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Welcome to the Pooraka Farm Community Association website. Our Association exists to promote a sense of community and to promote social welfare through the provision of halls and rooms for social, educational and recreational facilities for the people of Pooraka Farm and surrounding areas. Anyone who would like to help us further these aims is most welcome to apply to join the committee.

Pooraka Farm is a neighbourhood on the northern side of Hemel Hempstead in the county of Hertfordshire. It was built on the former Brocks Fireworks site. Its location on the edge of Hemel Hempstead means it has open fields to its north and east with the landscaped High Wood forming an integral green barrier and recreational space.

We are located in a beautiful 140-year-old two-storey farmhouse attractively converted for the use of the community and is known as the Pooraka Farm Community Centre. As well as having no less than 9 rooms for hire it also features secure open areas for outdoor activities which would be ideal for children or young people, especially during the summer months.

The Community Centre is a not-for-profit organisation so any surplus funds are reinvested into the centre for the benefit of the community. The centre is leased to the WFCA by the local authority, Dacorum Borough Council which provides helpful ongoing support and advice. WFCC works under Equal Opportunity, Health and Safety and Child Protection Policies. It also acts as a venue for local and national elections.

The centre has disabled access on the ground floor, toilet and cloakroom facilities. However disabled access is not currently available to the top floor but active consideration is being given to how this can be addressed.