About Us
The Phoenix Centre, also known as The Hill Community Development Trust (HCDT), was established over 25 years ago to manage The Phoenix Centre in Townhill and provide a community hub for the three distinct communities of Townhill, Mayhill and Gors Avenue.
HCDT is a not-for-profit organisation with charitable aims and operates as a social enterprise, reinvesting into the centre and the local community. Our purpose is to help relieve the effects of poverty and support the ongoing regeneration of the area by providing accessible facilities, services and opportunities for local people.
The Phoenix Centre is home to a wide range of facilities and services, including affordable childcare through Paradise Community Nursery, our community café, conference and meeting rooms, sports facilities on our All-Weather Pitch and Townhill Library. Our adaptable conference and meeting spaces are used by a wide range of partners to deliver training, education, meetings, workshops and other activities.
The building also has 10 business units, which are home to a variety of organisations and services, including a Community Shop and employment support services. Our units also provide space for local organisations, businesses and new start-ups.
Around the centre, there are even more facilities for the local community to enjoy, including changing rooms, a newly refurbished children’s playground, Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) and skatepark.
The centre is accessible, with disabled access, accessible toilets and baby changing facilities, as well as free on-site parking.
Conference Rooms
Our conference facilities can comfortably seat up to 70 delegates, but with flexible partitions we can accommodate any number of delegates up to this number.
Our conference rooms tend to be used for a wide range of purposes including seminars, training courses, conferences, lectures, presentations celebrations and other events.
Upon request our cafe can also provide a full buffet service, teas and coffees and catering for all dietary needs.
We also supply conference and office equipment such as flip charts, power point projection system and screen.
All-Weather Pitch
Our fantastic All-Weather Pitch is one of our most used facilities here at The Phoenix Centre. With 2G Surface and excellent flood lighting for all-weather conditions!
Whether you would like to come along and play with your mates from 3:30pm until 5pm every weekday or book your football team.
Pay less for a block booking compared to a causal booking!
L4 Café
Paradise Community Nursery
Our ‘Good’ rated nursery (from our latest inspection – April 2024) provides up to 8 hours care per child per day, from ages from birth to 12 years old.
With opening hours from 8am to until 6pm – please check with the Nursery. Open all school holidays except Banks Holidays, 5 days a week.
We are fun, friendly community nursery with a fun, bright and simulating environment, situated within The Phoenix Centre with all staff highly qualified.
What people are saying
Steph
Very nice community cafe and library. All staff are very helpful, which is needed as so much goes on here. Food was great and affordable, so ideal for pensioners and families. Environment is clean and bright including the loos. Wheelchair accessible building.
Lots of different clubs and activities on site from a nursery to Monday night free meal club for everyone. A reminder of why Swansea is such a great place to live outside the main tourist zone. Our council is getting it right in creating spaces where the community can come together.”
Desmond
“Brilliant food and brilliant staff. Menu is good price for breakfast.”
Emma
“A great place. I facilitated some training here today for an organisation and the venue is large, and easy to get about in with my wheelchair and the staff were very friendly. The meeting took was great too. Great place.”
Contact us
📍 Address
The Phoenix Centre, Powys Avenue, Townhill, Swansea, SA1 6PH
☎️ Ring us
01792 479800
📧 Enquires
bookings@hcdt.co.uk