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Celebrating life
Improving quality of life
Strengthening community
Our A to Z of groups at St Paul's Community Centre.
We are pleased to be running a full timetable of activities
and will continue to work hard on keeping our information updated and correct!
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Chair Yoga & Slimming Support
Join our friendly, supportive group every Wednesday for our chair yoga class led by a professional instructor. If you’d like to keep an eye on your weight, you’re welcome to take part in an optional weigh-in. Doors open at 9:45am for the class to start at 10-11am at St Paul's Community Centre just £5 per session.
Come along to stretch, strengthen, and socialise in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere!
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Fun Days
Looking for a safe, warm, friendly place to go with your baby or toddler? This could be the place for you and your child to make friends and happy memories. Our sessions times are 9am-11.15am, Tuesdays, at St Paul's Community Centre, with plenty of space for toddlers. Just £1 per person (adult or child), no need to book.
Green & Arts Wellbeing Workshop
Wednesday afternoons at St Paul's Community Centre, this is a wonderful opportunity to try all sorts of different creative activities with a warm and friendly group of people from all kinds of different backgrounds! Get in touch with CAHN for dates and times on 07789 975 205.
Halliwell Befriending Service
Halliwell Befriending Service aims to provide a visiting, befriending and support service to housebound, isolated, disabled, lonely and mentally frail older people living in the Halliwell area. The offices are based in the community centre. For more information, please ring 01204 840808, or drop into the centre in a morning!
> Activities Club
Run by Halliwell Befriending Service, Light lunch is served while you can play dominoes, scrabble, do a few chair exercises, whatever you fancy joining in with. Fortnightly on a Monday 12noon-2pm, running the alternate week to Lunch Club
> Lunch club
Share a 2-course lunch with friends, raffle and a game of bingo. Meets fortnightly on Mondays, 11.30am-1.30pm in the Community Centre. Contact HBS to enquire about spaces.
> Crafts & Games Group
Tuesdays 12:30-2:30pm in the Community Centre. Sewing, knitting, cardmaking, dominoes, adult colouring books and more! A safe and warm place to learn new crafts skills and enjoy expressing your creativity.
> Digital drop-in & Breakfast club
Run by Halliwell Befriending Service, this is an opportunity to have a bit of breakfast and learn digital skills in a warm and friendly environment.
Thursday mornings 9:30 -11.30am in the Community Centre
Kabod Sanctuary
Meets in the St Paul's Community centre, Sundays 12-5pm, Visitors welcome.
Line Dancing
A warm and friendly group of dancers at St Paul's Community Centre on a Friday mornings, doors open at 9:45 for the class to start 10am-11am. Just £3 per class, and you can pay as you go.
St Paul's community WhatsApp group
An online community group to help you stay connected to others in local area, share news, encourage each other. Open to all who use the Community Centre or live locally. Contact us for more details
Thursday Friends
This welcoming group is all about building friendships and community connections. Join us for an afternoon of bingo, Scattergories, lunch, and brews — all in good company! at St Paul's Community Centre, Fortnightly onThursdays 12.30-2.30pm. Come along, make new friends, and enjoy some fun and laughter together.
Contact us for more details!
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Walking Group
We have a lovely group that meets for a gentle walk around the Smithills and Halliwell area. Not done much walking? Or not used to walking far or fast - this is the group for you! Meeting at St Paul's Community Centre, every Monday around 9:50am for a 10am start. Contact Aileen on 07521633716 or email community@hopes4halliwell.co.uk for more details.