The Rainbow Centre

The Rainbow Centre

The Rainbow Centre aims to support voluntary and community organisations within Harlow via a range of infrastructure support services and practical facilities.

Rainbow Services are affiliate members of NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary & Community Action www.navca.org.uk) and therefore support their five key functions:

• Development - looking at local need and working with others to develop approriate action
• Liaison - assisting cross-sector relationships as well as helping to forge links between voluntary and community organistions
• Representation - enabling voluntary and community organisations to present views and opinions to statutory bodies via consultation, networking etc
• Services - providing affordable and accessible facilities, support with seeking and securing funding - visit FAIR Project plus sharing information and co-ordinating Harlow Voluntary Sector Forum
• Strategic Partnership - working with Harlow 2020 (Local Strategic Partnership to help develop partnership working between voluntary and statutory sectors at a strategic level

Services provided within the Rainbow Centre include;

• Meeting room space for hire - capacity for up to 6 people
• Hot desk space for hire on a regular or one-off basis stocked with publications, fact sheets and access to the internet
• Paper based resources such as photocopying, laminating
• See resources for hire page for rates and booking information.
• Criminal Records Bureau checking service
• We have registered as an umbrella body with the Criminal Records Bureau and are able to offer this service to any organisation requiring a staff or volunteer to be CRB checked.

Please contact Wendy Letch on 01279 308152 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

(updated 27th July 2010)