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St James' Community Hall

The Church Rooms

Chipping Campden

A community resource ideal for meetings, social gatherings and events

About

ABOUT

Welcome to the website of St James’ Community Hall in Chipping Campden, affectionately known in the town and surrounding area as the Church Rooms. Here you will find out all you need to know about the hall, including the current users, special events, how to hire it and the facilities it offers. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at admin@stjameschurchcampden.co.uk.

First, a little about the history of the building. It was built in 1838 as a school for the poor boys of the parish and it continued as such for about 100 years. It then became a hall used by St James’ Church. Recently it became an independent charity with trustees and a managing committee. The building is Grade II listed.

Upcoming

UPCOMING EVENTS

Community & Lent Lunches

From September to July, a Community Lunch is held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month from 12.30 to 2.30pm. There is a choice of two homemade soups with bread, followed by a selection of homemade puddings, and finally tea or coffee. There is no charge for these lunches, although donations are welcomed to cover costs. The lunches are suspended over the Lent period, roughly mid-February to late March/early April depending on when Easter falls, and replaced by weekly Lent lunches organised by, or on behalf of, various local and national charities to raise much-needed funds for their activities. The menu for these is homemade soup with bread, a cheeseboard and biscuits, and tea or coffee with sweet biscuits. There is no set charge for these lunches, but the charities need donations to enable them to continue their amazing work .

Community Lunches

Lent Lunches

Pancake Party

Activities

REGULAR ACTIVITIES

The hall currently enjoys a wide range of uses, including yoga, pilates, a toddlers’ group, Probus, tap dancing, ballet classes and a needlework group. There is also a Repair Café on the second Saturday morning of every month.

Current Users

MONDAY

Happy Faces Toddler Group, 9.00-10.30am (term time only)

All parents/carers and little ones welcome.
Contact Ros Bishop for more details: 07870 612305 or rosinthornbury@hotmail.co.uk.
Or just come along! Looking forward to meeting you.

Pilates, 11.00am-12 noon

Mixed ability class, so suitable for those new to Pilates as well as those who have done it before, and for all age groups and fitness levels. Pilates can help make you stronger and more flexible. It is also great at easing everyday aches and pains.
Contact Beverley Smith on 07977 142339 or atonepilates@gmail.com.

Somatic Vinyasa Yoga, 6.00-7.15pm

An active and uplifting class which ends with a calming breathing practice, relaxation and meditation.
Contact Kate Duke on 07949 531377 or katedukeyoga@gmail.com.

TUESDAY

Adult Ballet and Adult Tap classes and workshops, 9.15-10.30am

Join us if you would like to develop your strength and cardiovascular fitness, improve your flexibility, enhance your co-ordination, focus your mind, learn, hone your technique and sharpen your quick-thinking.
Contact Louise Gould on 07724 660831 or louisegoulddance@gmail.com.

Yoga, 7.00-8.30pm

A warm and friendly environment with no pressure to strain, merely to change that voice in your head that says “you can’t” into saying “may be I can”. It’s a little on the challenging side at times, but I try to aim for all levels. All I ask is that you bring a sense of humour!
Contact Sophie Whitehouse on whitehousesophia@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY

Creative Stitches, 2.00-4.00pm (2nd and 4th Wednesdays only)

A group of people who enjoy sewing and knitting in a relaxed atmosphere.
Come along if you are interested!

Somatic, Gentle and Strengthening Yoga, 6.00-7.15pm

This class has a slower pace and breath-led sequences which allows a mindful exploration of strong and gentle movement.
Contact Kate Duke on 07949 531377 or katedukeyoga@gmail.com.

THURSDAY

Probus 3, 10.00am-12 noon (1st and 3rd Thursdays only)

Probus 3 is a social club for gentlemen to enjoy a get-together and presentations from guest speakers on a spectrum of interesting subjects. We have a few outings annually to places of interest or the theatre, and wives/partners join us for social events too as well as having their own network.
Contact John Butler on 07515 655677 or john@jebutler.co.uk.

FRIDAY

Dance: Tap and Modern Jazz, 1.15-2.00 and 4.00-8.00pm

1.15-2.00: Pre-School Dance
4.00-4.30: Infants modern jazz
4.30-5.00: Infants tap
5.00-5.45: Juniors modern jazz
5.45-6.30: Juniors tap
6.30-7.15: Secondary modern jazz
7.15-8.00: Adults’ class
Contact Alison Jane Academy of Dance on admin@alisonjaneacademy.com

SATURDAY

St James’ Church Repair Café, 10.00-12.30pm (2nd Saturday only)

Run by volunteer repairers, from the community for the community, the aim is to repair, reuse, recycle items, rather than throw them away. Anything portable, irrespective of value, that could be given a new lease of life can be brought in and inspected and repaired free of charge (materials at cost, but donations invited). At the same time, tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits are available to enjoy while you wait, or just come for the refreshments and a chat. All are welcome.
What can we repair: jewellery to ironing boards, radios to hair curlers, model trains to Japanese teapots, pepper mills to deckchairs, not forgetting lamps. The list goes on and on…..
Contact Michael Smedley on 07798 533129 or smedley_michael@yahoo.co.uk.

Layout

DIMENSIONS & LAYOUT

The hall itself is a large rectangular space, 12 metres by 6 metres, with a wooden floor. There are tables and chairs for 75 people.

Facilities