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Guides, Brownies and Rainbows

Activity Camping, craft and other outdoor activities
Details 2nd Congresbury Guides ages 10 to 14
1st Congresbury Brownies ages 7 to 10
1st Congresbury Rainbows ages 5 to 7
Contact Jackie Fox Phone 01934 876856 Email jackie@csak.co.uk
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Congresbury Acro Gymnastics Club

Activity Acro gymnastics for boys and girls between 4.5 and 16 yearsTaster session for £1. Sessions are held at St Andrew’s Junior School Hall on Fridays from 4 to 5pm for general gym and 4-7pm Fridays plus 4-6pm Mondays for competition group. Coaches are BGA registered, qualified in Acro gymnastics and CRB checked.
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Contact Sheila Mounsdon Phone 01934 876518 Email sheesh07@hotmail.co.uk
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Ladies Badminton Group

Activity Playing badminton. Ladies only – no coaching.
Details Meets at War Memorial Hall – Monday and Thursday mornings
Contact Mrs Christine England Phone 01934 833808
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Royal British Legion

Activity Monthly Committee meetings open to all members. First Monday of each month.
Details  Fund raising, benevolence, etc. Poppy Appeal mid October to mid November. Occasional quiz or coffee morning.
Registered welfare caseworkers Mr and Mrs C Dyer.
Any one interested in joining the RBL should contact Mr Dyer.
For information regarding the Poppy Appeal please contact Mr Irving Prowse on 01934 832004.
Contact  Mr C E Dyer Phone  01275 872635
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Yatton & Congresbury Wildlife Action Group

Activity Nature conservation events, practical work and education for all ages.
Details Please visit our web site for latest programme and Newsletter.
Contact Win Lowman Phone 01934 833596 Email contact@yacwag.org.uk
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1st Congresbury Scout Group

Activity The Scout Association provides adventurous activities and personal development.
Details The Scouts meet at the Scout Hut at Mill Leg on Monday at 7:00pm finishing at 9:00pm in the Summer and at 8:30pm in the winter months.
Contact Geoff Bailey Phone 01934 833662 Email geoffreymbailey@btinternet.com
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National Womens’s Register

Activity Offering all women the opportunity to take part in informal discussions, to promote confidence, friendship and a better understanding of others’ points of view.
Details  Feel free to air your opinions and widen your horizons. Find friendship and fun: join in our interesting discussions. NWR also offers an annual National Conference, day conferences, workshops, area meetings, local quizzes as well as Postal Book Groups, Correspondence Magazines, and a Penfriend Group. We are a registered charity and neither lobby nor raise money for any causes.
Contact  Liz English Phone 01934 834333
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Puddle Ducks

Activity Puddle Ducks offer unique baby swimming, toddler swimming and child swimming classes. Children can join the structured swimming classes at any age from birth.
Details Puddle Ducks is a fun and friendly swimming programme offering unique baby swimming, toddler swimming and child swimming classes across the UK. Classes are packed full of fun with lots of music and rhyme.
Babies and children can join our small, structured swimming classes at any age from birth; developing from water babies to confident swimmers without even realising they are learning to swim. By engaging each child’s abilities and natural affinity with water, Puddle Ducks offer simple steps to a lifetime love of swimming. Children learn lifesaving, swimming and underwater skills and are often able to swim 10 metres or more before they start school.
Puddle Ducks is a national children’s franchise network. It was hatched in 2001 and teaches thousands of babies to swim, be safe and have fun every week. All teachers are fully qualified and CRB checked. Intensive Puddle Ducks training ensures incredibly high teaching standards and all our teachers are absolutely passionate and dedicated to baby swimming and toddler swimming.
Puddle Ducks Bristol and Bath was established in 2008 by Sarah Peacock. It has not taken long for the Puddle Ducks word to spread locally and classes are now being offered in
Congresbury at the club at Cadbury House. Other local classes take place in Redhill (near Bristol Airport) at the Plush Hotel and also on Sunday afternoons at The Campus in Weston super Mare.
Contact  Sarah Peacock Phone 0117 971 7165 Email bristolandbath@puddleducks.com
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Congresbury Art Group

Activity Watercolour painting group. Also experimenting with acrylics, pastels and other mediums.
Details A friendly group of local people who meet every Wednesday, during term-time, at The Old School Rooms, Congresbury from 10 o’clock until 1 pm. A mixed ability group ranging from beginners to more experienced painters who all learn from each other and also from tutors as and when funds allow.
Contact Mary Short Phone 01934833764 Email maryrshort@aol.co.uk
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Yatton Rugby Club

Activity Rugby for all ages.
Details Yatton is a traditional village rugby club. We currently run 3 senior men’s sides and have a full mini and junior section starting from the age of 5. In addition we also run very successful girls teams at under 15’s and under 18’s. Pop along and take a look.
Click here for Web Site.
Contact Ian Rudge Phone 07872 373320 Email chairman@yattonrugby.co.uk
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Ladies Friendly Circle

