Membership
CHiP – Community Hub in Pippbrook (House)
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CHiP is a Community Interest Company that passionately believes that Pippbrook House should be retained in public hands for the enjoyment of future generations.
CHiP (Community Hub in Pippbrook House) is an initiative, started by Jacqui Hamlin and Sally Elias in 2016. Its aim is to make this fabulous Grade II* listed example of George Gilbert Scott architecture available for community use. This building has essentially been empty for many years now and CHiP feels that it could be put to good use by the many local charities, voluntary organisations and community initiatives that currently struggle for space to operate. The CHiP team are flexible on the business model and as long as it works for the benefit of the community – they have been open to it.
CHiP has been working with MVDC for several years now in the hope of finding a working model that suits all parties, even bringing in a London company with experience in this field who has been prepared to get involved financially. Currently MVDC is arranging financing for essential repair works.
Read more about Pippbrook House
Meeting 1st October 2024
CHiP (Community Hub in Pippbrook) What Can You Do To Help?
Sunday 1 September is the Pippfest party to celebrate our ownership of Pippbrook this beautiful Grade II* listed Gilbert Scott building… our house!
Tomorrow the planning begins for the final push on making this a Community Hub for everyone.
Join us and be a part of something
simply amazing!
- Do you have ideas, strengths, experience, expertise or a wonderful combination of
any of these that could help us drive this project through? - Do you have a few hours a month that could feed into making this project come to fruition?
We will be meeting Tuesday 1 October, one month after the Pippfest party to share ideas and make a start on the final push to create something beautiful and magnificent for the benefit of the whole community. Please join us!
Put this date in your diary:
Tuesday 1 October, 7.30pm (7.00 for refreshments)
At Burgundy and Black, St Martin’s Walk, High Street Dorking RH4 1UT
Let us know you are coming then we will know how many tea bags to buy!
CHiP’s commitment to the circular economy
- Working towards a community hub for Dorking and the surrounding area
- Helping to build resilience within the community
- Organising Pippfest
