Council Facilities
Yate Town Council has various facilities across Yate which are actively used by local people.
Yate Town Council continues to give children’s play areas a high priority and in recent years has increased the number of facilities, not just for the young children, but also for the growing number of Yate teenagers. Peg Hill Skate Park and the teenage seating area at Longs Drive are examples of these facilities.
Pop in to the Pop Inn Café if you are over fifty. The Café is located between Yate Library and Yate Leisure Centre. The Pop Inn Café opened its doors on 31 August 2001 and has since warmly welcomed thousands of people aged fifty and over from the Yate area.
Yate Town Council continues to give children’s play areas a high priority and in recent years has increased the number of facilities within the town. In early 2004, the Witches Hat Play Area on Westerleigh Road was refurbished with new equipment and access routes were improved. Some of the equipment caters for wheelchair users.
The Town Council Offices are situated in Poole Court, Yate, which was built in the early 1850’s. Originally, it was a grand family home, situated in the middle of green fields just off Turnpike Road, which is now Station Road.
Yate Town Council has outdoor tennis courts and a bowling green, plus a football pitch and also sport pavilions. These facilities are all located at Sunnyside Playing Fields.
Yate Heritage Centre was created in 1995 to provide facilities for displaying aspects of Yate’s past history and for providing archive and research facilities for the storage of artefacts, documents, maps and photographs relevant to Yate.
Yate Town Council maintains the following parks and open spaces in Yate.
Yate Parish Hall is located on Station Road in Yate and hosts a number of events that take place throughout the year. The Parish Hall is available to hire.
Kickabout Areas
Additionally, kickabout areas are also very popular and as a result, can be found at the following play area sites: Kingsgate Park, Wellington Road and Millside Play Zone at Brimsham Park.
Yate Town Council has also provided another kickabout area on the open space at Lye Field by The Ridge Junior School and the West Yate Kickabout has recently opened in the grounds of Tyndale Primary School on Cranleigh Court Road.
Sports Facilities and Buildings of Interest
Yate Town Council owns and maintains several sports facilities and buildings of interest in the parish of Yate, including:-
- Poole Court – Yate Town Council offices are situated in this grand building, which was built in the early 1850’s. There are a number of community rooms and a kitchen which is available for hire to groups and organisations.
- Pop Inn Café – located between Yate Library and the Leisure Centre, the Pop Inn Café is a purpose-built café for people aged 50 and over. It is open Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 3.30pm.
- Sports Pavilion and playing fields, Sunnyside Lane – Sunnyside Lane houses a sports pavilion, outdoor tennis courts, bowling green and a football pitch.
- Yate Heritage Centre - situated in the heart of the old village of Yate amidst a historic Church, schools and pubs, the Heritage Centre is open on Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10.30am to 4.30pm.
- Yate Parish Hall – located on Station Road, the Parish Hall has a large hall suitable for community activities and a kitchen and committee room.
All of these facilities are available for hire.
