Community Centre News

Centre Update – May 2021

On 12th April, children’s groups were able to resume their classes and groups at the Centre. This includes 2nd Rainbow and Brownies, Vibe Dance Academy and Baby Sensory. In addition, ‘ Weight Watchers (classed as ‘non-essential retail’ under Covid restrictions), resumed their regular Saturday morning work shops.

From 17th May, adult classes can also resume. This means that Sit Fit, the Happy Reading Group, Knit and Natter and Ladies in Stitches are set to return.

Please look at the What’s On page for details of how to enrol in these classes.

Bookings

Do you need a venue for your group to meet? Do you have any ideas for a class or would like to run one? Feel free to contact the Centre Manager by telephone (0151 608 4429), email centremanager@christchurchhigherbebington.org.uk

or in person at the Parish Office on Tuesday mornings.

Julie Scarsbrook                 Sarah Loach

Centre Administrator           Centre Supervisor

October 2019 News

A warm welcome to the Community 

Centre news page. This month, the theme is food and eating. There is a 

saying that ‘you don’t need a silver fork to eat good food’, and the Centre has hosted a few events recently, where sharing food with love is a definite theme. This 

includes the Maundy Thursday Supper, the Passover Supper, the Christian Aid Breakfast, Rose Queen Afternoon Tea and Carers’ Lunch.

If you are interested in learning how to cook or developing your culinary skills in a friendly relaxed environment, the 3L’s Class may be for you. John and Sue Dodd run this class and this month, they have contributed this piece for the Newsletter:

‘Tasty Cooking. Friday afternoon

Friday afternoons in the centre are filled with interesting smells and aromas. They hit you from the front door and have tormented the people in the office for a number of years now. The food course is run by 3L’s for those over the age of 55. As members of the course put it ‘Sue, though having spent a 

career teaching tends to guide the course rather than lecture to us’. All sorts of people, of a wide range of ages and skill levels, from those claiming to 

only be able to burn toast, to those who have raised and fed families who want to try different things and extend their skills. It is not just a cookery course, but a chance to meet friends and socialise. The general banter and laughter is not mentioned on the course description but is an important part of the afternoon. There must be something to it as some members have been coming back term after term for over 4 years now and when places 

become available, they are soon filled. Besides learning new skills and 

recipes, having a laugh with friends, everyone goes home with a meal and pudding for two at the end of the afternoon.’

Bookings

Do you need a venue for your group to meet? Feel free to contact me by 

telephone (0151 608 4429), 

email centremanager@christchurchhigherbebington.org.uk or in person at the Parish Office on Tuesday mornings. Julie Scarsbrook Centre Administrator

Community Centre News – December 19 – January 20

A warm welcome to the Community Centre news page.

At the beginning of December, it will be one year since Sarah and Julie started working at the Centre. Time has certainly flown, we have both learned a lot and there have been quite a few changes in the Centre. We are blessed with a Centre that is always brimming with activity due to the variety of groups and activities which take place and this one of the most enjoyable aspects of working here.

 This year, we have lost some groups and gained others. More recently, a Tai Chi class has started in the Troughton Room. It takes place on Mondays at 1pm for one hour. It is open to all ages and abilities and you can go at your own pace. Each class costs £5 and you don’t need to book. In addition, ‘On Broadway’, a dance based ladies’ exercise class,  now runs on Wednesday evenings at 8pm for one hour. You will need to sign up online at ………Our local Labour councillors, Jerry Williams and Tony  Cottier, now have a drop-in surgery on Friday evenings between 6pm and 7pm. If you have any issues you would like to discuss with them, please come along and make your views known.

We are always getting requests to run children’s birthday parties at the weekend, particularly on a Saturday afternoon. This needs someone to be at the Centre to open up, then check the building has been properly cleaned and secured when everyone has left. You don’t need to be present for the whole event, which usually lasts around three hours. Sarah and Julie share this role between them, but some more people are needed to help out. There is a £25 fee for the role. If you are interested, please talk to Sarah or Julie.

It is traditional to make New Year’s resolutions as the year draws to an end.  We are planning to run wedding receptions for people who marry in the Church, starting in 2020. They will be in the form of either afternoon teas or ‘bubbly’ receptions in the Centre. Helen Byrne, Eunice, Sarah and Julie are in the process of contacting suppliers, putting ideas together and developing a web page.

Bookings

Do you need a venue for your group to meet? Do you have any ideas for a class or would like to run one? Feel free to contact the Centre Manager by telephone (0151 608 4429), email centremanager@christchurchhigherbebington.org.uk, or in person at the Parish Office on Tuesday mornings.

Julie Scarsbrook

Centre Administrator

Sarah Loach

Centre Supervisor

Spring 2019

A warm welcome to the Community Centre news page. This month, the theme is yoga, as we have a regular class for adults plus a new class for pregnant women.

Siobhan Mangan, who runs the adult class has contributed this piece: ‘Ready to make a change? Our welcoming Yoga group comes together every Friday evening, to take part in a restorative style yoga, which means you are able to develop flexibility and strength in a gentle nurturing way, as the pace is slow and Yoga props such as blankets, pillows and bolsters are used to help you ease into Yoga poses with confidence and at your own pace. Each week has a theme such as ‘Yoga and the lower back’, ‘Yoga and Anxiety’ or ‘Yoga and managing stress.’ Last month’s special was ‘Yoga and Essential Oils’, where everyone learnt about essential oils, their uses and tried them during the class, to aid relaxation. Other classes are coming such as Beginners’ Yoga on a Saturday morning and early morning Yoga.

All equipment is provided, just bring yourself and dress in loose clothing, such as a tracksuit and tee-shirt. Please allow at least 2-3 hours after a meal before doing Yoga.

For more information or to book onto a class, just call Siobhan on mobile number 07803 306880 or glance at my website shangrilayoga.co.uk.’

A new class started up at the Centre in March. YogaBellies offers relaxed, supportive classes for prenatal women. Holistic practices and yogic techniques are used to guide women through their pregnancy. No previous yoga experience is necessary.

Mats and pillows are provided. The class runs on a Wednesday evening starting at 8 p.m. in the Troughton Room. Becky Talbot, who runs the class lives locally and has two children. If you would like further information, please ring Becky on 07378 319270 or email her at becky@yogabellies.co.uk.

Bookings

Do you need a venue for your group to meet? Feel free to contact me by telephone (0151 608 4429), email centremanager@christchurchhigherbebington.org.uk, or in person at the Parish Office on Tuesday mornings.

Julie Scarsbrook, Centre Administrator