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CLUBS and CHARITIES

As you can see, there are a lot of clubs and activities to get involved with!!

This page is only updated if advised of a change. So if you are mentioned below and your details need amending (including any web site links), or if you want to add a new club to the list, please use the contact form. All telephone numbers are 01934 prefixes unless otherwise stated.

If your club or group is running any kind of event and wants it publicised on this site, remember to get your events added to the calendar!

COMMUNITY GROUPS

Market Cross

Cheddar Village Diary

Cheddar Festive Night Organisers: Tel 743217


Kings of Wessex Leisure Centre
Leisure Centre Reception: Tel 744939
Adult Learning and Leisure: Tel 0845 688 0488
Cheddar Youth Trust
Tel 743256    

Blood Donor Sessions
Local organiser, Keith Herring: Tel 08457 711711

Cheddar Vale Lions Club
President: Tel 627249

 

Rotary ClubRotary Club of Mendip
Contact David Hall:
Tel: 01278 786797


Cheddar-Ocho Rios (Jamaica) Friendship Society
Enquiries: Tel 742682

Cheddar Felsberg Vernouillet Friendship Association
Telephone: 742763

WIWomens' Institute
c/o St. Andrews Church House in Cheddar.
Somerset WI Tel: 01823 284261

Probus Club of Mendip
Chairman, John Oakley: Tel 742492

Ladies Tuesday Club
c/o Fraser Hall, Cathay Lane, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 10.15am

Cheddar Vale Gateway Club, social club for people with learning difficulties
Chairman, E Edwards: Tel 713388

u3ACheddar Valley University of the Third Age (U3A)
Secretary: Tel 732319

Cheddar Charioteers (wheelchair/scooter users)
Contact Ray Dinham, Tel 743789

Cheddar Young Peoples Millennium Trust and Sarah Comer Trust
Clerk to the Trustees, Burrough and Co., 4 Union St., Cheddar BS27 3NA

Sir Thomas de Cheddre Lodge, United Grand Lodge of England
Enquiries: Tel 742089

MUSIC, THEATRE, AND DANCE

Stagecoach Theatre Arts School
(run by Caroline King) for 5 to 18 year olds, Wednesdays 5-8pm at the Cheddar Baptist Church. (Stagecoach main web site)

Cheddar Male Choir
Enquiries: Tel 743905

dancingCheddar Old Time and Modern Sequence Dance Club
Chairman, Brian Norris, Tel:741593

Cheddar Valley Jazz Club
Contact Richard Borley: Tel 740189

ARTS AND CRAFTS

Cheddar Flower Power
Flower arranging on the second Monday of the month (except January and August) at 7:30pm. Contact Isobel Cameron Tel: 741004

Cheddar R U Crafti Club (scrapbooking, cardmaking etc.) Cheddar Chocolate Co, Unit 2 Winchester Farm, last Saturday of the month 10-00am till 4-00pm. £4-00 per person to cover refreshments and light lunch. Tel 07708 625214. Limited spaces.

ENVIRONMENT

Wildlife TrustsSomerset Wildlife Trust (Mendip Wildlife Watch)
Contact Mary: Tel 744693


Charterhouse Centre
Contact Heather: 01761 462267

Mendip Hills AONB / Mendip Rangers
Jenny Hill: Tel 742480

The Mendip Society
Tel: 01761 463950

The Strawberry Line Safe Paths For All

SPORTS AND LEISURE

Cheddar Running Club (Cheddar Half Marathon organisers)
Contact Lynda Kenchington: Tel 842040

tennisCheddar Tennis Club
Club secretary, Jennie Colton: Tel 742703

Table Tennis
Contact Joe Hogan: Tel 744115

Roundoak Badminton Club
Contact Graham Nicholson: tel 842526

Wessex Badminton Club
Contact G Burnell: Tel 742725

swimmingCheddar Swimming Club
Contact Kate Angus: Tel 744839

Cheddar Valley Youth Hockey Club
Contact Tom Pearce: Tel 740298, or Ros Tyson: Tel 743510

Cheddar Indoor Bowling Club
Contact Brian Crashley: Tel 743949

Draycott Short Mat Bowling Club
Chairman, Steve Young: Tel 01749 870987

Cheddar Ki Aikido Club
Contact Ray Sturdy: Tel 01278 780769

Cheddar Tae Kwon-Do Club (at Kings of Wessex Leisure Centre)
Contact Jane Lambert: Tel 01278 793422

martial artsCheddar Judo Club
Contact Phil Craddock: Tel 743288, or Carole Bradshaw: Tel 741858

Cheddar Valley Rifle Club
Club secretary: Tel 518098

Cheddar Horticultural Society
Secretary, Margaret Needham; Tel 742403

Cheddar Art Group
Contact Sara Parsons: Tel 743297

ScalextricScalextric Racing Club
Contact Martin Kay: Tel 743250


Cheddar Valley Model Railway Club
Tel 742916

Cheddar Stamp Club
Secretary, Brian Ladd Tel: 743710
 

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Air Ambulance

Often seen around Cheddar rescuing injured climbers etc., the DORSET AND SOMERSET AIR AMBULANCE helicopter is deployed on average 2-3 times a day and costs £3,800 per day to run with no funding from the Government or the National Lottery. Support this registered charity by playing the Flight for Life Lottery.

GUIDES AND SCOUTS





The Guide Association
(based in the Guide Hut at Cheddar First School)

Rainbows, Karen Percival:
Tel 01749 870067
Brownies, Vicki Sweet: Tel 01278 445054
Guides, Sue Wild: Tel 01749 870239
Rangers: Tel 742480
Axbridge District Trefoil Guild, Betty Morgan: Tel 712366

Adult helpers always welcome.





The Scouts' Organisation

Cheddar Scouts' web site
Scouts are based in the Scout Hut at Cheddar First School however Scouts is currently closed due to lack of volunteers to run it. If you are interested in helping to run these groups or would like to hire the Scout Hut, contact those below or come along at the dates/times shown (term time only):

Chairman of Scout HQ Trustees, Mike Elliott: Tel 744460
Beavers, Tommi Juntila: Tel 07864 818351
Thursdays 4.45pm to 6.15pm
Cubs, Doug De Ivey: Tel 744224
Tuesdays 6.45pm to 8.15pm
Scouts - Dale Kellaway
Thursdays 6.45pm to 8.15pm
North Sedgemoor Explorer Scouts, Mick White: Tel 744037

Animal welfare

Cats Protection League, Wells and Glastonbury - Susan on 01749 840264

RSPCA West Hatch - 0300 123 0747

Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre - (01278) 783250

 

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Emergencies only: dial 999
Non emergencies, e.g. suspicious or anti-social behaviour: 0845 456 7000
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This independent web site has been assembled by local residents and businesses. It is not affiliated with the Caves and Gorge Company, Cheese Company, Parish, District or County Councils, Cheddar Village Diary, Car Boot Sale, Tourism Associations, local festivals, or Cheddar Festive Night. Please see the contact page for details about these organisations.