Watcombe, Hele & Barton Newsletter Jan/Feb 2016
F
ull English anyone?….Community cafes, the hidden gems in our community. The Breakfast Club at the Windmill, the coffee bar at the Acorn and the Catch up Café at the Medway centre, all offer a place to meet friends, enjoy a very good value breakfast or lunch, or just a cup of coffee!
The Catch up Café run by local people who volunteer their time to provide a fantastic café offering breakfast or lunch for under £2.50 from 9.30-2pm on Wednesdays. With the added bonus of a table top sale where everything is 50p and a weekly raffle. Over the last year they have raised over £700 which goes back into the community. In December they put on a Christmas party for local families and donated £100 each to 1st Boy Scouts group and Watcombe Wanderers. Future plans include a trip out to the donkey sanctuary and an Easter party for children. The café is always busy, and there is always a warm welcome. It is a great place to meet people. New volunteers are always welcome too. The Breakfast Club at the Windmill is on Tuesday mornings from 9-11 and provides a full English for £2, child’s breakfast for £1, with as much tea and coffee as you can drink! The club is open to everyone and many families, single people and men working in the area are regular customers. Maureen says “ I have a good team of volunteers working in the kitchen, all have food safety certificates and like a good song, you have to have a good voice to work in my kitchen!” All money raised goes to the Windmill Kitchen fund which helps to provide kitchen equipment for the centre. The kitchen is an important asset to the community centre as many events and activities revolve around it. They also have charity support from ASDA who help to supply some of the food and Charity rep, Rachel also helps in the kitchen at busy times. Alongside the breakfast club there is also the foodbank and the Timebank, so it is a busy place to be on a Tuesday morning.
The Acorn Centre is opening its new state of the art coffee bar called the Pop in Cafe. Currently open on Mon Wed and Fri from 4pm -9pm as part of the youth club, serving real coffee, tea, shmoo milkshakes, toasted sandwiches, cheesy chips and paninis. Prices are kept low and there is a loyalty card system available. The café is run by volunteers and is starting slowly but have plans to open for a couple of hours every morning, so that parents can drop in after the school run for a coffee and a natter and workpeople from Tor 2 can pop in for a break... All profits made will go back into the Acorn centre. They are looking for more volunteers so if you fancy some work experience as a barista, then here is the opportunity! Contact Marilyn for more details of training.
What’s on We are very lucky to have 3 community centres in this area. The Acorn Centre in Barton, the Windmill Centre in Hele and the Medway Centre (formerly the Watcombe Centre) in Watcombe. We also have 2 adventure playgrounds, Woodend on Mincent Hill and Fort Apache off Pendennis Road in Hele. We also have several churches that are active in running groups and activities for all ages. Our friendly advice centre, Heles Angels on Hele Road can help with benefits, job finding, financial matters, housing issues etc as well as free use of computers and phones, if you need them.
Below is a diary of activities and events in the area for January and February. Correct at time of printing, but please call venue to check for changes.
Monday
Tuesday
Medway Centre
Medway Centre
Puppy School Evening, call 01803 311741
Acorn Centre
Social Badminton 10-12pm tea & coffee Included £3.50
Cash Bingo—eyes down 7.30pm, enquiries 01803 312026
Acorn Centre
Zumba - 10-11am with crèche £2
Mad Mo’s workout 1-2pm £3.50
Work Hub for 16-24 year olds, finding work, training courses to follow your interests. With Sophie & Laurie 07713 453861
Medium Night 7.30-8.30pm with visiting clairvoyants £1.50
Windmill Centre
Junior Youth Club 4-6pm , 50p a session. 8-11 years. Games Night
Breakfast Club– 9am –11.30am full English breakfast for £1.50
Timebank/Community builder drop in 9am-12pm
Pop in Youth Café 11 years & up 4pm-9pm
Street Dance 11 years & up 5pm –7pm
Windmill Foodbank—10am-1pm
Drama—11 years & Up 7-9pm
Doroyoku K (Martial art) - for all ages 5.30 -6.30
Torbay Folk Choir—7.15-9.15pm new members always welcome
Windmill Centre
Young Devon - Supporting young people to find employment, training & education 9am-4pm Mon-Fri Me & My Pen - Handwriting & literacy for young adults with learning difficulties
Barton Baptist Church—Coffee & Lunch Morning, open to the whole community. St Martins Church, Barton Parent & Toddler Group 10am term time only, for children 1 day old onwards
Looking for committee members… Could this be you? The Windmill Centre, Acorn Centre, Medway and Heles Angels are all looking for new faces to join their committees. Help shape your community by getting actively involved. Contact the centres for more information.
