Windmill Hill Community Centre

As part of Sustainable Fashion Week we are hosting our first kids clothes swap for kids aged 3-11 organised by Making Mend’s Sarah Oxley . Refresh your kids’ Autum/Winter wardrobe wardrobe in an affordable and planet-friendly way!

It’s not just a clothes swap there’s:

screen printing to bring new life to your clothes with Print Paradiso,

drop-in clothing repair and upcycling workshop with Weaving Change

drinks and snacks served in the small hall (please bring your own cup if possible!)

a kids’ play corner courtesy of the South Bristol Toy Library.

Please grab a ticket and spread the word! The more clothes we have to give new life the merrier.

Find out all about the event and how the clothes swap works and tickets please visit the Making Mends website where you’ll also find details about the monthly Fix Club events at the Community Centre Bring along your repair pile to work through, learn tips and tricks, and meet new people!

The AGM of the Windmill Hill Community Association and the Windmill Hill Social Club will be held on Thursday 25th 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 will be holding our annual Open Day on Saturday 20th September kicking off with games for the children on the St Mikes Church lawn (inside the Community Centre & Church if it’s raining) from 2pm to 4pm. All the favourites will be there – smash the Maltester, Hoop-La, Knock down the cans, name the cuddly toy, snail racing etc. There will be a craft activity too and facepainting. St Mikes will be selling teas, coffees and a range of cakes and biscuits. Please bring some cash for the childrens games – there’s lots of prizes!

Retrofit West are paying a visit to offer advice in the fight against climate change, including reducing carbon emissions, improving energy efficiency, creating local jobs, and improving the health and well-being of residents.

The bar will be open in the small hall from 4pm, where you’ll be able to buy pizza and drinks. We’ll have live music from Benny J. Hayes, the New Cut Collective, The World of Alan Stilton, Nigel Greville, Toby James and Hester Miller from 5pm till late – please come along and support your Community Centre and have a great time too!

The new toilets are now virtually finished and in use. We are just finishing off a few small elements, including painting.

A huge thank you to everyone for bearing with us while the building works closed part of the building, especially all the class and group organisers. Don’t worry, the portaloos have now gone!

This work has been funded by Bristol City Council, John James Bristol Foundation and the National Lottery Community Fund. We’re incredibly grateful for their support, without which we couldn’t have begun to dream about such a big project!

You may have noticed lots of building work around the Community Centre over the last few weeks!

We’re currently refurbishing our toilets to create a brand-new, separate accessible toilet. This will hopefully make the building much more accessible to those with disabilities or mobility issues, as well as providing a bit more space for nappy changes or for anyone else who needs it.

In the meantime, we have temporary portaloos installed in the back garden. All classes and groups are going ahead unless you’ve been told otherwise.

A huge thank you to everyone for bearing with us while the works get done – we promise you it will be worth it when you see the final result! The toilets will hopefully be completed within the next month.

We’re running our annual Family Fun Day this year on Saturday 21st 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.

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 in the small hall from 2pm

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

The bar will be open in the small hall from 4pm, and them from 7pm in the large hall when we kick off our concert with our local favourites, Hester Miller, Odesa Steps, South Bristol Ukes, Goldfinches and Benny J. Hayes .

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, a facepainter and much more and lots of prizes for the children! If the weather is bad, the games will be moved into the large hall. Don’t forget to bring change for the games tickets – 20p each or 6 for £1.

The AGM of the Windmill Hill Community Association and the Windmill Hill Social Club will be held on Thursday 26th 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.

Here’s the schedule of the next round of the Euros footie which we’re showing on our big screen. Bar opening times are shown too.

Come along and support your favourite team as well as your Community Centre!

We will be showing selected matches on our big screen in the Euro footie competition which starts on Friday next week, the bar will be open during the matches.

Please find below a schedule of matches for the group stages and the opening times of the bar.

Anyone can come along to watch, but you will need a membership to buy a drink. Details are on the schedule and more matches will be shown after we know who has gone through to the next stages.

We have several after school classes at the Community Centre

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