Welcome to Pippins Community Centre
Community Hub, Room Hire & Venue Hire in Axminster, Devon
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 Windows Update
We are thankful for our beautiful safe space here at Pippins that is a support to many in our lovely town. Following our successful Boiler Emergency Appeal we are continuing to raise money to future proof our wonderful building.
Our current fundraiser is 'Operation Restore', to restore our windows in time for the Winter months a sense of restoring windows and restoring people. People who are supported by Pippins, restoring our windows. So far we have successfully restored our downstairs windows and are now working on the upstairs windows, four of which are the most rotten and they get hit hard by the weather. We are pushing to raise £10,000 for materials, replacement glass, scaffold hire and labour. Any monies left over will be used to repair our fire exits and fire escape stairs.
If you would like to give in order to future proof our beautiful safe space our bank details are:
Lloyds Bank
Pippins Community Centre
30-90-89
44224360
Reference Op Restore
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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 and CLOSED to the public
Pippins Pathway into Volunteering
Chat with Rev Kay and/or Nathan
ALL of our volunteers require a Pippins DBS
Axminster Memory Cafe
2nd Monday of every month
9th March / 13th April – 2-4pm
Check the Facebook page for details
Community Fridge Drop-in
Mondays, 9am – 12 noon
Free Tea and Toast / Community Fridge / Pippins Pantry / clothing rail!
All ages welcome
Advice for Life
1st Mondays - Advice for Life - 9.30am – 12 noon
Monday 13th April – due to Easter Monday
With Klara our Social Welfare Advisor
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 / or ring
Together Devon t: 0800 233 5444
Access through the side patio door
Advice for Life
1st Tuesdays 9.30am – 12 noon
Tuesday 14th April – Due to Easter Bank Holiday
With Klara our Social Welfare Advisor
Exeter Community Energy
Every other 2nd Tuesday
Julie is here 11am – 1pm
No Toy Left Behind
Wednesday 1-4pm
Thursday 1-4pm
Friday 1-4pm
Saturday 1-4pm
Pre-loved Toy Shop open upstairs
Gentle Wednesdays
6th August then 3rd Sept onwards
9.30am – 1.30pm
Gentle space to potter, read, write,
compose, garden…
Axminster Community Café Refreshments
1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month
4th + 18th March - 9am – 11.30am
1st + 15th April - 9am – 11.30am
3rd Wednesday Scrabble 18th March / 15th April 9.30am
Plastic Free Axminster Litter Pick
Facebook PageSinging Matters
Wednesdays, 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Community Choir
Please contact Grania Coleman for more info:
m: 07771 730072 / e: grania.coleman@gmail.com
Pippins Office Open for enquiries
Axminster Bread Church
1st Thursday 1-4pm
For those curious about exploring faith
Pippins Prayer Gathering
3rd Thursday 2-4pm
To pray for all things Pippins
Creative Prayer Gathering
4th Thursday of the month
Creative Prayer Gathering for Young Families.
More info from Rev Kay
Axminster Home Educators PowerPoint Club
2nd Thursday of the month
More info (and times) about Home Ed from Beth Steele
Headlight
1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6:30-8pm
Mental health support for young people, check the Facebook page for more information.
Community Crafting
Fridays, 1-6pm – Crafting For Spring tbc
Our Community Crafting FREE Events
Axminster Methodist Church Family
Sundays, 10.30am onwards
Gather for worship together at 10.30am followed by a lovely cuppa – all very welcome
Contact us
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Use this link to go straight there.
Community Resources
A Big Thank You to our Supporters
Pippins would like to thank Axminster Methodist Church, St. Giles Church Kilmington, St. Mary’s Catholic Church and WBW Solicitors for their ongoing support of dry foods and toiletries for our Pippins Pantry.
We'd also like to thank the following people for the Harvest Festival gifts: From St. Giles Church Kilmington, Axminster Methodist Church, Kilmington Baptist Church, Stockland Primary School, and Stockland Church and Dalwood Church.
Our New Phone Number
Website photography by kind donation from Katherine Newman Photogaphy and Josh d'A Photography (contactable via the Pippins office)
