The A-Z of What's On
There is wide variety of groups that use the hall and the church, please contact them directly for more information. A brief overview of all the groups that run in the Church Centre and Church.
(Bi-Monthly) Coffee Mornings
Why not come and have coffee or tea and cake with us for a social morning.
Join us playing scrabble, or bring your crafting for a chat.
ALL WELCOME!
Held bi-monthly on the second Saturday of the month, 10am-12pm in the Church Centre. See our Events page for 2025 dates.
Cherubs Parent and Toddler Group
Cherubs runs on a Friday morning from 9:30am to 11.15am in the Church Centre.
No need to book, all welcome. (Please ring the door bell and someone will let you in).
For more information see their website and on their Facebook page.
Colehill Community Cafe
Coffee/tea and cake from 10.30am, light lunches from 12pm until 1.30pm (last service 1.15pm). All welcome!
Our Community Cafe is held in the
Main Hall every Wednesday (except Christmas, Easter and Summer Holidays)
. The Cafe Team provide light lunches by voluntary donation, just donate what you feel is reasonable, if you can. Please advise a Team member if you have any food allergies on arrival.
For more information click here.
Colehill Community Choir
Colehill Community Choir is a five part non-auditioning community choir who meet every Thursday at 7:30pm till 9:00pm in the Church. It is not essential to read music, but does help. They have several performances each year in aid of local charities. £3 per adults and £1 for children. All welcome.
For more information email colehillcommunitychoir1@gmail.com or telephone 01202 842311
Colehill Evening Women's Institute: Stitch Craft Group Amongst their various activities, the Women's Institute hold a stitch craft group for their members. This group meets in the Alec Moore Room of the Church Centre on the 1st and 3rd Monday mornings of the month. "Individually we have crafts we all prefer to do, be it beadwork, embroidery, knitting etc (anything really craft related) but on occasions we all work on a WI project together."
"Our regular meetings are held at 7.30pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Colehill Village Hall. We usually have a speaker or activity and there is always time for a cup of tea or coffee and a chat. Visitors are welcome at our evening meetings and if you’d like to contact us before visiting please email us at ColehillEveningWI@dorsetWI.org
Colehill Writers Group
Colehill Writers Group offers a safe and encouraging environment where members write together. We share our work if we wish to, but the aim is to inspire and support each other, rather than offering detailed critical feedback.
We meet monthly in The Alec Moore Room at St. Michael's Church Centre, from 1.15 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. on the third Friday. The group is self-supporting, so there is a small monthly charge to cover costs. We are open to all and new members are welcome, but numbers are limited to twelve.
Please email Ian Nicholson at ian.elsewhere@btinternet.com if you wish to join us.
Dorset 20:20 Art Society
"We are a friendly group of artists who come together for encouragement, sharing of ideas and doing what we love…paint! Our membership is a happy mix of amateur, semi-professional and professional people. During the winter months we meet Two times a month in total on Tuesday mornings, and Saturday afternoon to paint, draw, study a still-life composition or carry out a portrait for which we arrange a model to sit for us. Once a month, on a Saturday afternoon, we arrange workshops and demonstrations often with a visiting tutor / artist."
During the winter months we are based at St Michael's Church Centre: Tuesdays the session runs from 10-45 till 1-00pm & Saturdays the session runs from 1-45 till 4-00pm
East Dorset Buddhism Group
Group meets for meditation and discussion in the Alec Moore Room on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
The meeting begins with a 30 minute period of sitting meditation which is preceded and concluded by some brief chanting. For those new to meditation there is the possibility of basic instruction. The group then usually reads a Buddhist publication which is discussed informally, or occasionally a tape by a Buddhist teacher is listened to and then discussed. Meetings may end with a further short period of meditation. No experience is necessary to attend meetings and anyone interested will be made welcome. For more information contact Steve 01202 880661
ENGLISH LITERATURE GROUP (or how to get the best out of a book).
This group meets to discuss novels and occasionally a poem or play, looking at context, literary style and conventions. We meet on the first Monday of the month 2pm-3.30pm in the Alec Moore Room.
We have room for one or two more members.
Elspeth 01725 517581
Footlight Classic Kids - Wednesday 4-5pm
Dance classes for pre-school, reception age children, and year 1 students:
BABY BALLET; Skipping hopping and twirling like a real ballerina
MINI MODERN DANCE: Co-ordination and control, using the entire body with lovely music.
