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We’ve just opened the new Ash Tree Community Cafe in the foyer at Hesters Way Community Centre.

Why not come and enjoy a relaxing cuppa, a tasty sandwich or panini in our welcoming community hub. You can get a tea and home made cake for just £2, a home made soup and bread for just £2.50 and much more from our exciting new menu (see below).

We’ll be holding activities and events in the “blue” area of the bright new lobby space. Already we host a watercolour class on Mondays an Thursdays run by local artist John Hughes. There’s also a coffee and chat morning on the third Wednesday of the month run by counselling charity, Listening Post. There will be many more activities once our community development worker is in post !

We are offering volunteering opportunities at the cafe and already have a friendly team including Clare, Carol and Emma who are ably supporting Lareina the cafe manager.

If you would like to run an event or volunteer please call Lareina on 01242 575638 ext 304 for more information.

Click here to see the menu below

We have one new vacancies as below.

Please see the job description documents which includes all the information about the vacancies. If you would like to apply for this post please complete the application forms 1 and 2 and the equal opportunities form return to andyhayes@hwpartnership.org.uk before the closing date shown below.

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VACANCY

West Cheltenham Community Development Worker

Purpose of the job   To help implement the vision of the West Cheltenham Partnership by facilitating community development and identifying opportunities and issues in West Cheltenham Role   To organise, manage and run new activities, events and training particularly at the community centres To increase involvement of residents in local activities To recruit and manage volunteers to support activities and events To liaise with and signpost advice services including benefits, debt, housing, family support, community pantry and debt advice plus mental health services To plan and manage the related publicity including social media and community engagement To support the community pantry staff with signposting and membership referrals Conditions This post will require a DBS check and involve completion of safeguarding training This post may require some out of hours working and travel to meetings. Appropriate expenses will be provided Closing date 20th April 2025

Thanks to the hard work of Hesters Way Forum and the support of Cheltenham Borough Council and funders Enovert the new play equipment was unveiled on October 30th.

Lots of local parents and carers brought their little ones to see and play on the new equipment. The locals (and team!) were treated to home made cake courtesy of Councillor Simon Wheeler and teas coffee and biscuits form the CBC parks team. Kompan, the manufacturer of the two slides also came along with bunting, goody bags and the ever popular balloon machines!

The WCP have reconfigured the lobby of the Resource Centre to make an inviting community Hub. The new pastel blue and green colour scheme has won fans from both tenants and residents alike. Plans are now developing to fully furnish the new space and to reopen the cafe.

We’re running a survey to find out what activities and services the community would like to see running from the new hub. Here’s a link to the survey

If you would like more information or to talk to Ami, our community worker, pleas email ami.walker@hwpartnership.org.uk or call 01242 575638

The WCP have teamed up with Springbank Community Group, The Cheltenham Poetry Festival and the Music Works to provide a series or 10 workshops showcasing music and the spoken word.

Young people will be able to learn music skills from DJing to mixing and will be able to record their own songs on The Music Bus. There will also be sessions with acclaimed spoken word acts at the new Springbank Creative Space.

Join us Saturday 27th April 5-7pm for a session with spoken word artist Casey Bailey.

Take a look at his work with the link below.

Further sessions will take place on the following dates at Springbank Community Centre, just drop in.

April 27th 5pm Casey Bailey  / Music Bus / FREE PIZZA

May 2nd 4pm – 6pm Music Bus 

May 9th  4pm – 6pm Jack Pascoe  / Music Bus

May 16th 4pm – 6pm Music Bus

May 23rd 4pm – 6pm Jack Pascoe  / Music Bus 

May 30th 4pm – 6pm Music Bus (Half term …)

June 6th  4pm – 6pm Music Bus 

June 13th  4pm – 6pm Music Bus 

June 20th  4pm – 6pm Music Bus 

To join this FREE course email jmilton@wea.ac.uk or text/ call 07827832106

A survey of local young people was conducted by youth workers from Springbank Community Group over the summer of 2023. The aim was to provide ideas for activities at the proposed new creative space to be built at The Community Centre .

Here are the ideas;

We will be providing a warm room for local people to come to during the winter months. Please see the poster below for full information