Activity Variety of speakers, occasional Members’ Evenings.
Details All age groups welcome. Normally between 25 and 30 attend. Meetings on fourth Wednesday of every month September to April at 7:45pm in the Methodist School Room. For the full programme – see What’s On
Contact  Mary Krawczehko Phone  01934 832356 Email  mkcaldetas@gmail.com
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Spartans Explorer Scout Unit

Activity The Scout Association provide Adventurous Activities and also Personal Development.
Details Explorer Scouts is the fourth section of the Scout Association for those aged 14-18, male or female. Spartans are located in Sandford Scout Hut, but are linked to Congresbury, Winscombe and Banwell Scout Groups.
We meet on Mondays 7.30pm – 9.30pm, however, we don’t always meet at Sandford it depends on the Termly Programme created by the Explorers themselves.
Contact Gareth Thomas Phone  01934 823177 Email  garethmichelle@tiscali.co.uk
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Activity Yatton, Congresbury Claverham and Cleeve Archaeological Group – Archeology
Details  Please visit our Web Site.
Contact Chris Short Phone 01934 833764 Email chriscongar@hotmail.com
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Congresbury Billiards & Snooker Club

Activity Club open every evening from 5:30pm in the War Memorial Hall. Two full size tables. League play available for more serious players.
Details The lights over the tables are paid for by tokens available from the Social Club bar in the War Memorial Hall.
Contact Irving Prowse Phone 01934 832004
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Congresbury Bowling Club

Activity Lawn green bowling from April to September for men and ladies of all ages from junior up to the most senior. Short Mat bowls is played indoors in the clubhouse from October to March.
Details Please visit our Web Site
Contact The Secretary Email conbcsec@gmail.com
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Yeo Valley Children’s Centre

Activity All sorts of children’s activities.
Details A Baby Hub run by Health Visitors meets between 10:00 – 11:30am on Mondays, where new mums can have their baby weighed.
We have a group called Sensory Fun for babies which is aimed at non-walking babies on Tuesdays 1:00 – 2:00.
And we have a group for young toddlers on Tuesdays 9:30 – 10:15am

Please see our current What’s on for the surrounding area
Contact Natalie Hawtin or Marian Armitage Phone 01934 426643 Email Central.Children’sCentres@n-somerset.gov.uk
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Congresbury Brass

Activity Non-competing brass band.
Details Details An established, friendly brass band who play at village fetes, bandstands, carol services etc, raising money for charitable causes where they can. We welcome players of all standards, and have even tempted several returning players to pick up their instrument for the first time in over 10 years! We play a variety of music old and new, classical and light and seek to support any personal favourites. Practices are on a Friday evening 7.30 – 9.30 in the Methodist Church Hall, Congresbury, where we support and encourage each other to play to our best in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere that rounds off the week. There are some instruments available on a free-loan basis.
Contact Stuart Lovell Phone 07986 007829 Email www.congresburybrass.com
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St Andrew’s Church Bell Ringers

Activity  Bell ringing in St Andrew’s Church.
Details  We are a secular band of Bell Ringers who aim to develop and maintain ringing skills in a friendly  environment making use of one of Congresbury’s hidden treasures – the fourth heaviest peal of 8 bells in the entire World. Three of these bells date from 1606. We ring for Church Services including Weddings as required and we practice virtually every Wednesday evening between 7.45 and 9.00pm and offer a warm welcome to visiting ringers and indeed anyone who would like to see what we do with a view to perhaps taking up bell ringing – please ring first for details.
Contact John L Dunster Phone 01934 261457 Email congresbury@bath-wells.org
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St Andrew’s Toddler Drop-in Group

Activity Drop-in play session for parents, grandparents and carers with children aged 0-3 years.
Details  Every Thursday (term-time) between 9.15am and 11:45am in the refectory. An opportunity to meet other local parents, grandparents or carers with children. There are a variety of toys and games and children are offered a drink and biscuit/snack. CRB checked volunteers will invite children into a different room for about an hour each session to give parents a break and an opportunity to take part in a creative activity and enjoy a hot drink. (Parents do not have to leave their children if they would prefer not to). Sessions are free, but donations are welcome. Booking required on the Wednesday evening before each session on the number below.
Contact Monica White Phone 01934 833850
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Congresbury Community Preschool

Activity Under 5’s education – learning through play
Details We are a well-established Pre-school in the village of Congresbury, founded over 25 years ago in the old school rooms. We have grown considerably over the years and are lucky to have our own portakabin building with a lovely spacious garden within the grounds of St Andrew’s Primary School. We now offer places to all children from 2 to 4 year olds. All staff have recognised childcare qualifications and years of experience in supporting children to reach their full potential as set out in the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation stage. This states that as practitioners we must consider the individual needs, interests and stages of development of all children in our care. We provide opportunities and activities that enable the children to develop their skills in all areas of learning in line with their individual needs.
Contact Teresa Turner Phone 01934 707262 Email congresburypreschool@aol.co.uk
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Congresbury Footpaths Group