TINIES TAP: a fun dance style that focuses on musicality using the sounds of their feet.
Contact: leanne_footlight@icloud.com
Footlight Performance Academy
Wednesday 5-6pm
BALLET, TAP, MODERN, MUSICAL THEATRE TRAINING.
For children of all ages held at St Michaels Church Centre on Wednesdays.
Contact: leanne_footlight@icloud.com
For further information please visit their website or facebook page
Footlight Fabulous Feet - Thursday 10.30-11.30
This program was designed with our smallest dancers in mind so that you know they are learning age appropriate material that is designed to aid their development as well as make the excited about dance.
Spaces now available for children walking to aged 3.
Contact: leanne@footlight-dance.co.uk for more details
DDMIX - Thursday 9.30-10.30am
This is a full body aerobic workout based on a range of different dance styles with easy to follow steps. Created by Darcey Bussell and Nathan Clarke it is fun, entertaining and stimulates the body and mind.
The aim of DDMIX is to get people moving without being intimidated by the word ‘dance’ or the technicality of the steps, but instead to give a full body workout that is such fun that you don’t even notice that you are ‘exercising’. With the vast number of dance styles around the world to choose from, no one will ever get bored! Our existing genres include the 1960’s, Line Dance, Bollywood, 1970’s Disco, African, Greek and Scottish and many more – you will always find something to enjoy. Contact: leanne@footlight-dance.co.uk for more details
Mother's Union Prayer Group
The Mothers’ Union which is an organisation of over 3.6 million members, women and men, living in over 78 countries, who believe in the importance of families. As well as encouraging and supporting families and marriage, members work to reach out as God’s family to change lives and bring Christ’s hope to those who are isolated, in trouble or in need. This prayer group branch comes under the umbrella of the Mothers’ Union of the Salisbury Diocese.
St Michael's Mother's Union Prayer Group meets at 2.30pm on the 2nd Thursday of every month, except August.
There is also a monthly communion service is held at 10.30am on the first Wednesday of every month.
New members welcome, please contact Di Shove for more information. 01202 855024
Move Beyond
Monday Mornings in the Main Hall 11.30 - 12.30pm
Kaye Woodgate "I have developed my own method of teaching Movement Therapy drawing on Pilates, Pilates Therapy, Yoga, somatic movement modalities and many more. I am a qualified Restore Your Core® teacher which is a fabulous way to rehabilitate our cores and pelvic floors." See website for details: https://www.move-beyond.co.uk/about
Quarterjack Quilters
Quarterjack Quilters is a Wimborne-based group of enthusiastic, friendly quilters who meet twice a month on Friday evenings to share ideas and learn new skills.
Our programme includes workshops run by well known outside experts as well as skilled members of the Group.
For more information see their website.
Slimming World
'Lose weight and feel great'
Come along and join Karen every Thursday evening at 6pm and Saturday morning's at 7.30am & 9am to see how Slimming World can support you to maintain a healthy weight for life! You will be amazed at what you CAN achieve!! A warm welcome awaits you. Do it today, a decision you will not regret!
Call Karen on 07957234839
Tappy Toes Wimborne
Tappy Toes baby, toddler and pre school dance classes are a great way to introduce our youngsters to exercise at an early age. We run award winning, fun and active dancing classes for children aged 6 months to 5 years.
Classes on Tuesday mornings in the Main Hall. Click here for their Website
Contact Brooke Email: wimborne@tappytoes.com, Phone: 07729999392
Wimborne Camera Club
Wimborne Camera Club are a friendly club with a varied annual programme and an emphasis on encouraging our members to improve their knowledge and practice of photography. They have regular interesting and informative speakers, often a great opportunity to learn from their knowledge or experience.
The club meets on Monday evenings at 7.30pm from September through to April. For further information, please contact Richard Frewer at WimborneCCmemSecretary@gmail.com or visit their website or facebook page.
Social Yoga - Private Group
Social Yoga is a private yoga group facilitated by Karen. Sessions for varying abilities run in the Alec Moore Room:
Stretching for Seniors on Monday's
Yoga for Seniors on Monday's
Hatha based Tuesday and Thursday evenings
Attendance is by invitation only, class sizes are kept to nine to ensure individual attention. For more information, please contact Karen, tel. 07717776680
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