Windmill Hill Community Centre

We have several after school classes at the Community Centre

New for after the Easter holidays! Raving Kids! – Mondays 3.30-4.30pm term time only. A fun dance club for energetic kids that love great dance music. For ages 8 and up. £5 per child. To book email Farrah at farrahfortnam@gmail.com

Art Club Termtime Tuesdays 3.45-5.15pm for children ages 6-11. Learn about Art Techniques and Artists with qualified Art Teacher Lucy Fox and Practitioners Bethany Griffiths and Alice Freeman . Contact Lucy by email leftylucy41@gmail.com

Football Fun for Girls! 5pm Wednesdays termtime. Ages 4-7 years. Beginners welcome. Learn football skills. Fun, safe, friendly, energetic! Contact Juliette on 07948 815887 or email wbsoccerschools@yahoo.co.uk

JKD Juniors Fridays 4-5pm a modern, fun reality based martial art for kids! Open to all 6 yrs and above. No experience necessary. For all classes Contact Paris on 07846 687129, email bournejkd@gmail.com or find Jeet Kune Do Bristol on Facebook and Instagram

The excellent local band Jesus Bolt will be playing on Saturday 27th January along with several support singers. The bar will be open at 6.30pm, music starts around 8pm so please do come along and support the band and the Community Centre – it’s free to get in but places are limited so get there early!

The Police have set up local residents group meetings within the greater Bedminster area.
These groups are designed to give residents the opportunity to speak face to face with a
Police Officer, someone from Bristol City Council, as well as other agencies upon request.

A number of these groups are now running in South Bristol and have changed many things
in their areas from road markings to adding bins and benches to communal areas.

The groups hold a one hour meeting once a month at Windmill Hill Community Centre. The dates for meetings held here with PCSO Mat Badrick are on Tuesdays once a month at the following times:

Jan 16th 2pm-3pm
Feb 13th 2pm-3pm
Mar 12th 2pm-3pm
Apr 9th 2pm-3pm
May 28th 6pm-7pm
Jun 25th 6pm-7pm
Jul 23rd 6pm-7pm
Aug 20th 6pm-7pm
Sept 17th 6pm-7pm
Oct 15th 6pm-7pm
Nov 19th 2pm-3pm
Dec 17th 2pm–3pm

If you have any issues you would like to bring attention to, please attend the meeting. The
number to report crime should be done the normal way by phone on 101 or 999.

Please check with us if you are making a special arrangement to attend any meeting, as
there are sometimes unexpected cancellations due to the nature of Police work. Our email
is info@whca.org.uk.

Local Councillors Lisa Stone and Ed Plowden hold their surgery at the Community Centre on the first Tuesday of the month from 4.30pm to 6pm. This is an opportunity for any ward resident to talk to the Councillors to seek advice or raise issues. Please come along for a chat.

The AGM of the Windmill Hill Community Association and the Windmill Hill Social Club will be held on Thursday 28th September commencing at 8pm. The bar will be open at 7pm.

All memberships become due on 30th September so we would encourage you to attend the AGM and renew your membership at the same time. Existing members who renew their membership before the meeting starts will get a free drink! You can renew memberships after this date but if they’re not renewed within a month then a new membership will have to be applied for and the one off £1 ‘share’ will have to be paid again.

The AGM is to report on the past year at the Community Centre, and to receive and review the financial accounts. Notices are up on the noticeboard at the Community Centre in case we do not have a member’s email address.

Please try your best to attend – your Community Centre is run by volunteers and needs your support!

Any queries, please get in touch on info@whca.org.uk.

We’re running our now annual Family Fun Day this year on Saturday 23rd September!

We’ll have fun and games, with taster sessions, refreshments and music spread across the Community Centre, St Michaels and All Angels church opposite and the church lawn.

We have popular fitness instructor Sarah Langford giving a free taster class of fitness pilates at 2pm-2:45pm in the large hall. If you’ve always fancied doing pilates do come along and try it for free! Sarah runs several classes weekly at the hall.

At 3pm – 3.45pm local choir leader Rosie Sleightholme will lead a free harmony singing workshop teaching some simple songs to brighten up your day. You don’t need any singing experience to join in as Rosie will teach by ear. Rosie runs three local community choirs Folks and Bairns Parent & Baby Choir, The Rising SunSingers (both at St Michael & All Angels) and People of Note (at St Pauls in Southville). Message the choir’s Facebook page if you’d like to book a free taster for the new term.

Lucy Fox, who runs the popular childrens after school Art Club at the Community Centre on a Tuesday, will be doing a crafty hour for children from 3pm in the small hall

Amongst others from 2-4pm in the Small Hall to chat to residents will be our local councillors Lisa Stone and Ed Plowden, BS3 Wildlife Group, Victoria Park Action Group (VPAG) Action Greater Bedminster and trustees from the Community Centre.

There will be fun and games on the church lawn from 2-4pm with all the old favourites like guess the name of the cuddly toy, hoop-la, tin can knockdown and much more and lots of prizes for the children!

Refreshments will be served from the church hall 2-4pm.

The bar will be open in the evening from 6.30pm and we’ve got our local favourites, Hester Miller, South Bristol Ukes, Alan Stilton, Goldfinches and The Big However playing from 7.15pm.

19:15 SOUTH BRISTOL UKES

followed by ALAN STILTON

HESTER MILLER

GOLDFINCHES

and the BIG HOWEVER

We have The Jesus Bolt playing live at the Community Centre this Friday night (16th). The bar opens at 7pm.

Come along and support a local band and your Community Centre – all welcome!

www.thejesusbolt.co.uk

www.hazelwinter.co.uk

Board Games Night is on Saturday! We’ll have a whole range of games out to play, with some expert support on hand.

Our pool table will be out as well as darts and cards – something for everyone. Starting 8pm in the Members’ Bar. Free entry.

If you’re not already a member, do sign up at www.whca.org.uk/membership.

Come watch the Eurovision Final with us on Saturday 13th May from 8pm.

King Charles will be crowned in Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May.  The service starts at 11am. We will be showing the action live from 10am on our big screen until whatever time they get back to Buckingham Palace.

We will have some craft activities for children in the large hall and teas/coffees/cakes will be available from our kitchen.

Everyone is welcome.

Donations of cake will be gratefully received!