131 The Venue

13/03/2026

Planning a celebration or event?

131 The Venue offers an affordable, welcoming space with everything you need.
✨ Open for bookings Monday–Saturday
✨ Hire from £150
✨ Space for up to 80 guests
✨ Fully licensed bar + catering from our Community Café

Perfect for:
💍 Wedding receptions
🍼Baby showers
🎁Kids' birthday parties
🎤Presentations & meetings
📈Conferences & training days
✅Every booking supports Recovery Connections.

📩 Message us to enquire or visit our website to book

22/02/2026

Book with us, and you're tapping into a great value dining experience for your guests. With prices starting from as little as £7 per head, and with both hot and cold buffets available, there's a wide range of choice to feed your hungry colleagues, friends and family 🍽️

We do encourage everyone to take a look at our catering menus when booking. Everything is made fresh, on site, and each order supports us as a social enterprise 👌

Got any questions for the team? Get in touch 😅

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21/02/2026

Perhaps there's not a lot of time to plan, this half term week. But it's still worth pencilling the future parties ahead - and our venue is a great place to host them 🎈

We've got lots of space for acts or discos, and still plenty of room for tables and chairs for dining, or keeping a close eye on the guests 😄

And with some brilliant small buffets or party bags available from our kitchen, you've got everything you need for a few hours of family fun 🎉

Get in touch to check out some great rates for room hire and catering, this year 🗨️

16/02/2026

This week, we're delighted to welcome dozens of people who will come together to develop research in healthcare.

Our venue, not for the first time, will host the creation of fresh ideas, embrace the value of lived experience, both personally and professionally, and be part of positive changes ahead.

With staff, catering, and great facilities on site, we love to create the ideal space for your ideas to be heard.

Get in touch to discuss great rates for short meetings, morning or afternoon bookings, and whole day events that bring key people together, to create exciting new initiatives 💹

20/01/2026

Dinner is served! 😋

Fancy a hot meal at your event? We served up two delicious curries, last week, for a sit-down meal following a morning of discussion and learning

Hot or cold buffet, our kitchen at Connections Community Cafe Middlesbrough is here for you! ✅

17/01/2026

This is round about the time of year when people start pencilling in dates for events. And last year, we helped you create brilliant wedding parties, birthday celebrations, training programmes, and more.

And you, in turn, supported our social mission by booking, celebrating, and dining, night and day, in our venue.

With catering made on site, the flexibility of making the room large or cosy, and our lovely staff on site at each event, make sure to get in touch to check your dates, and bring your plans to life 🎉

To make an enquiry, please visit our website and leave a message. And we'll take care of the rest! https://www.131thevenue.co.uk/contact

16/01/2026

Friday morning. Perfect time for meeting, networking, and creating fresh ideas and connections to take into next week 💡

Especially when lunch can be served straight after the morning session! 😅

There’s a handy, retractable partition in the venue. Making it simple to sit larger groups, and make smaller meetings feel more personal.

For enquiries about booking for business events, meetings, launches and conferences, get in touch 📱

19/12/2025

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25/11/2025

Two weeks on Saturday, a brilliant craft fayre right here on Linthorpe Road 🛣️

Be sure to pop into the cafe downstairs on Saturday 23th, to grab some gifts and decorations 👇

🎄✨ Join us for a festive celebration at our Christmas Craft Fayre! 🎁

🗓 Date: 13th December
⏰ Time: 11 AM - 2 PM
📍 Location: here (Connections Community Cafe, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough)

Enjoy delicious coffees, cakes, and snacks while browsing a wonderful variety of festive crafts and decorations from local independent businesses.

Want to showcase your creations? Book a stall for just a £5 donation 🛍️

Bring friends and family along for a few fantastic hours of seasonal spirit, while you complete your Christmas shopping! 🎅🏼❤️

Email: [email protected] to organise a stall of your own 📨

24/11/2025

Check out how lovely the space looked with a pink and purple theme by DLS event Management 🤩

Perfect for a winter night outside, and warmth and colour within 👌

23/08/2025

A special birthday in the venue today, with plenty of friends and family joining in for the celebration! And with celebrations our speciality, and room bookings from just £140, we've got the ideal setup for you from start to finish 🥳

Pop us a message to get planning your next party 📲