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Groups and Activities
Café
St Sidwell’s Centre café is open on Wednesdays,Thursdays and Friday from 10.30am to 2pm It is run entirely by volunteers. It serves delicious, fresh, wholesome and inexpensive food, and all tea, coffee and hot chocolate is fair trade. It has been awarded the Queens Award for Volunteering.
Internet Access
available at St Sidwell’s Centre between 10am and 3pm, Mondays to Fridays. The first half hour is free of charge, then 50p per 15 minutes thereafter. Alternatively, you may choose to bring your own laptop and take advantage of our new Wi Fi access.It's very simple, just purchase a daily code for £1 and once connected, you can surf the web all day. We'll even let you plug-in your charger. Printing and photocopying also available from 10p per sheet.
Flying Start Children's Centre
The Flying Start Children's Centre, based at St Sidwells, works closely with local groups and agencies to ensure that a full range of support services are available to children 0-5. We work within the community with children 0-5 and their families for a 'flying start' in life. We cover St David's, St James, Newtown and Duryard.
Examples of the type of services currently available are: Treasure Baskets, Heuristic Play, Baby Clinics, Baby Clubs, Baby Oasis Café, Men and Toddler Groups and lots more!
For more information about Flying Start Children's Centre contact us on 01392 666224.
Hikmat
The Hikmat (Wisdom) Social Contact Centre is a Black Minority Ethnic elders’ project which is run by the Olive Tree Association. The drop in day centre is open on Tuesday for Chinese elders and Thursday for Muslim elders. The day centre is open to older people in and around the Exeter area who are black, Asian or from an ethnic minority. Transport can be provided in the Exeter area to and from St Sidwell’s. The Centre provides a subsidised cooked lunch, which can be enjoyed in a comfortable and supportive environment. We also have a women's only room on Thursdays. We offer help with locating services that give information and advice on a range of matters including financial advice, pensions and health awareness talks. Organized social events such as trips are also arranged, Hikmat offers an excellent opportunity for social contact in a friendly environment which is appropriately staffed. Hikmat enables people to form new friendships and contacts in a relaxed social cultural environment.
For more information contact us on 07976 876979.
Yoga For Life
From 15th September, a new yoga class for the over 50s, Monday mornings, 10.00 - 11.30am.
£6 or £5 concessions
With Sue Way (British Wheel of Yoga)
Meditation Classes
with Jonathan Dawson
Discover a way to calm, putting your troubles to one side and finding peace for a while.
£5.00 per session.
Call Jonathon for days and times of sessions on 01392 421139.
Bollywood Dancing
Dance classes for beginners of all ages, learning basic steps and routines from Bollywood movies.
Classes are held on:
Thursdays between 5.00 - 6.00pm (kids class).
Thursdays between 6.00 - 7.00pm (adults class).
For more information phone Madhuri on 01392 459644 or 07988 051741.
Smoking Cessation Group - Devon PCT
The confidential clinic consists of an initial 30 minute consultation with Nicotine Replacement Therapy available on prescription, followed by 6 weekly follow ups with support and motivation.
11am-1pm on Thursdays commencing 10th January 08.
For more information contact the Health Trainers on 01392 356937.
Baby Massage
Sessions run on Wednesday afternoons between 2-4pm. Contact the Children's Centre on 01392 666224 for more information.
Royal British Legion Women's Group
Sessions run
on Monday afternoons between 1-3pm.
Parent and Baby Group
Sessions run on Wednesday mornings between 10am-1pm, run by the Health Visitors.
Exeter Garden Club
Sessions run every second Tuesday of the month 7-9pm.
Molly Moo Cow Moosic
Sessions for children aged 0-5 years old using music and movement as a means of developing the 'whole child' providing activities, songs and games that assist our little people with every aspect of their development. For more information contact 01428 658858.
Sessions run on Wednesdays between 9.30am-12pm starting from 27th February 08.
Parkinson's Disease Society
The group meet once a month on the second Friday from 2 - 4 pm. Come along for a chat, drink and meet other younger PD members. For more information contact Penelope on 01392 439912 or email pj@dburchfield.freeserve.co.uk or Andy on 01647 440742 or email yappfarmer@aol.com
Eckhart Tolle 'Silent Meditation'
This is an easy and accessible meditation practise that can be learnt quickly and effectively. Sessions: 6.30 - 9.30pm Wednesday. Fee £3.00 per session.
For more information contact Larry on 07891 384339.
Polish Contact Group
An open social group for Polish people. This group meets on the first Sunday of each month from 3.30 - 6.30pm. For further details contafct Magda on 01392 202055
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