Are you a new dad or will be shortly? If so we have a new course – Daddy & Me – which commences May 2024. An Early Years Practitioner will be delivering 4 weeks Baby Massage followed by 4 weeks of Baby Sensory sessions. There will also be other social events for the dads such as swimming and cinema trips. These sessions will be informal and you will get time to chat and get advice from our expert as well as share your experience of being a new parent. If you are interested you will need to sign up and complete a registration form and disclaimer. For more information please call 01263 519454 or email info@merchantsplace.co.uk
Infant Feeding Support – dates to be confirmed
This course is to educate and support parents with infant feeding. Our Early Years Practitioner will be delivering group and one to one sessions on a weekly basis. Parents will need to complete a registration form. If you are interested please contact us on 01263 519454 or email info@merchantsplace.co.uk
Christmas Opening
We close on December 22nd and reopen to the public on Monday 8th January 2024. We are open for private bookings from 3rd to 5th January, appointment only for CITB tests, Reed Wellbeing Diabetic clinic, Shawtrust and Specsavers hearing tests, for any enquiries relating to these organisations please contact them directly.
Project Fundraising
Can you help us continue our worthwhile community projects? With 7 different projects running to directly support our local community, all donations and contributions are much appreciated.
Please click the link below for more information or to donate…
https://gofund.me/c0148255
Free Courses
A range of free courses will be running at Merchants’ Place soon, such as Flower Craft, Working with Children, Digital Photography, Learning to use your Smartphone and Tablet and much more!
Check the ‘What’s On’ section on our website for more details.
Flexible Office Space & Room Hire
Merchants’ Place offers a range of modern rooms to hire, as well as hot desking facilities and office space. From a fully-equipped computer suite, large meeting rooms, one-to-one space and office facilities, we are here to help!
Just get in touch for more information or drop-in to see us at 16 Church Street, Cromer, NR27 9ES.
Cromer Community Fridge and Larder
Our Community Fridge and Larder is currently visited by over 30 families a day, with the majority being elderly residents. The larder is stocked purely through donations from local supermarkets and public donations. We understand times are difficult, but please consider donating if you are able – we accept long life food, cleaning and toiletry products alongside monetary donations.
Thank you for your support.
Service disruption Tier 4..
As we reopen in Tier 4 there will be some disruption to our services.
All of our face to face support groups have been temporarily cancelled and will be reviewed on 18th January.
This includes, Coffee, Cake & Company, Drawn Together, Yes We Can and Let’s Create.
Cromer Community Fridge & Larder remain open, currently 9.30am – 3pm, Monday to Thursday, this may change in the coming days. There are strict procedures in place when accessing the fridge & larder; complusory facemasks (no exceptions), sanitise hands, complete track & trace, bring your own bags. Only one person per family will be admitted, unless you need extra support. You may be asked to wait outside if the fridge is in use.
We remain open for Specsavers hearing tests on Fridays, please note the centre will be closed for any other enquiries other than Specsavers.
We are running the centre on skeleton staff therefore the quickest way to reach us is to email info@merchantsplace.co.uk or call 01263 519454 and leave a voicemail.
updated 6/1/2021
Christmas Opening Times
Wednesday 23rd December from 5pm: CLOSED for Christmas || Tuesday 29th December, 10am – 11.30am: OPEN to access the fridge & larder only || Wednesday 30th December, 10am – 11.30am: OPEN to access the fridge & larder only || Monday 4th January 9.30am – 5pm: OPEN – normal opening hours resume
We Are Open!
Merchants’ Place is open; however, please be aware that we are currently very busy! If you are calling us, please leave a message on our answerphone or drop us an email and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Merchants’ Place: 01263 519454 | info@merchantsplace.co.uk