Welcome to our Social eyes site! 

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New building, new name

Social eyes Rotherham have moved on Friday 8th December 2023, from the Drop in Centre on Harding Avenue, Rawmarsh.

They re-open from Monday 11th December 2023 with a brand new name and address.

Social eyes, The Church, Princess Street, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham S63 6RD

Our new venue for our day service provision for adults with learning disabilities and autism is a converted Methodist Chapel which has been upgraded and designed especially for adults with mobility problems.

Gone are the stairs and in their place are ramps to allow movement from room to room, which have all been road tested by the group and there is much excitement at the move.

This large building with its numerous rooms will allow us to bring some of our outreach groups back together, all under one roof. There is a large kitchen which will allow the preparation of our cafe goods and our healthy living lessons to continue.

As Social eyes are the owners and sole users of the building our groups will be able to personalise the walls with their artistic creations, of which they are so proud.

Many residents will remember the church in its days of worship.

Then it sadly fell into disrepair.

It is a designated war grave for the dead of the 1914-1918 war. The wall where the tablet hangs is still undergoing renovation. Come back and see it fully restored.

The pulpit and the magnificent organ have been retained within the building; however, the pews have sadly gone. The stained windows have been retained.

If anyone has memories or photos of the building in its former glory then please drop our editor [poplars11mags@aol.com] a line and share with us as we would like to include them in the history of the building.

Come back and visit and watch the fun and games as we transition into the building.