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Community Programme

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Community Programme

Our Community Programme aims to bring people together in their local community to improve health and wellbeing and have a positive impact on their lives.

Improving health & wellbeing

The Eric Liddell Community has been a trusted Community Hub for over 40 years

Our Community Hub is open 6 days a week providing space and opportunity for people of all ages to connect.

We invite the local community to join a series of programmes designed to bring people together including lunch clubs, befriending projects, lunchtime concerts, fairs and fundraisers. We also provide a dedicated Volunteer Programme for all who are interested in helping at our caring services and in our community café.

Our Community Café, Café Connect is situated on the ground floor and it is run by our fully trained chef and dedicated volunteers.

Each week we provide a space for over 60 hours of regular classes, including a variety of children’s clubs and exercise classes for all ages that our community can book and attend.

We do all this to move closer to our vision to live in a community where no one feels lonely or isolated.

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Programme & events we
offer to the wider community

Wellbeing Lunches

Weekly wellbeing lunches free of charge for everyone in the community to attend.

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Open Community Activities

A programme of free activities open to everyone.

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Lunchtime &
Afternoon Tea Concerts

Monthly concerts followed by soup & sandwich lunch or afternoon tea treats.

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Events

Welcoming, engaging and fun events for our community. Find out what’s on.

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Classes

A wide range of social activities and fun classes provided for our local community.

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Café Connect

Serving healthy eating options made by our fully trained chef and nutritionist.

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Wellbeing Lunches

The Wellbeing Lunch is a two course meal prepared by our fantastic community chef and it takes place every Thursday. This meal is a great opportunity for people to come together, meet others and find out more about the different activities that happen in the building.

This open community activity is free for anyone to join, however, booking is required. To book, please contact Fiamma at 07842444976 from 10am every Friday.

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Open Community Activities

Open Community Activities are free and open events aimed at everyone. The goal is to create safe spaces where the community can come together to meet each other, create connections, and reduce social isolation.

We run a programme of Open Community Activities for every weekday and are always on the lookout to provide more activities for the community, driven by what you want.

Our current programme includes:
• Common Threads Craft Group: meets fortnightly on a Monday, 1pm – 3pm
• Wellbeing Walks: every Tuesday, 11am – 12pm
• Poetry Group: on Tuesdays, 3pm – 4pm. Starting on the 13th August.
• Language Café, once a month on the third Tuesday of the month, 5.30pm – 7pm. Starting on the 15th October
• Gardening group: every Wednesday, 10.30 am – 11.30 am
• Movie Screening: on the second Thursday of every month, 2pm – 4pm
• Community Living Room: every Friday, 1pm – 3pm
• Mahjong: every Friday, 3pm – 5pm

All events are free and drop-in, so come along to as many as you’d like. It is a great opportunity to meet people, help with creating meaningful connections, and be part of your community.

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Lunchtime & Afternoon Tea Concerts

Our popular monthly Lunchtime and Afternoon Tea Concerts are enjoyed by many from our local community.

On the first Monday of every month we host a Lunchtime Concert in our Robertson Suite on the ground floor. This concert is followed by a soup and sandwich lunch and it is open to the community. Tickets cost £6/person and the price includes the lunch.

Our Afternoon Tea Concerts take place on the 3rd Monday of every month. This community gathering brings people together for an hour to listen to some music, while enjoying delicious afternoon tea treats. Tickets to this concert cost £5/person and it includes the afternoon tea snacks.

If you would like to come along to any of our concerts, you can book your seat by emailing Zsofia at molnarz@ericliddell.org

We are always treated to unique performances by accomplished musicians every month, the selection varies from classics to folk and many more. If you would like to perform at our upcoming concerts, we would love to hear from you.

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Community Events

We host a range of events through out the year from volunteer gatherings, Burns Supper, concerts, Fairs and many more.

All income generated from our events allow us to continue the vital support we provide to the people who access our services and the wider community.

What’s On
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Community
Hub

Our Community Hub is the beating heart of our organisation. It is a place to learn & play, meet & greet, live a fuller life, connect.

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Community
Consultation

A big thank you to all  who participated in our community consultation. It was great to have your input and hear your views. We are busy developing our community programme based on your suggestions. Watch the space!