Welcome to Pippins Community Centre
Community Hub, Room Hire & Venue Hire in Axminster, Devon
Our New Phone Number
About Pippins
A warm and welcoming community hub in the heart of Axminster.
Welcome to the Pippins Community Centre! Founded in its present form in October 2016, our lovely historic building is a bustling hub for the local community and home to a wide array of community groups and support services.
We have several comfortable and well-equipped rooms available to hire for birthday parties, events, meetings and groups, including our light and airy cafe-style community room - visit the Room Hire section to browse rooms and facilities or contact us with a booking enquiry.
Looking for a new project? Have a look through our current Volunteering opportunities.
Pippins available for Birthday Parties and events from £45 - email Liz: bookings@pippinscommunitycentre.co.uk
Pippins Heating Update - 26th June 2024
Pippins Heating Update - 26th June 2024
The boiler has been fixed!
We have raised all £3334 needed for our
Pippins Emergency Boiler Appeal!
A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who has given.
In slow time we are forming a group of people who would like to research Renewable Energy and apply for funding potentially for a heat pump / solar panels / infrared panels. For more info please chat with Rev Kay
Our next fundraiser is 'Operation Restore', to restore our windows in time for the Winter months.
Our bank details are:
Lloyds Bank
Pippins Community Centre
30-90-89
44224360
Reference Op Restore
Many thanks
Team Pippins
Operation Restore
This project is aimed at restoring our old rotten windows - yes! This project is aimed at making sure that our lovely centre is more energy efficient - yes! But much more importantly than either of those two reasons it’s about giving a few people who are a part of our important work here on the ground the opportunity to have a safe place for their own restoration.
An opportunity for a few to be given dignity in the workplace and to be paid a fair wage for their hard work.
This feels incredibly important to us here and we hope that Operation Restore can commence later this month and be completed by the Autumn and give them much needed support in increasing their self confidence, self worth, a strong sense of purpose and launch them back into the workplace which is their desire.
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Pippins Community Centre Safeguarding Information
Please note that Pippins Community Centre takes the Safeguarding of our children and our vulnerable adults very seriously. All of our volunteers and staff are DBS checked.
Anyone taking photographs or attempting to access any of our children's groups or vulnerable adult groups will be reported to Devon and Cornwall Police.
Any questions about this, please contact: Rev Kay d'Albertanson (Safeguarding Lead at Pippins)
Or Lola Combes (Deputy Safeguarding Lead at Pippins)
Anyone who has any safeguarding concerns, no matter how small it may seem, please speak to or email Rev Kay or Lola.
Information for Parents and Carers:
Welcome to Pippins Community Centre
Please remember this is a community space open to all.
Keep your child safe: pleases don't leave them unattended.
Children under 11 must never be left unaccompanied
Parents and carers remain responsible for their children at all times
If you have any concerns about the safety or wellbeing of any child at Pippins, please contact Rev. Kay d'Albertanson (Safeguarding Lead), either in person or on 07901906988, or Lola Combes (Deputy Safeguarding Lead and Pippins Trustee) on 07780242475
What's on at Pippins
Below you can see a calendar of all of our activities. Alternatively, you can download the full schedule by clicking 'download schedule'.
N.B. Pippins is a Confidential space on a Tuesday between 9am – 4pm
Axminster Memory Cafe
2nd Monday of the Month, 2-4pm
10th October / 11th November
Shiobahn Pickering m: 07801 448371
Community Fridge Drop-in
Mondays, 9am - 12 noon
Free Tea and Toast, rummage in the Community Fridge and Freezer, access to the Pippins Pantry and more rummaging on the clothes rail!
Toys, mud kitchen and pavement art.
Volunteer Maintenance + Gardening Team
Mondays, 9.30am - 4pm
More info from Rev Kay m: 07901 906988
Bonfire Guitars
Mondays
Free group for beginners. More info from Simon m: 07764 196280
The Axminster Hub Drug + Alcohol Recovery Project
Tuesdays from 10.00am - 2.00pm
Drop-In Recovery Café for those concerned about their drug/alcohol use.
Yummy food, community fridge, Pippins Pantry, clothing rail + Nourish frozen meals.
Opportunity to self-refer for treatment.
Access through the side patio door
No Toy Left Behind
Wednesday 1-4pm
Thursday 1-4pm
Friday 1-4pm
Saturday 1-4pm
Pre-loved Toy Shop open upstairs. Ask for information about their Wonderful Workshops.
Singing Matters
Wednesdays, 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Community Choir. Please contact Grania Coleman for more info:
m: 07771 730072
Axminster Community Café
1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month
2nd + 16th Oct - 9am – 11.30am
6th + 20th Nov – 9am – 11.30am
Yummy baking, tea, fresh coffee, toast
Lovely company
Plastic Free Axminster Litter Pick
2nd Oct – Plastic Free Axminster Litter Pick
Meet at 9am then back to the café for a free cuppa and cake!
Axminster Job Club + Citizens' Advice
Thursdays 9am -12 noon
For the Citizen’s Advice East Devon Ring t: 01395 265070
Crafting for Christmas
Thursday 14th & November 28th, 1-6pm
Our Crafting for Christmas FREE Event
See posters for details
Axminster Methodist Church
Sundays, 10.30am onwards
Axminster Methodist Church Family gather for worship together at 10.30am followed by a lovely cuppa – all very welcome
Teas & Creams
Teas and Creams supporting us here by diverting their unsold food to us each week. Amazing for us and the planet!!
Contact us
We also have a 'what three words' loaction: ///hamper.elects.pods
Use this link to go straight there.
Community Resources
Website photography by kind donation from Katherine Newman Photogaphy and Josh d'A Photography (contactable via the Pippins office)
