The St Hugh’s Estate Community Centre was opened in the early 1980’s, next to a small public open space and games area. The residents’ association – an unincorporated voluntary organisation at the time – took on the day-to-day management of the centre, including the direct provision of a number of community activities/services such as a youth club and holiday projects using volunteers from the local area. The association also took on some of the management responsibilities of the open space, such as locking and unlocking the pitch, litter picking and planting.