Ardingly College lets some of its facilities to outside organisations in term-time when the College students do not require them, especially the swimming pool. In the College holidays, the opportunities for hire are far more extensive.
A list of regular users is summarised below:
Ardingly Choral Society - Dynamic, friendly and convivial, the ACS is open to all ages rehearsing on Thursday evenings in the College Music School and performing during the holidays in the magnificent College chapel, 01273 831264
ADV Swim School - Mostly term-time swimming lessons for young children on Thursday and Friday late afternoons, 01444 248482
Ardingly Swimming Club - Social swimming for local adults and families all year on Monday evenings plus Saturday and Sunday lunch times, 01444 892161
Ardingly Training Centre - Mostly term-time swimming lessons for young children on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings, 01825 791782
Art of Running Workshops - An annual course taken by international coach and author Malcolm Balk teaching how to run with less effort using the Alexander Technique, www.korinabiggs.co.uk., www.theartofrunning.com., 01273 420259
Brighton & Hove Albion FC Centre of Excellence - The junior teams play at the College most Sunday mornings throughout the season and occasionally other teams from the Club train at other times during the term and holidays
Ditchling Archery Club - This club trains in the College gym on Tuesday evenings and occasionally on Sundays throughout the winter in term and the holidays, 01444 244160
Dolphin Ladies Swimming Club - Friday morning swimming lessons for adult ladies throughout most of the year, 01444 483114
East Grinstead Swimming Club - Thursday evening Club swimming training for all ages all year round, 01342 315021
East Grinstead Triathlon Club - Thursday late evening Club swimming training for adults all year round, 01892 619065
Fonthill Lodge School - Swimming lessons for Fonthill pupils on Thursday mornings in term-time, 01342 321635
Hollyrood Autism Services - A weekly swimming pool session for the clients of this local care home, 01444 483883, www.disabilities-trust.org.uk
Jo Sinclair Swim Club - Term-time swimming lessons for children on Saturday afternoons, 01444 247427
Masters Swimming Club - Tuesday evening swimming sessions for adults all year round, 01444 892778
Matchpoint Tennis - Private coaching from official Matchpoint coaches takes place when the courts are free during the term and holidays, 01342 825858
Mid-Sussex Hockey Club - The juniors from this Club play and train on the College astroturf on Sunday mornings in the winter during term and the holidays, 01273 844559
Mid-Sussex Sinfonia - This group rehearse in the College Recital Room peridiocally during the term and holidays and welcomes new members, www.midsussexsinfonia.org.uk, 01403 266249
Old Ardinian Football Club - An unofficial group of former pupils play socially on Nine Acre on Wednesday evenings during the summer months of both term-time and the holidays, 01273 482805
Olympos Marlins Swimming Club - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday late afternoon/early evening Club (formerly Haywards Heath & Burgess Hill SCs) swimming training for all ages all year round, 01444 452026
Reiwaryu Ryushinkan Karate Do - These karate groups train and practise using the College premises on occasional Sundays during term-time and the holidays, 01444 454827
St. Peter's School - Friday morning swimming lessons for St. Peter's pupils in the autumn term only, 01444 892907
For further information about these courses, please contact the organisers direct.
Other events will be added to the web-site as details are finalised. Many other events also take place at the College but apart from the courses above, most of the others are either one-offs or are not open to the general public, however.
For further information about about hiring the premises, please contact Graham Dawtrey, the Business Development Manager, as follows:
Tel: 00 44 1 444 893030
Fax: 00 44 1 444 891124
E-mail: graham.dawtrey@ardingly.com
