Our aim is to create a place in the city centre in which together people can enjoy a sense of community, affordable entertainment and food; a non-commercial place to relax, talk, be creative, meet people and find information on political campaigns, issues and actions.

The day to day running of the Common Place is carried out voluntarily by a non-hierarchical collective - no bosses!

Membership of the collective is based on equal participation and responsibility and there's no joining procedure other than nominating yourself as a member and making a commitment to attend meetings and put in a fair share of the work. The Collective is open to any member of the Common Place to join.

Come to a meeting and join the collective - Meetings are every first and third Thursday of each month at 8pm.

The Common Place is a venue, cafe and meeting space housed in a former warehouse. We only have use of the ground floor which is split into two large rooms, one with a bar and PA system and the other houses a cafe area.

Access

The venue is accessible to wheelchair users or those with specific access requirements through the back door.  There is parking space at the back aswell.  There is also a ramp that can be put down from the bar area to the dancefloor (it is stored against the wall, opposite the bar, on your right as you walk into the gig room).  The toilet facilities are designed for wheelchair use.

If you have any difficulties re access, please don't hesitate to contact us!

Lots of the groups that use The Common Place have their own mailing lists, the details of which are on the groups' pages on this website.

There are also two important mailing lists that you might want to join:

Here are legally required documents for Leeds Social Centre Ltd.

Club rules

Articles and memorandum of Association