News – Cambrian Community Centre

Autumn Gym Fundraiser

Join staff, trustees and volunteers of the Cambrian Community Centre as they aim to raise money for new gym equipment. This year we have a two pronged approach. We are raising funds to replace one of the gyms exercise bikes and also to purchase a chair to accompany the MOTOMed Muvi that allows people of all abilities to exercise.

On Saturday October 11th between 8am and 3pm we are aiming to WALK, RUN, ROW or CYCLE the length of the River Thames. From source to sea the Thames is 238 miles in length and we are aiming to combine all distances covered (however great or small) to raise money through sponsorship.

If you are interested in joining us, you can sign up to do as much or as little on October 11th, alternatively you can sponsor one of the staff team to cover as much distance as possible on the day. Further information on how to sign up, sponsor or donate to the cause is available from the gym staff.

We are also holding a RAFFLE to be drawn at the end of the fundraiser, and we have been donated a variety of prizes, details of which can be found HERE. Tickets are £2 each, and area available for the gym team or Centre Manager David.

If you are interested in supporting the day, please talk call 020 8948 3351 or e-mail gym@cambriancentre.org

New Timetable Available

Our new flyer featuring our Community Activities Program Timetable is now available.

As the summer holidays draw to a close and the temperatures dip it is time for all of our health and wellbeing activities to resume.

If you would like to try out any of the activities shown in the pictures we offer a FREE taster session.

For more information on any of the activities, a FREE taster session, or how to register and book for an activity please contact David Lemon, Centre Manager on 020 8948 3351 or manager@cambriancentre.org #yourcommunitycentre #communitycentre #cambriancentre #cambriancommunitycentre #exercise #activities #community #charity #fitness #health #wellbeing #tastersessions

IT support returns to the Cambrian Community Centre

We are please to announce that in partnership with Age UK Richmond IT support for the over 65’s is available again through the Connect To Tech Project.

Join our regular IT Clinic on the second Monday of each month, 11:30am – 1:30pm
Bring your phone, tablet or computer along and get your questions answered by knowledgeable Age UK Richmond IT volunteers. At this clinic we can help you build skills, solve problems, master apps like shopping online or banking, and feel confident using technology.

The sessions are for one hour and free of charge, but prior booking is essential. To book your place, please contact David Lemon, Centre Manager on 020 8948 3351.

Your Community Centre Week Bus Tours Return

Join us to explore local community spaces in the Borough of Richmond!

Enjoy a Vintage Routemaster Bus tour with a delectable cream tea, and live music. Angela Ivey from Visit Richmond will provide informative commentary. Plus a guest appearance from the Mayor or Deputy Mayor of Richmond.

Book tickets here!

Starting at Richmond Railway Station Bus Stop Z, Kew Road, Richmond, London TW9 2NA. Meet at 1pm, with the tour beginning at 1.30pm. Be prompt!

Event runs until 4pm, with lifts back to Richmond Town Centre available at 4pm or you can make your own way home.

Children welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Book a ticket for each child.

For accessibility requirements contact us before purchasing tickets – info@etnacentre.org

Refunds available until 7 days prior to the event.

Hartbeeps returns to the Cambrian Community Centre in September

Hartbeeps is coming to Richmond at the Cambrian Community Centre this Autumn!

Join us on Friday mornings for magical, musical, and multi-sensory classes designed especially for babies and toddlers and their grown ups! From newborns to pre-schoolers, our classes are filled with music, movement, imaginative play, and lots of giggles!

7 week term (12th September – 24th October)

9.30am (Happy House) Toddlers and their siblings

10.30am (Baby Beeps) Sitting babies to standing

11.30am (Baby Bells) Newborn to sitting babies

Fun-filled sessions that support early development whislt having the cutest dress up in town and a new adventure every week! Come and see why Hartbeeps is the most original baby class in the UK!

Book here

Volunteers Needed

Call out for volunteers to join The Real Junk Food Project

Would you like to be part of a team that helps to reduce food waste and provides healthy low cost food to your local community?

The Real Junk Food Project is looking for confident cooks as well as servers to join their team at the Cambrian Community Centre on Wednesday mornings. You will be joining a dynamic team that creates healthy lunches for 50-70 guests per session, creating dishes from the food donations that arrive that morning. This is food that is rescued from the supermarkets and other local businesses that would otherwise have gone to waste. Our community cafes operate on a Pay As You Feel basis and are open to all members of our community.

Our team of chefs aim to create a soup, two main courses (at least one vegetarian) and a dessert each session. You will get the chance to be creative, and will learn techniques of how to cook dishes in large quantities if you don’t already have experience in catering. Our servers may be serving meals, pouring teas and coffees, or helping with the washing up.

The core hours are 9-11:30 for cooking and 11:30-13:30 for serving and the team are usually all packed up by 2pm.

If you are interested please contact Sarah at trjfp.twickenham@gmail.com or pop into the café one Wednesday for a chat.

New equipment for the gym

The Cambrian Community Centre would like to send a heart felt THANK YOU to the Victoria Foundation for the grant they gave the centre recently. The grant has enabled the centre to purchase a MOTOmed muvi to support gym users who have physical disabilities, neurological conditions and or are recovering from surgery or a fall.

The MOTOmed Muvi provides motor assistance to enable gym users the option to include all limbs in their exercise program with or without motor assistance. Our dedicated gym team are excited to include the MOTOmed muvi in more programs for more gym users in the coming weeks and months and we hope that it will make a great addition to the gym equipment list.

Please contact our gym team for more information on joining, restarting or leaning more about how exercise can benefit your everyday life.

Cambrian Community Centre Trustee wins Community Hero Award

Congratulations to Kate McCormack who won the Trustee of the Year award at last nights Community Heroes event at York House.

Each year Richmond upon Thames council receives a large number of nominations from the community in recognition of the work dedicated volunteers do across the borough.

Not only is Kate one of our dedicated trustees, she also volunteers for the Real Junk Food Project and she singlehandedly runs our social afternoons on Tuesdays which incorporates our table tennis group.

The Cambrian Community Centre is pleased that the borough has recognised Kates dedication to the centre, and we our proud to call her one of our trustees.

Well done Kate!!

New Stay and Play sessions at the Cambrian Community Centre

From Thursday 30th January 2025 we are launching a new stay and play session for children 0-4 years and their parents/carers.

This term time only 9:30-11:30am session allows children the opportunity to play and learn in a safe, welcoming setting with a variety of toys and experiences to be had.

For more information contact David Lemon, Centre Manager on 020 8948 3351 or manager@cambriancentre.org

Gym Fundraising Success!

Thanks to all those who took part in our run, walk, row or cycle the Thames event on Saturday 21st September. Collectively we managed to cover an incredible 116 miles (or up to Wallingford if you are using the Thames as a measure. )

It was a lovely event and everyone who took part seemed to have a lovely time although some were a bit stiff the following day.

If you would like to contribute to the fundraising please make contact with us. (The funds will either be used for new gym equipment or to subsidise gym memberships.)

Participants om the day- Thanks all!!