Demonstration, fictional community group
Ouse Valley Community Trust
A community page: what runs each week and when, how to join in or help, a gallery of the hall, and how to hire it.
Community groups and clubs
Websites for community groups and clubs
People look up a community group to find out what is on and how to join in, and organisations look it up to check it is real before hiring a room or giving a grant. The page should serve both.
Before they choose a community group
What is on, and when?
A weekly timetable with times and places, kept up to date, is the most used part of any group’s page.
Can I just turn up?
Say whether newcomers can come along, whether there is a charge, and who to speak to when they arrive.
Can I hire the hall?
If you hire out space, give the rates, what is included and how to book.
Who is behind it?
Name the committee or organisers, with their permission, and how to contact the group.
On a community group’s page
Your charity number, if you are registered
Registered charities should give their number and can link to their entry on the register, which lets donors and funders check you. Charity Commission: register of charities.
Insurance for activities and hire
Groups running activities or hiring out space usually hold public liability insurance. If you do, say so; hirers and halls ask.
Safeguarding, if you work with children or vulnerable adults
Say who your safeguarding lead is and how to raise a concern.
Ouse Valley Community, a fictional group, leads with its weekly timetable, then room hire and how to volunteer.
Showing your prices
Room hire rates by hour and session, and any membership or session fee, are the only prices most groups need to show.
£49 upfront for a one-page website, and £20 a month for the care plan that comes with it (hosting, updates and support), with a 12-month minimum term, fixed in writing before we start. Pricing.
Community groups and clubs: questions
What should a community group website include?
What happens each week and where, how to join or volunteer, room hire rates, who runs the group, your charity number if registered, and how to contact you.
Does a community group need a website?
It helps: funders, hirers and new members look you up, and one current page is easier to keep right than several social accounts.
How do we keep the timetable up to date?
Send us the change. On the care plan changes are made from your dashboard and shown on a private preview before you publish.
How much does a website for community groups and clubs cost?
Ours is £49 upfront for a one-page website, and £20 a month for the care plan that comes with it (hosting, updates and support), with a 12-month minimum term.
Ready when you are
Order the one-page website now, or tell us what you need and we will reply with a quote within one working day.