Groups
Churchdown Community Association includes links to related websites outside the CCA. These links are provided to offer further relevant information, which they may wish to explore. We are not responsible for the content of external websites.
- Churchdown Male Voice Choir
- Churchdown Choral Society
- Gloucestershire Advanced Motorists
- Churchdown Horticultural Society
- Churchdown Age Concern
- Coopers Edge Ballet School
- Slimming World
- Churchdown U3A
| Name | Active Balance – seated and standing exercise |
| Contact | Toni Vassilouthis 07803345702 |
| Details | 11.15 – 12.15 every Thursday |
| About | Exercise class for improving balance, muscle strength, joint mobility, coordination and endurance |
| Other | Qualified Postural Stability, OTAGO and Chair based exercise instructor |
| Name | Cheltenham & District Orchid Society |
| Website | www.cheltenhamorchids.org |
| Date/Time | Annual Show at the Community Centre. 2019 date is: Saturday 2nd March 2019 – 10.30 am to 4.00 pm |
| About | Cheltenham & District Orchid Society Annual ShowNursery & Society Displays, Plants for sale (Including Alpines), ‘Resident Artist’, Refreshments, Re-Potting & Advice – Free Parking. Bring your Orchid and have it re-potted for £1. Entry £2.50 |
| Name | Churchdown Book Fair |
| Contact | Terry Sims 01452 546879 |
| Website | https://churchdownbookfair.wordpress.com |
| Date/Time | The Book Fair is held on the first Sunday of the month – please see our website for more details |
| About | Churchdown Bookfair is Gloucestershire’s longest established Book Fair. Held on the First Sunday of Every Month at Churchdown Community Centre in the village of Churchdown in Gloucestershire. 1000s of quality second-hand & antiquarian books for sale from around 20 dealers. |
| Name | Churchdown Bridge Club |
| Contact 1 | John King (Chairman) 01242 252092 |
| Contact 2 | Sue Murray (Secretary) 01242 863347 |
| Website | www.churchdownbridgeclub.org.uk |
| Date/Time | Each Monday at 13.30 and 19.00 |
| Details | Friendly, Competitive, Duplicate Bridge. New Players always Welcome |
| Name | Churchdown Local History Society |
| Contact | Joan Hughes (Chairman) 01452 712529 |
| Date/Time | Second Thursday of the month starting at 7.30 in the Purple room |
| Details | Membership fees due at the AGM in May but visitors always welcome. Admission £3, includes refreshments |
| Name | Churchdown Patchwork and Quilters |
| Contact | churchdownpandq@gmail.com |
| Website | https://churchdownpatchworkandquilters.wordpress.com/ |
| Date/Time | 2nd and 4th Thursday evening 7.30 p.m. Sunday workshops 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. monthly – see programme for dates |
| Details | We are a friendly group of sewers who meet to learn new skills, share ideas and help each other. Usually one meeting a month with speaker/demo and one meeting ‘sit and sew’ our own projects or charity quilts. Guests welcome at all our meetings. See website for programme and door fees |
| Name | Churchdown Players |
| Contact 1 | Janet Clark (Chairman) 07540 092505 |
| Contact 2 | Ian Clark (Secretary) 07540 074586 |
| Website | www.churchdownplayers.com |
| Date/Time | Wednesday evenings, Meeting Room. |
| Details | Churchdown Players, a friendly, village-based group who have been staging plays in Churchdown since 1958. Find out more about us by browsing our website or connecting with us on Facebook. |
| Name | Churchdown Ukulele Club |
| Contact 1 | John Payton (Chairman) 07759 823853 |
| Contact 2 | David Hier (Secretary) 01452 857316 |
| Website | https://churchdownukes.simdif.com/index.html |
| Date/Time | Every Wednesday in the upstairs room. We start playing at 7:30 pm, a break about 8:30pm and then finish at 10:00pm |
| Details | Players of all ages and abilities are welcome to come along and join us. It’s all about having fun singing and playing along to our very varied and comprehensive song book that spans the decades of popular music. Entrance fee is £2, refreshments 50p. |
| Name | Churchdown Wine Circle |
| Contact 1 | Richard Wright (Chairman) 01452 865837 |
| Contact 2 | Jill Colley (Secretary) 01452 712613 |
| Date/Time | 4th Thursday of the month at 7.45pm. |
| Details | We are a group of about 40 members and although we no longer make wine we do have 2 or 3 wine tastings a year. The speakers at our meetings cover a variety of topics and members can enjoy a drink from the bar and a chat. New members are always very welcome. |
| Name | ‘Clubbercise’ (Cath’s Classes) |
| Contact | Cath 07747 466807 |
| Website | www.cathsclasses.co.uk |
| Date/Time | Every Thursday 6.15-7.00pm @ Churchdown Community Centre |
| Details | If you like the idea of a fitness class that feels more like a night out than a workout then you’ll love Clubbercise. Fun, easy-to-follow dance routines using rave glow sticks to club anthems from 90s classics to the latest chart hits taught in a darkened room with disco lights. £4 a class and then an extra £2.50 if you would like the battery operated glow sticks. No need to book ahead, you can just turn up! |
| Name | Coopers Edge Ballet School |
