News & Events

Mt Wise Neighbourhood Centre

Mt Wise Neighbourhood Centre is now no longer being run by the Pembroke EMB. Zebra Collective have now taken over the building and will be running various community activities and events from there. The Pembroke EMB will be running community events and activities from...

Awards 4 All

Great news to report. The EMB application for National Lottery funding has been successful. A grant of £19,880 has been awarded to pay for new activities to run from the new Community Rooms. The funding application was submitted after the EMB consulted over what local...

30th Anniversary Celebrations

30th Anniversary Celebrations

In June, the EMB will be turning 30. Pembroke Street and the wider neighbourhood has changed dramatically since the early 1990’s when Pembroke Street residents first came together to campaign for improvements to their estate, which led into a wider regeneration of...

New Community Rooms

We are really pleased to confirm that the funding to convert the store room buildings pictured below, into community meeting rooms has been confirmed. The Youth Investment Fund and the EMB will meet the cost of the work which will also see the maintenance store room...

Coronation Street

On Sunday 7th May Pembroke Street became Coronation Street when celebrations were held to mark the crowning of King Charles. There was a big turnout from local residents and the weather was great. Preparations had begun several weeks earlier when Pembroke Street...

Kings Coronation Street Party

Continuing a long tradition, the EMB are organising a street party to mark the coronation of King Charles. The event will be held on Sunday 7th May from 12pm-2pm, and will include a party food box and a commemorative medal for every child. The event is open to all...

Coffee with Cops

There will be an opportunity to meet the Neighbourhood Policing Team at the informal drop in on Tuesday 16th May from 12pm at the Estate Office. Free tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided and you can find out what the local Police team have been dealing with in...

Compassionate Cafes

A compassionate café is a community-led movement run by members of the community that are experiencing loss or bereavement or who may be experiencing life limiting illness themselves. If anyone feels they need someone to talk to , they can sit down and chat over a cup...

Devonport Market Hall Cinema

The redeveloped historic building which is managed by Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) contains a collaborative working space and café along with a unique state of the art 15 metre immersive dome cinema equipped with the highest quality video and audio systems. The EMB...

National Marine Park

The Plymouth National Marine Park (NMP) is a National Lottery Heritage funded project to help conserve the Plymouth coastline and engage more local people to enjoy their waterfront. Mount Wise is one of the focal points. The EMB have been working with the NMP to...

Life Saving Defibrillator Installed

The EMB are pleased to have been able to fund the purchase of a new life saving defibrillator. The unit is located outside the Estate Office. It will be available 24 hours a day. The defibrillator is stored within a locked cabinet which can be accessed by calling 999...

Devonport Library – Latest Activities

Craft and Chatter - Mondays 2pm. A weekly craft session for adults. Speak to Library staff for more details.Lego Club - Fridays form 3.30pm - 4.30pm. For children aged over 5 years accompanied by a parent or carer. No booking required.Storytime - Mondays at 4pm. Aimed...

It’s your neighbourhood

Feedback Areas of Achievement Pembroke EMB is a resident led, not for profit company established in 1994. It obtained national recognition for regenerating the Pembroke Street estate. Pembroke EMB employs two part time staff to undertake repairs and maintenance work....

Annual General Meeting minutes and presentation

Minutes of the Pembroke EMB Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 25th January at 12.30pm Present: Will Watts (Chair); Kay Launder; Jade Riches; Mandi Leaves; Christine Watts; Apologies: Anne Crocker; Sally Houghton; Hayley Kemp; Rachel Melville; Councilor Bill...

Annual General Meeting

Just a reminder to any residents unable to join the online Annual General Meeting taking place on Zoom next week, please complete and return your voting form for the AGM. The meeting will take place on Tuesday 25th at 12.30pm and the meeting link is...

Community led housing scheme receives planning approval

We’re delighted to confirm that Plymouth City Council have granted conditional planning approval for the proposed development of 5 new homes on Clowance Street.  Thanks to everyone who has offered support for the idea. Attention will now focus on taking the scheme...

Survey Results for Neighbourhood Centre

We wanted to give the local community a chance to give their ideas and approval on the options to refurbish the Neighbourhood Centre. We distributed information containing the ideas and refurbishment options together with a short survey to be completed.  Please click...

Mayflower Procession

On the 1st September the Pembroke Youth club had a procession through Pembroke street to mark the Mayflower 1620 expedition.                                                     

Consultation for Neighbourhood Centre Refurbishment

Pembroke EMB are working with Plymouth City Council and ADG Architects to explore the possibility of refurbishing the Mount Wise Neighbourhood Centre to make it more welcoming, functional and modern.  Part of the proposal is to build a new multi-use games area (MUGA)...

Fit and Fed summer Activities

Pembroke Youth Club has been running activities over the summer break with funding from the Government’s ‘Fit & Fed’ scheme. You can find more information about the funding here: Fit and Fed | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK The  have been well supported; the sessions have been...

Youth Club re-opens

The Youth Club sessions have re-opened after the lock down. The Easter holiday activities were successful and well supported.

Easter School Holiday Activities

Now that Schools have reopened, the Government have announced funding for a ‘Holiday Activities & Food fund’ to enable children entitled to free school meals to have access to social and educational activities during the school holidays with free food included....

Homes England approve feasibility funding

Homes England have awarded grant funding to Pembroke EMB and Plymouth Community Homes to explore a potential new build housing development on Clowance Street in Devonport. The funds will be used to pay for site surveys and architects drawings. Locality have also...

30th Anniversary Film

The 30th anniversary film is now available to view on the Pembroke EMB You Tube channel. The film was made by Pulse Studio with funding from the National Lottery ‘Celebrate’ fund. It looks back at the origins of the EMB in 1987 when the Pembroke Residents Association...

PEMB Youth Project wins National Award

Pembroke Youth Club was pleased to receive an award from the National Federation of Tenant Managed Organisations for ‘Outstanding Work with Young People’. Pictured is Cllr Bill Stevens with Karen Brown, Youth Club Leader. Cllr Stevens who nominated the Club for the...