Scarborough Mates Community Space
This vibrant hub is designed for local residents to meet up, share tools, skills, and resources, and foster a sense of community through conversation, workshops, learning new skills and collaborative projects.
Our activities
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We offer woodworking guidance and/& courses providing a safe and/&supportive environment where members can learn to use both hand and power tools
Scarborough Mates has embraced 3D printing technology meaning members have expertise on hand to help them design and produce specific items for various projects.
Scarborough Mates has a regular weekly art group that fosters creativity among members, providing a supportive environment for sharing ideas and techniques.
Scarborough Mates offers Mahjong, and a selection of board games, providing lively fun and engaging sessions for members to enjoy.
Having a cuppa while chatting with friends at Scarborough Mates is the perfect way to spend an hour or two, joining in with the conversation, laughter and shared stories.
Mates offers a range of different ceramics sessions that cater for all skill levels, providing a creative space for participants to explore their artistic potential.
Mates Crafternooners sessions offer a creative space for members to engage in various crafting activities, eg knitting and crochet, book folding, lacemaking, card making and sewing.
The Scarborough Mates Model Railway Group is a band of enthusiasts whose members collaborate on designing and building intricate layouts.
Scarborough Mates offers an opportunity for members to explore pyrography, the art of burning designs into wood and other materials, using a specialized tool known as a pyrography pen.
What our members say
It saved my life
– Chris
Tried pottery today and it was great
– Pete
Another productive afternoon in a warm and welcoming environment
– Patti
A very enjoyable way to spend an evening
– Jon
Visit Us
Come and see us, we’d love to chat with you.
Opening Times
Mon-Fri:
10am – 4pm
Sat-Sun:
Closed
Additional sessions by appointment only.
We are closed on Bank Holidays unless otherwise specified.
Latest and Greatest
Read about our latest
News and Events
Find out what Mates have been up to – and what is planned.
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Spa Pump House
Scarborough Spa is officially 400 years old this year. The Mates 3D group were contacted by Scarborough Maritime Heritage to produce a model of the Spa Pump House building that used to be on the approach to the spa immediately above the underground pump house itself. The model was designed and printed by Paul Riles…
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Scalby Walk 2026
Scarborough Mates are looking forward to providing marshals again for this year’s Scalby Walk on 6th April, which is Easter Monday. Here’s the Easter Bunny waiting to welcome walkers to the start, outside The Plough in Scalby! This is the 65th walk and it is always great fun! You can compete as a serious walker…