upcycling & Wellbeing
✂️ Make & Mend – Upcycling & Wellbeing ❤️🩹
🌱 Let’s Plant, Grow and Thrive Together!
Join us for a fun and relaxing session where we’ll be planting parsley, garlic chives or calendula flowers into your upcycled tin can plant pots.
You’ll also learn how to care for your plants so they can flourish and brighten your home, with a guest speaker sharing their knowledge and passion for growing and wellbeing.
✅ Plant your own herbs or flowers
✅ Learn how to care for your plants
✅ Friendly, welcoming environment
✅ Relax, meet new people & get creative!
🗓️ Tuesday, 18th August 2026
🕑 2pm - 3:30pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Missed last week’s session?
No worries! If you didn’t join us to decorate your tin can, simply bring along a clean, plain tin can and you can decorate it at home before bringing it to this session, ready for planting.
Click the link below to register:
Shared Reading
Shared Reading 📚
For Free, For Everyone
Come along to our Shared Reading Club in partnership with The Reader a national charity that aims to bring about a reading revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature!
At Shared Reading groups, people connect and share experiences using stories and poems. There is no pressure to talk or read aloud.
🗓️ Every Tuesdays
🕑 1:30pm - 2:30pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CRO 3HA
Come along on the day or contact Kay Kakad on 07897 929 564 or email kay.kakad@arccltd.com
Food & Luncheon Club
Food & Luncheon Club
Join us every week to socialise, enjoy delicious food and meet new friends in your neighbourhood. We provide healthy & nutritious grocery bags (£3.50 each) and hot meals (£3.50 per portion).
🗓️ Every Tuesday
🕛 12pm - 2pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
For further details contact us on 020 8684 3784 or email info@arccltd.com
BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
⚖️ BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
Need legal or welfare advice? BBSC (British Bangladeshi Society of Croydon) offer FREE advice service available every week.
📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays
🕙 10am – 12pm
⏱️ 15-minute appointments
‼️ 📞 Appointments must be booked in advance. ‼️
Call ARCC on 020 8684 3784 every Monday between 10:00am – 12:00pm to book your appointment.
📍 ARCC
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Places are limited and appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Pop in for a chat over a cup of tea with friendly faces from the voluntary & community sector, health services and social care teams. There is no need to make an appointment. You can also scan the QR code below to see what additional activities and events will feature at the hub.
🕙 10am - 1pm
🗓️ Every Monday
📍 Scratchley Hall
81 Brigstock Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7JH
Need support or information for yourself or someone you care for?
Want to connect with local residents?
Want to know about resources available in your area to help you stay well and independent?
For further details please visit: -
Neighbourhood Grant
Neighbourhood Grant
Croydon Adult Social Care & Health Strategy
Come Along & Have Your Say
Hear ideas from local groups working in your area, enjoy free refreshments, and vote for the projects you'd most like to see supported in your neighbourhood.
✅ Hear local ideas
✅ Enjoy free refreshments
✅ Cast your vote
🗓️ 13th August 2026
🕜 6pm - 8pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CRO 3HA
Click on the link below to register:
Broad Green Community Hub
Broad Green Community Hub | Thursday 2nd July
Between 2pm - 5pm, You can find support and information services or just pop around with family and friends to come and have tea, coffee and chat 🍵 ☕
For further information, check:
BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
⚖️ BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
Need legal or welfare advice? BBSC (British Bangladeshi Society of Croydon) offer FREE advice service available every week.
📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays
🕙 10am – 12pm
⏱️ 15-minute appointments
‼️ 📞 Appointments must be booked in advance. ‼️
Call ARCC on 020 8684 3784 every Monday between 10:00am – 12:00pm to book your appointment.
📍 ARCC
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Places are limited and appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Shared Reading
Shared Reading 📚
For Free, For Everyone
Come along to our Shared Reading Club in partnership with The Reader a national charity that aims to bring about a reading revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature!
At Shared Reading groups, people connect and share experiences using stories and poems. There is no pressure to talk or read aloud.
🗓️ Every Tuesdays
🕑 1:30pm - 2:30pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CRO 3HA
Come along on the day or contact Kay Kakad on 07897 929 564 or email kay.kakad@arccltd.com
Food & Luncheon Club
Food & Luncheon Club
Join us every week to socialise, enjoy delicious food and meet new friends in your neighbourhood. We provide healthy & nutritious grocery bags (£3.50 each) and hot meals (£3.50 per portion).
🗓️ Every Tuesday
🕛 12pm - 2pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
For further details contact us on 020 8684 3784 or email info@arccltd.com
BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
⚖️ BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
Need legal or welfare advice? BBSC (British Bangladeshi Society of Croydon) offer FREE advice service available every week.
📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays
🕙 10am – 12pm
⏱️ 15-minute appointments
‼️ 📞 Appointments must be booked in advance. ‼️
Call ARCC on 020 8684 3784 every Monday between 10:00am – 12:00pm to book your appointment.
📍 ARCC
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Places are limited and appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
BOLLYWOOD DANCE & ACTING WORKSHOP
BOLLYWOOD DANCE & ACTING WORKSHOP
As a part of Ethinic Mental Health Improvement Project in collaboration with Apsara Arts
Join us in a safe and welcoming space where dance and acting become powerful tools for emotional expression, confidence, and wellbeing. No experience needed—just come as you are, express yourself freely, and connect through creativity.
💃 Bollywood Dance Routines
🎭 Acting & Improvisation Exercises
💖 Emotional Expression Activities
💫 Storytelling Through Movement
🔥 Confidence Building Exercises
🧘 Reduces Stress and Anxiety
⭐ Improves Self-Esteem
🗓️ Monday, 10th August 2026
🕕 11am - 12pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Click on the link below to register:
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Brigstock Road Community Hub
Pop in for a chat over a cup of tea with friendly faces from the voluntary & community sector, health services and social care teams. There is no need to make an appointment. You can also scan the QR code below to see what additional activities and events will feature at the hub.
🕙 10am - 1pm
🗓️ Every Monday
📍 Scratchley Hall
81 Brigstock Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 7JH
Need support or information for yourself or someone you care for?
Want to connect with local residents?
Want to know about resources available in your area to help you stay well and independent?
For further details please visit: -
The HPV Vaccine and Cancer Prevention Webinar
The HPV Vaccine and Cancer Prevention Webinar
The NHS is delighted to be partnering with the Asian Resource Centre for Communities to provide a free HPV vaccine information webinar. The session is open to all and will be led by a local GP.
The session is designed to give more information about the HPV vaccine offer. This session will cover:
✅ What the HPV virus is
✅ How the vaccine reduces cancer risk
✅ Live Q&A
Following the webinar there will be an opportunity to book directly into vaccination clinics being run at ARCC on Friday 31st July, 10:00-13:00 and 7th August, 10:00-13:00. Both boys and girls up to the age of 18 are eligible to receive the vaccine at these clinics.
To register for this free webinar, simply complete this short form:
👉 https://forms.monday.com/forms/fb9e865046a32e286df9ce4084076b36?r=euc1
Youth Fair
🎉 ARCC PRESENTS: YOUTH FAIR 🎉
In collaboration with Trust Youth Croydon and Music Relief Foundation , as part of the EMHIP (Ethnicity & Mental Health Improvement Project), ARCC invites you to an exciting afternoon dedicated to empowering young people, promoting positive mental wellbeing, and building stronger community connections.
Whether you're a home student, international student, graduate, employed, or looking for new opportunities, this FREE event is for you!
🧠 Mental Health & Wellbeing Support
🎮 Games & Fun Activities
💼 Employment & Volunteering Opportunities
🩺 Health Checks
🎵 Live Music & Creative Activities
🤝 Social Networking
🍽️ Free Refreshments
🌍 Many Languages, One Community
Express yourself in English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Urdu, or Konkani.
📅 Thursday, 6 August 2026
🕝 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
🎟️ FREE ENTRY | Ages 17+ | Registration Required
Click on the link below to register: https://www.arccltd.com/youth-fair
📧 emhip@arccltd.com | 📞 07836 417623
Bring your friends and join us for an afternoon of connection, learning, music, fun, and wellbeing. Together, let's build a stronger, healthier, and more connected youth community! 💙
Broad Green Community Hub
Broad Green Community Hub | Thursday 2nd July
Between 2pm - 5pm, You can find support and information services or just pop around with family and friends to come and have tea, coffee and chat 🍵 ☕
For further information, check:
BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
⚖️ BBSC Weekly Legal & Welfare Advice Service
Need legal or welfare advice? BBSC (British Bangladeshi Society of Croydon) offer FREE advice service available every week.
📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays
🕙 10am – 12pm
⏱️ 15-minute appointments
‼️ 📞 Appointments must be booked in advance. ‼️
Call ARCC on 020 8684 3784 every Monday between 10:00am – 12:00pm to book your appointment.
📍 ARCC
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CR0 3HA
Places are limited and appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Shared Reading
Shared Reading 📚
For Free, For Everyone
Come along to our Shared Reading Club in partnership with The Reader a national charity that aims to bring about a reading revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature!
At Shared Reading groups, people connect and share experiences using stories and poems. There is no pressure to talk or read aloud.
🗓️ Every Tuesdays
🕑 1:30pm - 2:30pm
📍 Asian Resource Centre
89 Canterbury Road
Croydon
CRO 3HA
Come along on the day or contact Kay Kakad on 07897 929 564 or email kay.kakad@arccltd.com