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- October 20, 2026
Make Friends in Coalville, with a book and a brew
The library in Coalville has a new layout after a recent refurbishment, and its coffee morning runs every Tuesday.
5,600+
people live in the two central wards, Coalville East and Coalville West (Census 2021, ONS)
15%
of households in these two wards are cohabiting couples, above 12% for the East Midlands (Census 2021)
14%
of people in central Coalville are 65 or over, against almost 20% across the region (ONS 2021)
Coalville keeps Tuesdays busy
The easiest way to make friends in Coalville is to make Tuesday your day. Coalville Library, on the High Street, holds a coffee morning from 10:30am, followed by Make friends with a book from 1pm, and neither needs booking. The stalls in Newmarket, the town’s indoor market, open four days a week, and Sence Valley Forest Park parkrun loops its lakes on Saturday mornings. Gofrendly helps you find a Coalville woman who would like to try it too.
Coalville FAQs, answered
Which days does Coalville have a market?
Newmarket, the indoor market in Coalville, has permanent units that trade from 9am to 4pm four days a week: Tuesday, then Thursday through to Saturday. Fresh fruit and veg is sold in Marlborough Square every Friday, and the district council plans a Christmas market in the square on Saturday 12 December 2026.
What is inside the leisure centre in Coalville?
Whitwick and Coalville Leisure Centre on Stephenson Way, run by Everyone Active, has a 25m eight-lane pool and a second pool, a 110-station gym, three studios, three squash courts, a Clip ’n Climb wall, a spa pool with sauna and steam room, and a café. Its phone number is 01530 811215.
How old is the clock tower in Coalville?
The Coalville Memorial Clock Tower in Memorial Square was officially opened on 31 October 1925. Designed by Henry Collins and built by W Moss Ltd, it stands 68 feet high and has been Grade II listed since 2010, which makes it an easy central meeting point.
Can I find women to meet up with in Coalville?
Yes. On Gofrendly, a women-only friendship app, Coalville women can spot others living nearby and send a message. Arranging a browse round the indoor stalls at Newmarket together, then grabbing a coffee, gives a first meeting a clear start and finish.
What Coalville is like for making friends
The centre of Coalville is younger than the district around it. Only about one in seven people in the two central wards has reached 65, against one in five across North West Leicestershire, and the share of cohabiting couples beats the regional figure. If your weeks are full of work and family, look for friendships in something that is already on your list: a market trip, a library session or a Saturday run, repeated until it feels like yours.
Juggling shifts and school runs can leave you lonely even in a town you know well. Coalville Park, formally opened in 1899, has held its Green Flag for seven years running and has free tennis courts, a skatepark and a Peace Garden. Whitwick and Coalville Leisure Centre has a climbing wall, an adventure trail and a café, and the Century Theatre on Ashby Road is Britain’s oldest surviving travelling theatre. Worth a go:
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The Tuesday coffee morning at Coalville Library.
2
Sence Valley Forest Park parkrun, two gravel laps by the lakes.
3
The indoor stalls at Newmarket, the town market hall.
4
Coalville Craft Club, on alternate Wednesdays at the library.
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Clip ’n Climb at the leisure centre on Stephenson Way.
LOCAL TIP
Keep the same Tuesday seat for a month and someone will start keeping it free for you.
How to
Make friends in Coalville in four steps
1
Stay on after the Tuesday coffee morning for Make friends with a book at 1pm.
2
Book a place at Coalville Craft Club on 0116 305 3565, then bring something to finish.
3
Volunteer at Sence Valley Forest Park parkrun, which had 22 volunteers on 17 October 2026.
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Get in touch with a Coalville woman on Gofrendly, then meet by the Clock Tower before a browse round the indoor market.
A little reading for later
Coalville, by our founders and editors
Gofrendly founders Claudia Gård and Ulrika Lilja wrote this Coalville guide, which our team then edited, for North West Leicestershire women looking for friends in their own town rather than further afield.
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