Spring is on its way…….
The start of the Kitchen Garden
The ladies taking delivery of the raised beds
Ready for the challenge !
The ladies taking delivery of the raised beds
Art Group
Monday morning art group with tutor Adele Benoit.
Community Car Scheme
Need transport for appointments such as hospital, doctor, dentist or opticians?
Do you have a relative or friend in hospital or a care home you would like to visit?
The Shropshire Community Car Scheme may be able to help.
This is a local volunteer run scheme for people where public transport is unsuitable or not available.
Your local coordinator will advise on contribution amount and any queries you may have.
For further information please contact:-
Local Coordinator Linda Field on
Telephone number 07597 713257
Monday to Thursday from 10am to 3pm not including Bank Holidays
Please leave an answerphone message if you ring out of hours and we will get back to you.
Our Local Food Café
Delicious freshly made food sourced from our Community Garden at affordable prices .
Since the closure of Belton Farm cheese shop WE NOW SUPPLY BELTON CHEESE!!
New for 2019 – We now have the facility to accept card payments in the cafe, (small minimum spend required).
Comments from some of our customers: “From the first moment this communal hub has made me feel welcomed. The staff are truly friendly people (not mcfriendly)”
” Extremely pleasant staff, the food good, tasty and fresh. Very well presented, café scrupulously fresh and clean”
“Friendly and helpful, very good with the kids and don’t mind the noise or the mess!”
” Very clean and organised. Friendly staff, lovely soup and bread. A little gem.”
“Had to look for it from the hospital but good entrance for disabled. Very welcoming”
“Easy to get into. Very reasonably priced and welcoming staff!
The Café also boasts wi-fi Internet facilities with a “house” laptop available during opening hours for free use by Café customers. Free wi-fi access is also available for Café customers who bring their own machines throughout our opening hours.
Café opening hours are currently 9.30 am – 3.30pm Monday – Friday.
Child Protection
Whitchurch Community Services Association recognises that, in its work with children and young people, the safety and protection of those children and young people is paramount and has priority over all other interests. Therefore, the Child Protection Policy has been devised to comply with procedures published by the Shropshire Safeguarding Children’s Board (SSCB). These procedures can be accessed via http://www.safeguardingshropshireschildren.org.uk/
Staff
Penny Beddoes – Chief Officer
Tom Nielsen – Youth Worker
Deborah Spiers, Employability Officer
James Goodchild – Health & Well-Being Officer
Linda Field – Administrator & Community Cars Coordinator
Lisa Dykes – Cafe supervisor
Toby Groom – Catering Assistant
John Griffiths – Caretaker/Cleaner
Jan Stephens and Nicola Groom – Youth Workers
Volunteers
Introducing our Volunteer team:
Art tutor:
Wendy Taylor
Digital Skills:
Stuart Ellis, Sofia Santos
Reception:
Kathryn Coddington, Margaret Hatton, Carol Walby.
Website
Chris Quinlan
Walk Leaders:
Vic Woodhouse, Roger Drummond, Nigel Stephens.
Community Car Scheme – Volunteer drivers Peter Taylor, David Wragg, David Corfield, Joanne Muir and Pat Davies
Healthy Eating/Cooking Tutor
Graham Baker
Volunteers are always welcome. If you are interested in joining our voluntary team, you can read about the roles here and talk to Penny on 01948 258220
