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We are delighted to be hosting a visit by Clare from the South West London Energy Advice Partnership (SWLEAP) on Wednesday 29th November as part of the Real Junk Food Cafe Session (so pop in get a lovely warm lunch as well!).

As temperatures drop and worries about energy bills rise SWLEAP will offer practical advice and guidance to reduce bills and increase the energy efficiency of your home. This includes fitting LEDs, radiator foils and draught proofing. Clare will also have a number of free warm home packs for people who may benefit.

The session runs from 11.30-1.30 on Wednesday 29th November.

The Cambrian Centre is linking up with nearby Manor Road Allotments to boost supplies of fresh fruit and veg to the Reak Junk Food Café, which takes place at the Centre every Wednesday lunchtime.  The increasingly popular café provides hot and healthy meals in a welcoming atmosphere at the Centre every Wednesday on a pay-as-you-feel basis.

Centre trustees and supporters have got together with local allotment-holders to build a supply chain of seasonal fruit and vegetables that will minimise food waste and foster community engagement between the two organisations.

Manor Road Allotment committee have set aside a plot at their site beside North Sheen station to grow produce for community use, particularly through the Centre.  Chair Bill Collis, who helped launch the scheme, encourages individual plotholders to donate their own surplus fruit and veg.

Pumpkins, courgettes, spinach, rhubarb and apples fresh from the allotment are already entering the café’s cooking pots, supplementing supermarket surplus and enlivening adventurous and nutritious menus.

Plans for winter planting in the community plot are under way and will be guided by the Centre’s requirements. Allotmenteers are invited to visit the café on Wednesdays and familiarise themselves with the Centre’s activities.

Liz Nash 25 October 2023

We were delighted at the response to the first ever Your Community Centre week in Richmond. During the week 10 local community centres worked together to promote the richness and diversity of activities and experience available in the borough. Two vintage bus tours took passengers on tour of the borough’s Centres with a commentary provided by Angela Ivey of Visit Richmond. At the destination points (Whitton Centre on Tuesday 12th and Castelnau Centre on Friday 15th) passengers were treated to a classic cream tea and musical entertainment. Both of these tours sold out. We hope to run the week again in 2024. Our thanks to everyone who took part!

Richmond upon Thames, is fortunate enough to have ten independent community centres, each providing services, activities, support and facilities that contribute to lively community life in our lovely borough.

We are delighted to be taking part in the first Your Community Centre Week in Richmond. The week is a chance to shine a spotlight on the fantastic activities provided in the Community Centres found in the borough. There will also be two vintage bus tours taking passengers on a magical mystery tour around the participating centres.

We have produced the following map to outline the participating centres.

Please mosey on down to the Cambrian Centre for a free musical theatre performance by the Rah Rah Theatre Co on 21st June at 4pm. Country Roads is a Country and Western themed show for young and old featuring all the great Country and Western hits. The show will take place in the atrium of Dickson House.

The Cambrian Community Centre was delighted to host a visit by Sarah Olney MP last week to see the new Real Junk Food Cafe session running at the Centre on a Wednesday. The project utilises surplus food from local supermarkets to make a fresh and healthy lunch for visitors. There is also the opportunity to take home surplus food. The cafe and food distribution works on a “pay as you feel” basis and has been very well received by everyone who has visited. If you haven’t tried it, please come down and visit. Sarah enjoyed a lunch of soup, chicken couscous and dessert and enjoyed chatting to the local residents. The cafe is open every Wednesday 11.30-1.30.

The Gym and Community Centre will be closed for the upcoming bank holidays. These are

Friday 7th April

Monday 10th April

Monday 1st May

Monday 8th May (Coronation)

Monday 29th May

We are delighted that on Wednesday 15th March the Real Junk Food Project will be starting to offer lunches and surplus food distribution from the Cambrian Community Centre. The cafe will be open from 11.30-1.30 for “pay as you feel” lunches. We look forward to welcoming you!

Why not try some of the fun and life enhancing activities on offer at the Cambrian Community Centre this year?

Mondays- Zumba 9-10 Choir 12-2 and Pilates 2.20-4 (two groups)

Tuesdays- Yoga 10-11 Table Tennis 2pm-4pm and Creative Writing (1^st Tuesday of the month)

Wednesdays- The Real Junk Food Café (starting Feb 2023) Richmond Good Neighbours Tea afternoons 2^nd Wednesday of the month) Kids Capoeira

Fridays- Drawing 10-12- Papier mache 1-3 Local Cllr advice surgery 4.30-7.30pm (Last Friday)

For information on other sessions delivered by Learn English at Home, Richmond Ballet, Hartbeeps, Kim’s Crochet, Life drawing and others please visit the What’s On page or contact the Centre.

Come and join the Cambrian Community Choir for carols, mulled wine and festive snacks from 6pm on Monday 12^th December.