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Invitation to St Werburghs Community Association AGM
Posted by St Werburghs - 23/11/11 12:47pm - 0 Comments - news
This years Annual General Meeting: Tuesday 6th December 2011.
You are invited to the SWCA AGM which will be held in the main hall of the Community Centre from 1pm to 2:30pm.
Following the successful completion of Capital Project last year we would like to focus on sustainability and importance of community partnerships.
Keynote speaker will be Gus Hoyt, The first Green Cllr in North Bristol. Gus will be talking about the changing shift towards better and greener politics.
Please RSVP to Heather Murray, 0117 955 1351, heather@stwerburghs.org.uk
Lunch and refreshments are provided.
You are invited to the SWCA AGM which will be held in the main hall of the Community Centre from 1pm to 2:30pm.
Following the successful completion of Capital Project last year we would like to focus on sustainability and importance of community partnerships.
Keynote speaker will be Gus Hoyt, The first Green Cllr in North Bristol. Gus will be talking about the changing shift towards better and greener politics.
Please RSVP to Heather Murray, 0117 955 1351, heather@stwerburghs.org.uk
Lunch and refreshments are provided.
Christams Market 3rd December 2011
Posted by St Werburghs - 23/11/11 12:42pm - 0 Comments - news
Saturday, 3rd December 2011 10.30 am - 4.30 pm Community Christmas Market at St Werburghs Centre
Join us for a festive feast of all things creative - buy original arts and crafts from the best local artists and makers. We have over 30 stalls booked filled with personal, handmade and unique gifts for your family and friends.
On sale:
• Paintings, Photography, prints, stained glass & ceramics
• Handmade clothing and home accessories
• Natural, organic and fair trade skincare products
• Gift cards
• Fair-trade gifts
• Toys
• Indian and Tibetan gifts, Fused glass jewellery.
Yes, all of that and even more!
* Live performance by Rauken Dance and singing
* Cafe with homemade food and cakes
* Children activities
For more information please contact Goska on 0117 955 1351 or e-mail her on office@stwerburghs.org.uk
Join us for a festive feast of all things creative - buy original arts and crafts from the best local artists and makers. We have over 30 stalls booked filled with personal, handmade and unique gifts for your family and friends.
On sale:
• Paintings, Photography, prints, stained glass & ceramics
• Handmade clothing and home accessories
• Natural, organic and fair trade skincare products
• Gift cards
• Fair-trade gifts
• Toys
• Indian and Tibetan gifts, Fused glass jewellery.
Yes, all of that and even more!
* Live performance by Rauken Dance and singing
* Cafe with homemade food and cakes
* Children activities
For more information please contact Goska on 0117 955 1351 or e-mail her on office@stwerburghs.org.uk
Office Space at St Werburghs Community Centre
Posted by St Werburghs - 10/11/11 2:02pm - 0 Comments - news
Community Centre helps local residents discover the value of food from pasture to plate
Posted by St Werburghs - 22/09/11 12:21pm - 0 Comments - news
Bristol residents can discover the life cycle and value of food by learning how to grow and then cook their own fruit, vegetables and herbs with a free cooking and gardening course.
The Raking and Baking project run by the St Werburghs Community Centre.
Goska Ong, St Werburghs Centre manager, says: “The project is a great way for the people of Bristol to learn more about the origin of their food and some important life skills. Growing your own fresh vegetables and fruit is relatively simple and cheap, and learning how to make the most of this healthy food is obviously a big benefit.”
At the gardening sessions people learn how to manage a small garden using permaculture principles. The workshops include sessions on container growing, composting, sowing seeds, companion planting and harvesting. As well as gardening for food production there are also culinary and medicinal herb gardens.
The cooking sessions will focus on how to cook fresh, healthy and well-balanced meals and how to use the surplus of crops to last all year by making chutneys, cordials and jams. We will also run sessions on international cuisine which will include Italian, West Indian, Japanese, Somali and varied Asian cuisine.
“The best thing is that this isn’t something you need lots of specialist equipment for necessarily”, continues Goska. “People can learn the basics then take away what they’ve learned and do it at home. You don’t even need a garden; a window box can be used to grow fresh herbs.”
Raking and Baking is part of the St Werburghs Community Centre Outdoor Spaces project. The project aims to transform the area around the Centre into a garden for anyone in the community and further afield to use and enjoy. The project had a kick-start thanks to Stokes Croft-based Teleperformance raising money to build benches and flowerbeds for the front garden.
