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Welcome to Pippins Community Centre


Community Hub, Room Hire & Venue Hire in Axminster, Devon

Welcome to Pippins Community Centre


Community Hub, Room Hire & Venue Hire in Axminster, Devon

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Our New Phone Number

Dear visitor. We have a new phone number! You can contact us on: 07398518328

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

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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

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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

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Axminster Memory Cafe

2nd Monday of the Month, 2-4pm

10th October / 11th November


Shiobahn Pickering m: 07801 448371



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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.


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Volunteer Maintenance + Gardening Team

Mondays, 9.30am - 4pm


More info from Rev Kay m: 07901 906988

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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


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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.

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Singing Matters

Wednesdays, 6.30pm - 8.00pm


Community Choir. Please contact Grania Coleman for more info:

m: 07771 730072

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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

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Forgotten Feet

Forgotten Feet Community Podiatry is pausing at the moment.
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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

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Crafting for Christmas

Thursday 14th & November 28th, 1-6pm

Our Crafting for Christmas FREE Event


See posters for details

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Axminster Home Educators Cooking Club

24th Oct, 1.00pm - 3.00pm
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Headlight

Thursdays, 6.30pm - 8.00pm


Mental health peer support for young people

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Axminster Baby Café and Little Pips

Fridays, 9am-11:15am
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The LIFE Community

Fridays, 6pm-9pm


Rev Kay for more details m: 07901 906988

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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


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Community Fridge Drop-in
Community Fridge Drop-in
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No Toy Left Behind
No Toy Left Behind

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Address
Pippins Community Centre
Lyme Road
Axminster
Devon
EX13 5AZ
Contact
For bookings:
bookings@pippinscommunitycentre.co.uk
For general enquiries:
admin@pippinscommunitycentre.co.uk
Phone: 07398518328

Community Resources

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Terracycle Recycling Point
Terracycle Recycling Point
Boxes of tasty looking food
Nourish
Nourish
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Mandy supports our Hub Cafe Team and our work with some of the most vulnerable in our lovely town by providing organic fruit and veg every week which we then lovingly turn in to yummy dishes for our clients
Mandy supports our Hub Cafe Team and our work with some of the most vulnerable in our lovely town by providing organic fruit and veg every week which we then lovingly turn in to yummy dishes for our clients
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Big thank you to the vending shed for supporting us by providing milk for our recent car wash event and tea tent at the Yarty Party
Big thank you to the vending shed for supporting us by providing milk for our recent car wash event and tea tent at the Yarty Party
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Teas and Creams supporting us here by diverting their unsold food to us each week. Amazing for us and the planet!!
Teas and Creams supporting us here by diverting their unsold food to us each week. Amazing for us and the planet!!

Website photography by kind donation from Katherine Newman Photogaphy and Josh d'A Photography (contactable via the Pippins office)

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