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.
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.
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
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.)
You’ll be pleased to know that the builders are nearly finished with the new kitchen, just in time for the Centres activities to resume.
We are busy planning an event to celebrate the centres new kitchen space on October 25th and the Real Junk Food Project are slowly moving their equipment into the new space. If you have been following the build on our social media pages here is a hot off the press photo from this week.
We are excited to show off the finished kitchen the the next week, and look forward to the formal opening next month.
Meet staff from each of the 10 community centres in LBRuT as they introduce Your COmmunity Centre Week 2024
Your Community Centre Week returns this September! Join us from 16-20 Sept and explore all the opportunities your local community centres provide. You can also enjoy one of our vintage bus tours 🚍 Whether you are looking to get involved or find a new activity or hobby, come along and join the fun!
We have also introduced a one stop shop for all your information needs about the community centres within Richmond upon Thames. Why not head over to Your Community Centres – Where Connections Thrive to discover what goes on at your local community centre.
We look forward to meeting many of you on the vintage bus tour and at the cream tea.
We are nearly at the end of week 3 and thought that we would update you on our kitchen build.
As you can see the kitchen space looks completely different. The base frames for the cupboards and work tops are in place and the new boiler has been installed and is working. The flooring is the next step as is plastering the walls and making ready for the installation of wall cupboards.
It’s progressing well and the builders are working hard. We are looking forward to watching the kitchen take more shape in the next coming weeks. More photos can be seen on our social media accounts, why not follow up on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook.
We are delighted to have secured funding from Richmond Council (Community Infrastructure Fund) to update and extend the Centre’s kitchen facilities and to rationalise and update the Centre’s boiler arrangements.
The building works are planned to start on Monday 15th July and these works should take approximately 6-8 weeks so the estimated finish date is no later than Friday 6th September. This work has been planned to take place during the summer period when the Centre tends to be quieter.
The area of the build will be isolated from the gym and meeting rooms to enable activities to continue during the building works. The kitchen will however be out of use. There is bound to be some noise and disturbance but we are working to manage and minimise this and to keep as much of the Centre’s activities going as possible as follows:
The Gym
The Gym will be open as normal throughout the building works and all gym users will be welcomed in the usual way.
You should however be aware that the lockers will not be available and the toilet at the gym end of the building will not be available for some of the period of the build. The toilets at the other end of the building, near the manager’s office, will continue to be available. Gym staff will be able to answer any questions you may have.
The Real Junk Food Project (TRJFP)(Wednesday 11.30-1.30)
TRJFP will be running throughout. The lunch offer will be adjusted as there will be no access to the kitchen, but there will still be plenty of lunch options available as well as food to take home.
Yoga (Tuesdays 10-11 and Chair Yoga Thursday 2-2.45pm)
Yoga will continue throughout the building works and throughout the summer.
Pilates (Mondays 2.25 and 3.15pm)
There will be Pilates sessions offered for some weeks during the period of the building works. The Pilates Instructor will provide details directly to people who attend the Pilates classes.
Table Tennis(Tuesdays 2-4pm)
Table tennis session will continue throughout the building works and the summer.
Cambrian Community Choir (Mondays 12-2)
The choir will be running until July 15th and then will be taking a break throughout the summer period. We look forward to welcoming the choir back in September.
For other activities the activity leader will be able to provide details. .
We will keep you updated on the building works and look forward to being able to show off the new kitchen in September. Please do not hesitate to contact David Lemon, Centre Manager, with any queries about the building work or the activities on offer at the Cambrian Community Centre.
Thank you in advance for your patience and tolerance during this process
The gym and all centre activities will be closed on Monday 27th May for the Bank Holiday. Everything will be operating as per normal from Tuesday 28th.
I am very pleased to announce Karen King’s appointment as Charity Director of the Cambrian Community Centre.
Karen is currently Manager of Ham and Petersham SOS. She will be moving to her new role with the Cambrian Community Centre with effect from 3rd June 2024.
The Charity Director post is a new part-time post, equivalent to 3 days a week, and is in addition to the existing staff team at the Centre. Karen will focus on developmental and strategic work and support for the Trustee Board as well as taking overall responsibility for the Centre. David Lemon’s role as Centre Manager remains substantially the same – he is responsible for all operational matters in relation to the Centre.
This new post is an exciting step change for the Centre and will enables us to continue to grow what’s on offer.
We have been able to increase the Centre’s staffing in this way as a result of grant funding we have received, most notably a three-year core cost grant from Richmond Parish Land’s Charity, for which we are grateful.