Wednesday
Thursday
Medway Centre
Medway Centre
Catch up Café—10am-2pm. Full English breakfast, bacon butties, dish of the day for lunch, all very reasonable prices. Plus a table top sale, everything for 50p and a weekly raffle.
Luncheon Club—every other Thursday 7th & 21st Jan and 4th & 18th Feb and 3rd March. £3.50 per person for two course meal and a cuppa To book call 01803 312026/311741
Line Dancing - 7.30pm -10pm
Craftivity Craft Club—£3 per head includes most materials
Acorn Centre
Family Workshop 10am—12pm £1 per family
Walking Football—11am-12pm 40 yrs and up. £1
Junior Youth Club—4pm-6pm 50p a session. 8-11 years £2
Pop in Youth Café—4pm-9pm
Tae-Kwando—6-9.30pm Junior to adults £20 per month
Acorn Centre
Community Circle—4-5.30pm Family social group, meet for fun, games craft, and play, everyone welcome. 13, 20, 27 Jan and 3, 10 24 Feb, and 2nd March.
Youth Club 7-9pm
Family Fun Time—10am-12pm £1 per family
Social Badminton—10-12pm tea & coffee included £3.50 Chair based exercise—11.15am-3pm includes lunch and activities £2 Mad Mo’s Workout—1-2pm £3.50
Junior Youth Club—4-6pm 50p
Pop in Youth Café—4-9pm
Table Top Games Club –5-10pm over 12s, under 12s must be accompanied by an adult. £1 per person
Friday Sports—7-9pm 11 years up. Wide variety of sports. Free T-shirt on registration. Free hoody after 10 sessions £1 per session
Barton Baptist Church—UFOs Under Five’s Parent & Toddler group in term-time between 9.30-11am Hele Baptist Church—Community coffee pot—10-12
Luncheon Club— every other Thursday 12pm , 14 & 28 Jan, 11 & 25 Feb £4 per head, call to book 01803 314876
Wat’s Up—First Friday of the month, 8th January, 5th February at 4-6pmpm Free fun for 5-11 year olds, games, snacks and a bible story
Acorn Centre
Young mums 12-2pm
Pre-employment—10am-12pm
Project Central: An LGBTQ+ support group Meets monthly, run by friendly, supportive workers. 13-19 year olds welcome. Contact George or Lorrie for more details on 01803 314876
Youth Club—11 years+ 7-9pm
Woodend– Busted Bikes 7pm-9pm over 12 years. Mechanic skills. Warm snack provided. Wear warm clothes. Free
Windmill Centre
Puppy Training—Please phone for details
St Martins Church, Barton Bingo 7.45pm
Woodend—Mini Growers club from 3.30-5pm
Medway Centre
Barton Baptist Church—Parent & Toddler group 1011am term times
Bingo—6.30pm and every other Wednesday 13 & 27 Jan, 10 & 24 Feb, 9 & 23 March
Friday
Badminton—6-10pm Primary to adults. Adult Learning
Windmill Centre
Windmill Centre
Saturday
Sunday
Medway Centre
Medway Centre
Available for hire for parties and events.
Puppy Training—Morning and afternoon
Quiz Night; 19th March 7pm. Entry adults £3, concessions £2 (price includes food). Bring your own drinks.
Acorn Centre
Acorn Centre
Puppy Training. Please phone for details
Available for hire for sports events, parties, etc
Table Tennis—10am– 12pm £2 Adults only
Windmill Centre
Windmill Centre
Available for hire for parties, special occasions etc.
Fort Apache—Play session from 10am-1pm adventure play in the woodland den building, camp fire cooking and free lunch. Wear old clothes. Opposite the Windmill Centre off Pendennis Road (Windmill Hill). Closed Jan and Feb.
Barton Baptist Church—Messy Church—First Saturday of the month 4-6pm Free meal included. St Martins Church, Barton—Coffee Morning 10-11.30am First Saturday of every month. Woodend—10am-2pm 1st Sat of the month. Bushcraft, craft, climbing wall, nature hunts, free warm snack. Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult.
Contact numbers If you would like to advertise your event, or have a story for the next edition, call Theo Tanser 07599 993987
by 20th Feb 2016
Acorn Centre
01803 328819
Apollo Gym
077240 799950
Barton Baptist Church
01803 311628
Heles Angels
01803 324323
Hele Baptist Church
01803 311706
Kings Arms Church
01803 475237
Medway Centre
01803 312026/311741
Scouts & Sea Scouts, Barton Downs
01803 401465
Community Builder /Timebank
07599 993987
Windmill Centre
01803 314876