| Contact | Angela Wright (Principal) 07817736345 |
| Website | www.coopersedgeballetschool.co.uk |
| Date/Time | Classes on a Monday evening 4.00-7.00pm |
| Details | Coopers Edge Ballet School – Inspiring Children to Learn. We provide ballet lessons in Churchdown for children from 2 ½ years old. Email address: info@coopersedgeballetschool.co.uk |
| Name | Glevum Lacemakers |
| Contact 1 | Jan Cowl (Chairman) |
| Contact 2 | Jackie Woodland (Secretary) |
| Website | https://www.glevumlacemakers.org |
| Date/Time | We meet on the second Saturday of alternate months (Jan, Mar, May, Sept and Nov) dates on website |
| Details | Glevum Lacemakers have over 115 members, 70-80 of whom meet bi-monthly at Churchdown Community Centre. Our membership covers Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Somerset, Oxfordshire and even Norfolk!All types of lace are made – Torchon, Bucks, Bedfordshire, Needlelace, Milanese, Honiton etc. All abilities are welcome. It is a self-help group as no formal tuition is available although we try to encourage new lacemakers. Speakers and suppliers are arranged for several meetings per year some on lace/crafts some totally unrelated to lacemaking. There is a raffle at each meeting, a quarter of the money taken goes to the group’s Charity of the Year. |
| Name | Gloucester IPMS (International Plastic Modellers Society) |
| Contact 1 | Ray Scofield (Chairman) 07979 246875 |
| Contact 2 | Jeff Brown (Secretary) 01285 659254 (after 7.30 pm) |
| Website | www.facebook.com/GloucesterIPMS/ |
| Date/Time | We meet once a month, on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 8 – 10 pm |
| Details | We are a group of like-minded people who enjoy a get-together and chat about scale modelling. There is plenty of experience here if you need to pick up a few hints and tips, and we have a wide variety of subjects modelled. Anybody with an interest in scale modelling is more than welcome, so come along and give us a try! |
| Name | Gloucestershire Short Mat Bowling Association |
| Website | www.GSMBA.org.uk |
| Name | MGM Fairs |
| Contact | Gail Tucker – Owner / Manager 07818 462448 |
| enquiries@mgmfairs.co.uk | |
| Website | www.mgmfairs.co.uk |
| Date/Time | Once a Year – in 2019 it will be Sunday, 19th May |
| Details | We organise 100% Dolls House and Miniature Shows around the UK, which are specialist fairs catering to everyone who has a dolls house, a miniature project, or just likes small things. Traders come from all over the UK to show and sell their dolls houses and miniature items. |
| Name | Physiotherapy led Pilates with Sally |
| Contact | Sally Church (Qualified Physiotherapist & Pilates Instructor) 01452 812940 / 07967 126219 |
| Date/Time | Wednesday 5.30pm-6.30pm (weekly) & Thursday 3.00pm-4.00pm (weekly) |
| Details | The classes are informal and kept to a maximum of 12 participants. Small classes ensure one to one time (if necessary) and the opportunity to ask questions, so you can be confident that you are exercising safely. I ask that all class members complete a short, confidential, health questionnaire; I am a physiotherapist so it is important to me that you are not doing any exercises that are unsafe for you. |
| Pricing | £42.00 for 6 sessions. If you have any questions about the classes, or you are interested in joining us, please do not hesitate to contact me, telephone 01452 812940 |
| Name | Tai Chi for Health |
| Contact | Toni Vassilouthis 07803 345702 |
| Date/Time | 12.30 – 1.30 every Thursday |
| Details | Low impact Tai Chi class – either seated or standing to improve balance, coordination, joint mobility and muscle strength. Recommended for Falls Prevention, Arthritis and Osteoporosis |
| Name | Thursday Painters |
| Contact | Jill Lowde (Chairman) 01452 714570 |
| Date/Time | Thursday 9:00 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. Weekly School term times |
| Details | Group do art in various media. Informal and no lessons. Social group as important as art. Any form of art or craft according to each member’s desire. |
| Name | Urostomy Association (Cotswold Branch) |
| Contact | Janet Payne (Secretary) 01242 250241 |
| Website | https://urostomyassociation.org.uk/local-branches/cotswold/ |
| Date/Time | Meeting dates are circulated to members by email. Meetings begin at 10am, with tea and coffee, and the business starts at 10.30. The meetings usually end at noon. |
| Details | Most members have a Urostomy or know someone who has. Please feel free to ring, e-mail or write to the Branch Secretary at any time for further information. |
| Name | Where the Heart Is Support and Social Group |
| Contact 1 | Pearl Stokes (Chairman) 01452 712058 |
| Contact 2 | Tony Stokes (Secretary) 01452 712058 |
| Website | www.gloucestershirewheretheheartis.com |
| Date/Time | Tuesday afternoons 3.00 p.m. |
| Details | For heart patients. Open to everyone because everyone is a potential heart patient. Our two instructors are both BACPR qualified (British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation). On the third Tuesday of the month we have a Meeting with a Speaker which starts at 2.00 p.m. |