Activity Congresbury Footpaths Group was founded in March 1993 with the aim of ensuring that the footpaths within the village boundary were walked regularly. This is still done today, although walks are not confined to the village and the Group will often travel to neighbouring counties, especially for the Sunday walks.
Details There are two walks per month – on the first Tuesday and the third Sunday. Tuesday walks are in the morning and are about 2 to 4 miles in the vicinity of the village or locations nearby. Sunday walks are planned for the day and can be from 5 to 9 miles and are further afield. Bluey, the village mini-bus is used on Sundays to transport members. Meetings are held twice a year to plan the walks programme. There is a summer outing in July to the seaside, where there is a choice of activities, from an energetic ramble to a lazy day on the beach. In the Autumn members enjoy a weekend away, for many years in Devon, but now we’ve ventured as far as Cornwall. A traditional Boxing Day walk attracts a good number of villagers and guests. Membership costs £2.50 per year and there is a small cost levied for each walk, plus a charge for Bluey, The group is covered by insurance. The winter and summer programmes and posters for each walk are posted on the 3 village noticeboards, on the village website and in the library. Details of each walk are also printed in the local newspapers, magazines and the village diary. New walkers are always welcome, and their dogs, where allowable.


Contact Mary Abbott Phone 01934 834207 Email may_abbott@uwcluc.net
Julia Koblizek 01934 838182 julia.koblizek@btinernet.com
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Congresbury Gardens and Allotments Association

Activity We enjoy the physical and mental benefits of having an allotment and, of course, the produce! We learn and use good gardening practice and encourage sustainable, environmentally friendly methods.  We help and advise new members.  We are good gardening neighbours, keeping plots cultivated and following rules in the rental agreement with the Parish Council.  We share excess produce and seeds with other plot holders – and with neighbours in the village!
Details The Association represents tenants who rent a plot on the Bristol Road Allotments from Congresbury Parish Council.  We have an annual meeting to elect officers and committee.  They liaise with the Parish Council on the upkeep and administration of the allotments and the immediate area.  We hold summer and winter social events to meet up with plot holders from across the site.  Membership (on payment of £1) provides a 50% discount on a group order from Kings Seeds and a 10% savings on purchases from Garden Park Nurseries on the A370 in Hewish.  The allotment shop opens on selected Saturdays in Spring to sell bamboo canes and Growmore at very competitive prices.
Contact If you’re interested in getting an allotment – (current rent £45 for a whole and £23 for a half plot) – contact Catrin at the Parish Office admin@congresbury-pc.gov.uk.

More information from the Association secretary, Susan Hibberd (01934 833544)

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Congresbury History Group

Activity Research into the history and archaeology of Congresbury.
Details Hold monthly meetings with a speaker. Organise guided walks.
Collect photographs of the village. Undertake research.
Publish booklets.
Visit our web site
Contact Chris Short Phone 01934 833764 Email chriscongar@hotmail.co.uk
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Congresbury Gardening Club

Activity Learn about and visit gardens, enter your best in the Shows. Monthly meetings from September to May.
Details Please visit our Web Site
Contact Janet Edwards Phone 01934 832557 Email 100jedwards@gmail.com
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Congresbury Methodist Church

Activity  Sunday services, Bible study groups, Women’s Bright Hour, Ladies Friendly Society, Tuesday Luncheon Club
Details Minister: Rev Julie Letts. Phone: 01934 852314
Please visit our Web Site
To book the Methodist Hall click on link in the Business & Services page.
Contact Ken Hill Phone 01934 833440 Email  julie.letts@sky.com
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Congresbury Millennium Green

Activity Village green straddling the Congresbury Yeo in the centre of the village. The green is run by volunteers and helpers to keep the green tidy are always welcome.
Details  With the River Yeo flowing through the middle, rhynes around the edges, mature trees and extensive views, the Green and quiet field linked by the Millennium Bridge is at the centre of village life in Congresbury. The perfect place to picnic, fly a kite, take the kids to play, walk the dog, take the air, sketch, play, chat or just sit and enjoy the views.
Contact  Mary Short
Chairman, Management Committee		 Phone  01934 833764
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Congresbury Over 60’s Club

Activity  Social activities on alternate Tuesday afternoons 2:30 to 4:00pm in the War Memorial Hall.
Details  A great variety of entertainment with tea and biscuits at each meeting. Annual coffee morning, Christmas lunch. Monthly coach trips between April and September.
Contact  Irving Prowse Phone 01934 832004
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