However, we are eager to find more sponsors and volunteers to help us with various elements of the Outdoor Spaces project such as a sensory garden and secure bike parking. If you would find this interesting or have any questions please get in touch. Contact: Goska Ong, Centre Manager at St Werburghs Community Centre on 0117 955 1351 or e-mail office@stwerburghs.org.uk
For more information please contact Goska Ong on 0117 955 1351 or office@stwerburghs.org.uk.
A full list of term dates and course topics are available on the projects page of the St Werburghs Centre website http://www.stwerburghs.org.uk/projects.php
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WHAT'S ON
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
St Werburghs Centre is recruiting volunteers to help us with various and exciting projects – film-making, bike repair project, photography & writing for our new community newsletter, photography & co-ordination for new Community Centre's website, organising workshops and events and general administration, reception or care-taking tasks.
The Management Committee and Staff of the St Werburghs Centre are fully committed to the recruitment and support of volunteers within our organisation.
We hold the belief that volunteers can provide a variety of skills and experience that would not otherwise be available. We also recognise that volunteers require satisfying work and personal development and will seek to help our volunteers to meet these needs.
To find out more please download our Volunteer Policy.
If you would like to get involved and make a difference in your community please contact Goska Ong on 0117 955 1351 or e-mail office@stwerburghs.org.uk
The Management Committee and Staff of the St Werburghs Centre are fully committed to the recruitment and support of volunteers within our organisation.
We hold the belief that volunteers can provide a variety of skills and experience that would not otherwise be available. We also recognise that volunteers require satisfying work and personal development and will seek to help our volunteers to meet these needs.
To find out more please download our Volunteer Policy.
If you would like to get involved and make a difference in your community please contact Goska Ong on 0117 955 1351 or e-mail office@stwerburghs.org.uk
OPPORTUNITIES
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
St Werburghs Centre
Horley Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9TJ
Gardeners and Chefs
Part time Volunteers needed to help us running our Raking and Baking Project - Free Gardening and Cooking workshops.
The Project will start in September, the workshops will be run weekly and we are looking for people who can commit to come for 8 weeks at the time.
Dates and times are still to be agreed, depending on availability.
The role will involve:
Gardening - Creating a mini allotment/garden using planters around the Community Centre, helping workshop attendees, sharing skills and knowledge, working with the Centre staff and other volunteers. The main focus is to teach how to grow food in small places, manage a small garden and how to plan it, so the crops fit the needs.
Cooking - running a series of cookery classes which will focus on how to cook fresh, healthy and well-balanced meals, we hope to get volunteers from all ethnic groups to share both recipes and cooking techniques, to include Somali, Arabic, Chinese, Polish, Japanese and Asian food.
We will need help with everything from sourcing the soil and plants to administrating and promoting the project! If you are enthusiastic about growing your own food and can spare a few hours each week, please contact us!
For more information please e-mail office@stwerburghs.org.uk
or telephone Goska Ong on 0117 9551351
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
St Werburghs Centre
Horley Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9TJ
Part time Volunteer needed to help us running our Free Tea Dance workshops for over 50's
Thursdays 1 to 5 pm
Weekly, starting 3rd of March 2011 (excl. half term) finishing 21st July 2011
The role will involve:
Setting up the room
Setting up refershments
Welcoming workshop attendees
Clearing up refreshments and washing up
Liaising with the Centre staff
Helping to recruit new attendees
For more information please e-mail office@stwerburghs.org.uk
or telephone Goska Ong on 0117 9551351
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
St Werburghs Centre
Horley Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9TJ
Part time Volunteer needed to work on our Energy Saving Scheme
The role will involve:
Collecting and inputting data onto excel spreadsheets
Presentation of outcomes using description and charts
Liaising with the Centre staff
For an application form please e-mail office@stwerburghs.org.uk
or telephone Goska Ong on 0117 9551351
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
St Werburghs Centre
Horley Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9TJ
Marketing Officer
We are looking for a volunteer to help us keep our website up to date as well as to create social networks accounts and administrate them according to what news we have. If you can spare a couple of hours per week and are interested in this role, please phone Goska Ong on 0117 955 1351 or e-mail office@stwerburghs.org.uk
Registered Charity No: 1074495 Company Limited by Guarantee No: 3713212. St Werburghs Centre is grant aided by Bristol City Council 
