News 2022

Please come along and take a look at this year's Christmas window at Fenton's! We spent a lovely evening with Katherine @mama_mural who has outdone herself once again with her designs and art work ready for Christmas.

Rise & Radiate Yoga in aid of the Trussel Trust

Join Amber for an uplifting yoga session as we stretch into Saturday for a positive and productive weekend ahead. Bring your own mat!

Saturday 26th November and 10th December 9.0 - 10.30 am.

All proceeds to The Trussell Trust.

South Cerney Players at the Village Hall

The South Cerney Players are holding a production of 'A Christmas Carol' at The Village Hall from Wed 30th November to Sat 3rd December. Rehearsals for the latest production are going well - it’s going to be a great show. Performances at 7.30 pm. Tickets Adults £10 concessions £8 from One Stop Shop, Broadway Lane or online at book tickets (booking fee applies)

Christmas Fair photos

Photos from our lovely festive market on Sat 12th November.

Thank you to all who attended and supported the event as stallholders and as customers! It was wonderful to see so many of you and we hope you enjoyed it.

The raffle winners have now been contacted, congratulations to them all.

Thank you to all our volunteers, we always appreciate everything you do to support our community. Particularly Sarah (who was the driving force behind this event) and Steve, Martyn, Mark, Matt and our marvellous junior café assistant volunteers!

Apologies if we didn't get everyone in the photos.

There's a carousel of all our pictures just below our sample of 4.

Christmas Fair and Raffle

There's a Christmas Fair and Raffle at Fenton's afternoon of Saturday 12th November from 4pm to 7pm. Markets stalls, gifts, stocking fillers, mulled wine, mince pies and cakes.

Tickets for the raffle now on sale at Café @ Fenton's. £2 each. Prizes will be drawn at the fair and include a dinner for 4, paddleboard session for 2, nail, facial and café vouchers.

Arts & Crafts Sale

The South Cerney Arts Group are holding an Arts & Crafts Sale at the Village Hall this Saturday 5 November 10am to 4pm.

Sweaty Mama Award

Congratulations to Kate Bridgeman, tutor of our Sweaty Mama classes, the Winner of Best Ante/Postnatal in the Red Kite Days Gloucestershire Awards.

See Clubs and classes page for contact details and class times

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

The South Cerney Royal British Legion launched the annual Poppy Appeal at Fenton’s community centre on Saturday afternoon 29th Oct

Café Opening Times

Please note our revised Café@Fenton's opening times. We are only open in the afternoons in term time as our classes take a break at half term and during school holidays.

Monday 9am - 1pm and 3-6pm (term-time only)

Tuesday 9am - 1pm

Wednesday 9am - 1pm

Thursday 9am - 1pm and 3-6pm (term-time only)

Friday 9am - 1pm and 3-6pm (term-time only)

Saturday 9am - 1pm

Family and Carer Support

Fenton's was pleased to host the Well Being Centre Family & Carer Support Counselling Hospice at Home for a session at Fenton's 5 October. For more information about their services call 01453 886868 or email wellbeing@longfield.org.uk.

R-Way Youth Club back at Fenton's

R-WAY Youth Group is back meeting at Fenton's for the Autumn term. Only £1. Tuesdays 16.15 until 17.00 for the KS2 6-10 age group. Then from 17.15 to 18.00 the session is for KS3&4 11-14 youngsters. Loads of games and fun in the hall with tuckshop available.

Thank you once again to South Cerney Parish Council for funding the R-Way project.

HM Queen Elizabeth II - Books of Condolence

A Book of Condolence is available at Fenton's Community Centre during café opening hours 9am until 1pm on Tuesday 20th September.

Another Book of Condolence is also available at All Hallows Church.

An online Book of Condolence is available at www.royal.uk

Cafe closures afternoons of 12th and 15th September

Please be aware that Café@Fenton's will be closed in the afternoon both Monday 12th and Thursday 15th this week due to staff illness. Classes will continue as normal and the Café will be open in the mornings 9 am to 1 pm as usual.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Possible Café Closures

Dear Café Customers:

As you may be aware, our lovely Barista, Sian, is currently unwell and due to this we may be short staffed on occasion and have to close Café@Fenton's on some afternoons.

Please bear with us during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and we wish Sian a speedy recovery.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for any changes.

Xmas Market at Fenton's

We are looking for stallholders for our Christmas Market at Fenton's Saturday 12 November 4pm to 7pm. Please contact Sarah on 07966 413293 for more information.

Friday Night Yoga

Have you considered relaxing with a Yoga session in our beautiful setting?

Friday yoga classes are Fenton's 11.15 or 17.30.

In a beautiful venue with a cafe and free parking. Please get in touch if you'd like to book for the term or try a class first. Hope to see you soon

Contact Caroline, contact details are Clubs and classes

Water Butt - all we need now is the rain!

After another great donation and some volunteer hours, we now have a working water butt for our Youth Group to water their raised beds, keeping our project environmentally friendly too! Thanks to Martyn and Patrick for giving up their time! 😊

If you have any spare hands tools or small watering cans that you could donate to our project they would be very gratefully received.

Contact details on home page and at Contact Details

CCDA Free Taster Sessions

CCDA run a number of classes at Fenton's as well as at Bingham Hall in Cirencester. This week 6 - 10 September they are offering a number of free dance and cheer sessions. The free sessions may not be at Fenton's. For more information email danceline@ccda.co.uk

Flower & Produce Show 2022 results!

The very successful show was held 6&7th August. The prize winners who were present to receive their trophies for best in their class are pictured here.

