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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Filey Model Railway Show 2026
This was held is St Johns Church, Filey, on Sunday 18th July. The show is organised by Chris Martin. Any proceeds go to the church. Chris is a Mate and he took his own layout called “The Brick”. Another direct Mates contributer was Elaine Bentley with her cliff-side layout. Collectively we also took “Serendipity 2”…
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Open Day at Scarborough Mates
Come down and see what we get up to at Scarborough Mates on Saturday 6th June, from 10.30 until 3pm. Entry is free, and all visitors will be entered into our free prize draw. Lots of our members will be there to showcase our regular activities – railway modelling, ceramics, 3-D printing, art, pyrography, handcrafts,…