Cottenham Community Centre
Volunteers
Perhaps you are new to the area – if so, a warm welcome awaits you – volunteering at the coffee shop is a great opportunity to meet people, learn new skills, add to your CV and be part of a very worthwhile community facility. Please have a chat with Jane Tel 01954 202109 (when open) or manager@cottenhamcc.org.
Trustees
By the time you read this, the AGM will have been held. Would you like to help manage this wonderful facility and/or help organise an event on behalf of the charity?
The trustees are hands-on as well as making key decisions. Do let me know if you would like to know more.bookings@cottenhamcc.org
The Coffee Shop is now open 10-2, five days pw and 10-4.30 on Mondays
Just come along, or to reserve a table or to place a takeaway order you can call us on 01954 202109 during opening hours only. There is some outside seating available as well.
Jane, Tricia, and the team look forward to welcoming you.
Come and enjoy a great coffee or tea or hot chocolate, delicious scones and cake or great light lunch from our menu. Bring your friends and family.
Please note the coffee shop (only) will be closed Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 June inclusive for the Queens Jubilee closures except for quiz night on Friday 3 June. Also Monday 22 to Tuesday 30 August inclusive for a summer break.
Events
Quiz night on Friday 3 June. Back by popular demand:
Test your pop music knowledge with questions from the 1960s to 2012, featuring a Royal round of course!
Teams of up to 6 people, £5 per head. Pay bar and bring your own nibbles.
Tickets available from the coffee shop and also online.
Community Cinema on the first Sunday of the month including
Sunday 5 June – more info later
July 3rd: THE DUKE.
August: no cinema
Films starts at 7.30pm each time. See top class films at a fraction of the cost and without having to travel. Full details at https://www.facebook.com/CottenhamCommunityCinema/
Check https://www.facebook.com/CottCommCentre for Fen Edge Festival 24-26 June events at the Community Centre
Funds and membership
We welcome your support. Membership is just £15 for an individual (seniors £10) with a loyalty bonus of a free beverage after you have bought ten drinks. You will also get a 10% discount on one-off room hire. Please download a membership form here: https://www.cottenhamcc.org/membership/
If you are shopping on-line, please consider using (it costs you no more) Easy Fundraising or Amazon Smile for Cottenham Community Centre (which will then receive a small percentage)
We now have attractive gift vouchers – please consider buying (Easter will soon be here!) as a gift for someone local. Contact treasurer@cottenhamcc.org
If you can help with fundraising in any way, please do get in touch – ideas welcome. We hope our next project will incorporate solar panels, to offset our energy bills.
Classes and room hire
Many classes, including Pilates, Yoga, Dance {separate classes for adults and children}, Mucky Pups etc are running well. Do check with the class leader or the community centre. We hope to have more classes soon.
Little Humbugs will run each Wednesday during term time in the hall at 10.30am for pre-schoolers. There is a craft group (Tuesdays at 10) and a knitting group (Wednesdays at 10) for adults in the coffee shop
If you would like to run a class on behalf of the centre, please contact bookings@cottenhamcc.or
Room Hire, including for children’s parties and even a cinema party. There are three rooms (main hall, studio, coffee shop) for hire (Full entertainment licence etc held). Food provision can often be arranged through the coffee shop.
Our wonderful new back kitchen facilities are great including for a pop-up café.
We encourage classes, community activities and we welcome organisations looking to try out new community projects.
For other enquiries see the website or email bookings@cottenhamcc.org
Please DO NOT come to the Community Centre if you feel at all unwell, thank you.
www.cottenhamcc.org Charity Number 1128604