Coronavirus statement from the Beechtree Centre -updated 19th October 2020
The Centre is staffed 10-3pm Mondays to Fridays but our café remains closed. Staff are at the end of the phone to talk to you about room hire, our employability programme BBO, the youth project, Walking for Health and other enquiries on 01948 258220 or you can email info@btcc.org.uk
Track and trace, social distancing and sanitisation continue. We are monitoring government guidelines and local lockdown advice to stay safe. Please do not visit the centre without a prior appointment as we are unable to admit you. Thank you for your support.
Community Car Service drivers are following strict safety guidelines with hospital bookings taking priority. Please call us on 01948 664447 between 10am and 3pm Monday to Friday for information and bookings. We are grateful to our volunteer drivers for providing this vital service.
Our now weekly luncheon club is on Wednesday and there is a roast dinner followed by roulade. Call us by 12 noon on Tuesday if you want to book for this week or book early for next week. Places are very limited due to social distancing guidelines.
Walking for Health is also on Wednesday – please meet Nigel in the car park at the rear of the Civic Centre at 10am for a socially distanced long walk.
Welcome to the Beechtree Centre
Our mission is providing a safe space and services that support
healthy living, learning and wellbeing in our community
Contact us on 01948 258220
Opening hours – Monday – Friday 10.00 am to 3.00 pm
WCSA Registered Charity no. 1073546
We aim to:
- Involve everyone
- Promote health
- Provide a range of activities for physical and mental wellbeing
- Provide a safe and comfortable environment
- Offer short and 1-2-1 digital skills sessions and courses
- Give support getting back into work, training and volunteering
- Provide fun and supportive youth activities
- Offer a base for other local services and activities
- Support a variety of counselling services
Activities
Computers
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Youth Project
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Art & Craft
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Move it or Lose it
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Into Work
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Community Garden
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Café
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Walking for Health
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Latest News
- Chilli and ice cream!
We had another lunch here with some very happy customers. Who doesn’t enjoy an ice cream sundae? Especially when it looks like this. We have had some lovely feedback about how safe and special Lisa and Toby make people feel when they come here. Some of our customers are anxious about leaving their homes so it is a real treat for them to come here. …Read more
- Luncheon club update
Lunch went down a treat on Wednesday with some yummy pudding to cheer us up on a grey day. We love hearing the chat and having our cafe staff around and are looking forward to seeing them weekly from now on. Here are the menus for the next two weeks and bookings are already coming in so don’t miss out.
Join us for some “bangers and mash” with a twist and some rib sticking syrup pudding and custard. Perfect grub for an autumn day! Book now as places are going fast.
- revive your vibration – meditation programme
A unique 6-week experience with only 6 available places starting on Thursday 5 November at 10am. Each session lasts 90 minutes. Please contact Carolyn on 07557 785961 or email revivalholistics@gmail.com for a programme overview and/or to reserve your place.
- Luncheon club
Fish and chips were on the menu and we had a good turnout for the second of our Wednesday lunches. It was good to see people who have not been able to get out and who have been worrying about going to restaurants. We follow strict social distancing guidelines and are doing our best to provide a safe and enjoyable experience. We are planning to …Read more
Fundraising appeal.
As a charity, we need your support more than ever to help us fund the services and activities we provide for our local community. Due to the ongoing pandemic and the national lockdown, we have lost substantial income from our café and room hire. If you would like to make a donation to support the Beechtree, you can do so by clicking on the donate button. Donations are processed for us by PayPal and in order to make the button work, PayPal may place cookies on your computer. You can read more about cookies on our Cookie Policy page.
Beechtree Newsletters
Below are links to our latest newsletters, these are all in PDF format, you will need to have the ADOBE Reader installed on your system which you can get by clicking here.
- Autumn Newsletter 2020
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- Winter Newsletter 2019
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- Summer Newsletter 2019
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- Spring Newsletter 2019
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- Winter Newsletter 2018
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You can access our older newsletters by clicking on this link.