The full list of prize winners is to the right. You can scroll down through all the pages or download the file.

South Cerney Flower Show Prize List 2022.docx

More planting at Fenton's

We are delighted to have received more plant donations and the children have now planted them all up! The heatwave is making it very difficult for the plants to thrive. At the moment they need a lot of watering. But assuming we get some more usual British weather sometime soon the planted bed should look magnificent in September.

We hope to put bulbs for the spring in the beds too. And flowers that will blossom next year and vegetables that will overwinter. If you have any to spare we'd love to have them. Pop into the centre when we are open or Contact Us

The South Cerney Flower & Produce Show 2022

It's this weekend! Please get your completed entry form to Gill Scott “Rivendell”, Meadow Way, South Cerney, GL7 6HY email: gillmscott50@gmail.com before 5pm, Wednesday 3rd August 2022 [Rivendell is the third building on the left on entry to Meadow Way from Clarks Hay]. Late entries will be accepted at the Committee’s discretion and will be charged £1. Exhibits can then be taken to the Village Hall either between 7 and 9 pm Friday night or 8 - 9.50 am Saturday morning.

The show itself is being held Saturday 6th August 2pm to 5pm and Sunday 7th August 11.30am to 4.30pm at South Cerney Village Hall, School Lane, GL7 5TU.

Adult Admission is £1. Refreshments are available. The one page Entry Form and the full Show Schedule can be downloaded from entry and show downloads. Paper copies of the show schedule may still be available from Fenton's and other public places in the village.

Planting by youngsters in Fenton's flower and produce raised beds

Planting has started at Fenton's by some of our local children! We are still looking for plug plants for our planters to add some colour for the summer. If you have any that you are able to donate, please drop us a message or leave in the planters outside Fenton's. Thank you in advance

And thanks to Hayley Fletcher and Ian Smith and any anonymous donors for the plants you've given us!

Filling our raised beds with compost and soil

Thanks so much to Eleanor Wroath, Linda O'brien and Dan at AU Grab Hire for the donation and delivery of bags of soil for our Youth Club Gardening project today! We are so very grateful .

Building our youth project raised beds at Fenton's

Wonderful local volunteers have built these raised beds for our R-Way Youth Club from recycled decking and given them a great bottom layer of compost. We now need to fill them with soil! Are you able to help with this? Or do you know someone who can? Any help or donations will be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.

New Class - Sweaty Bootcamp

COMING SOON!

Starts ~ 06th June 2022

Every Monday 9.30am - Fenton’s

Sweaty Bootcamp is a fun and feisty workout for all women to enjoy.

Suitable for all levels of fitness we undertake effective, varied game orientated sessions.

BOOK ON NOW

https://kate.sweatymama.com

South Cerney Arts Group Exhibition

South Cerney Arts Group have an exhibition at the Village Hall Friday, Saturday and Sunday 3/4/5th June 10am to 4pm. Admission is free, refreshments are available and should you wish to buy any of the exhibits cash is preferred!

Jubilee Opening Hours

Cafe@Fenton's is open as normal in the morning 9am - 1pm on the Jubilee Thursday and Friday bank holiday but is closed for the afternoons and closed all day on Saturday 4th. Normal service is resumed Monday 6th June!

The South Cerney Flower & Produce Show 2022

The South Cerney Flower Show Committee presents the 105th South Cerney Show for 2022. The show is being held Saturday 6th August 2pm to 5pm and Sunday 7th August 11.30am to 4.30pm at South Cerney Village Hall, School Lane, GL7 5TU.

Adult Admission is £1. Refreshments are available. The one page Entry Form and the full Show Schedule can be downloaded from show downloads. Paper copies of the show schedule should be available from Easter time at Fenton's and other public places in the village.

Café closed Wednesday 30th March - one day only

Unfortunately, due to staff illness the cafe will be closed Wednesday 30th March. Classes and clubs will still run as normal. If your group does not have the door code, this will be sent to you. We will be back to normal on Thursday. Sorry for any inconvenience caused, and as always, many thanks for your continued support and understanding.
The South Cerney Halls Team

Cafe closed Friday 25th March - one day only

Unfortunately, due to staff illness the cafe will be closed tomorrow, Friday 25th March. Classes and clubs will still run as normal. If your group does not have the door code, this will be sent to you tomorrow morning. We will be back to normal on Saturday. Sorry for any inconvenience caused, and as always, many thanks for your continued support and understanding. The South Cerney Halls Team

Job Vacancy at Cafe @ Fenton's

Fenton’s Job Vacancy – Café Assistant South Cerney – Cirencester Part-time – 17 hours per week

Would you like to join the team and work in Café @ Fenton’s on a part-time basis, serving a range of hot & cold drinks plus cakes and snacks. We are looking for the right person to work 17 hours per week over the following shifts:
Saturday 9-1pm OR Monday 9-1pm
Monday 3-6pm
Thursday 9-1pm & 3-6pm
Friday 3-6pm

In addition to these hours, some holiday/sickness cover will be required. You will need to have great interpersonal skills, be able to work under pressure and above all have a happy demeanour. Previous barista experience would be an advantage, but not essential.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please send a CV & email to us at southcerneyhalls@southcerney.org.uk. Closing date 15 April 2022.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Best Community Cafe

Review left on Google reviews by one of our customers:

***** "Hands down the best community cafe I've been to! Great staff, sensible prices and great quality food. 100% would recommend."

Thanks for such a great review. We love to hear from our customers. Especaally when it is this positive!

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