CoMMuNITY AT 67

During the summer Community at 67 has been running a range of free activities for local families to give parents somewhere to go each week which is fun and gets all the children out of the house to share in an activity, the programme started with a craft activity run by the Community at 67 Craft Group (see picture).

The Centre is also continuing to run the Public Living Room on Tuesdays 12.30 – 4.00 which provides space where people can pop in for a cuppa, a light lunch, a chat with others, play some games if they wish and to get some light relief from day-to-day life.

Clare Hudson, who helps support the sessions, said: “Times have been tough for people in Keynsham with the pandemic and now the costof-living crisis and I don’t know anyone who hasn’t found it hard. The Public Living Room in Community at 67 is a place where anyone can take a break from their daily worries, have a chat and feel a sense of connection. Sometimes that’s all we need to help us to keep going. The feedback has been remarkable, people have told us that they come away with a feeling of belonging to the community and how much they feel valued and respected in the sessions. We ensure everyone is welcomed, as the hardest thing for some people is simply stepping through the door, but we hope once they make that step, they will meet a great group of people in our living room.”

The Autumn programme of activities re-starts in September to include the Monday Code Club for children in Years 4 – 6, Friday IT Café for anyone that needs help with IT (from knowing nothing about IT to wanting to know how do a particular task) and the Wednesday morning Coffee and Craft Group. The Centre can also be hired out to local groups who want to use the well equipped centre at reasonable prices. For details, see the website www.community-67.org or email enquiries@community-67.org.