Activities
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What’s on in the centre
In addition to its Inspire Cafe, the Strand Centre’s activities are providing hospitality in our building for external groups and for providing support for those in the community who seek it from us. Our spacious Auditorium which seats up to 90 people and our Strand Hall which can comfortably accommodate 30 people are excellent places to meet in the centre of town. In addition our three ancillary meeting rooms provide comfortable space for group work and private consultations. The Centre runs a Men’s Shed three days a week, and occasional Bingo, a Games Afternoon, a Toddler Group, and a Lunch Club and it hosts the Hear and Now Studio recording newspaper articles on USB memory sticks for distribution. The Centre holds occasional Saturday evening events ranging from Burns Supper to Quiz Nights and hosts frequent Jumble Sales and Antique Fairs. It also hosts U3A, a weekly Slimming World, Karate, ballet groups, yoga and led groups on mental health and therapy. A former Social Worker is also available some days.
A Note on finance
It costs about £1,000 a week to meet the costs of the Centre’s energy, wages, insurance, utilities etc. The Centre Manager/Chef is the only full time paid worker. The Centre is dependent for income on rent payable by the external users, a number of generous individuals giving monthly (see “What can you get for a tenner?”) and grants for particular pieces of work and the maintenance of the 150 year old building.
We are grateful for occasional grants received from Devon County Council, Teignbridge District Council, Dawlish Town Council, Dawlish Water Rotary Club, The Order of Buffaloes, The National Lottery, The Jerusalem Trust, Arnold Clark Co, The Leather Sellers, One Stop and several others.
ACTIVITIES – WHAT’S GOING ON
Day |
Time |
Activity |
Location |
| Monday | 10 – 2pm | Inspire Cafe & Toddler’s Corner | Auditorium |
| 11 – 2pm | Celebrate Monday’s Group | Auditorium | |
| 11 – 1pm | Men’s Shed | Shed | |
| Tuesday | 10 – 2pm | Inspire Cafe & Toddler’s Corner | Auditorium |
| 10 – 12pm | Age UK | Auditorium | |
| 2 – 4pm | Games Club | Auditorium | |
| Wednesday | 10 – 2pm | Inspire Cafe & Toddler’s Corner | Auditorium |
| 12 – 2pm | TeignAid | Auditorium | |
| 11 – 1pm | Men’s Shed | Shed | |
| 6pm | Karate | Strand Hall | |
| 8pm | Yoga | Strand Hall | |
| Thursday | 10 – 2pm | Inspire Cafe & Toddler’s Corner | Auditorium |
| 10 – 2pm | Mental Health Group | Strand Hall Lounge | |
| 4pm | Slimming World | Auditorium | |
| 6pm | Yoga | Strand Hall | |
| Friday | 10 – 2pm | Inspire Cafe & Toddler’s Corner | Auditorium |
| 11 – 1pm | Men’s Shed | Shed | |
| 2pm | Hear & Now | Studio | |
| 3 – 4pm | Bingo | Auditorium | |
| Saturday | 10 – 2pm | Inspire Cafe & Toddler’s Corner | Auditorium |
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6pm |
Monthly Special Events | Auditorium |
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