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, change contact names and phone numbers etc., 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
Cheddar Festive Night Organisers: Tel: 743217
Kings of Wessex Leisure Centre Tel: 744939
Adult Learning and Leisure: Tel: 0845 688 0488
Friends of Cheddar on Facebook - publicising local issues and promoting community events
Cheddar Youth Trust (formerly Cheddar Young Peoples Millennium Trust) and Sarah Comer Trust Clerk to the Trustees, Burrough and Co., 4 Union St., Cheddar BS27 3NA Tel: 743256
Blood Donor Sessions Local organiser, Keith Herring: Tel 08457 711711
Cheddar Vale Lions Club
President, Pamela Holmes: Tel 844143
Royal British Legion Tel: 08457 725725
Rotary 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
Womens’ 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
Cheddar Valley University of the Third Age (U3A) Secretary: Tel 732319
Cheddar Charioteers (wheelchair/scooter users) Contact Ray Dinham, Tel 743789
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
Cheddar Old Time and Modern Sequence Dance Club Chairman, Brian Norris, Tel:741593
Cheddar Valley Jazz Club Contact Richard Borley: Tel 740189
ARTS AND CRAFTS
Woolcake Knitting Group Tel: Julie on 743263
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.
EMERGENCY SERVICES
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.
Avon and Somerset Cliff Rescue – emergency search and rescue volunteers for the Cheddar Gorge area
COMPUTER SKILLS / GAMING
IT for the Terrified, The Old Cowshed, Station Road, Cheddar BS27 3AG. Tel: 741751. Computer training sessions for all skill levels and Cheddar e-sports, networked computer gaming and homework support.
Age UK – Donate a PC scheme In collaboration with Microsoft and RaceOnline, we can rebuild your old PC and give them a second lease of life to do good in your community and for people in later life.
ENVIRONMENT
Somerset Wildlife
Trust (Mendip Wildlife Watch)
Contact Mary: Tel 744693
Charterhouse Centre Contact Heather: 01761 462267
( Mendip Hills AONB )
The Mendip Society Tel: 01761 463950
Prickles Hedgehog Rescue 7 Copper Close, Cheddar. Telephone: 07806 744772
SPORTS AND LEISURE
The Strawberry Line Safe Paths For All
Cheddar Running Club (Cheddar Half Marathon organisers)
Contact Lynda Kenchington: Tel 842040
Cheddar 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
Cheddar 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
Isle of Wedmore Bowls Club (nearest bowls to Cheddar), Secretary Keith Pettit. Indoor and outdoor facilities. Tel: 733237
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
Cheddar Judo Club Contact Phil Craddock: Tel 743288, or Carole Bradshaw: Tel 741858
Cheddar Karate Club (at Kings of Wessex): Contact John Ward, Tel: 744410.
Cheddar Valley Rifle Club Club secretary: Tel 518098
Cheddar Horticultural Society Secretary, Suzanne Green. Tel 744095
Cheddar Art Group Contact Sara Parsons: Tel 743297
Scalextric Racing Club Contact Martin Kay: Tel 741377
Cheddar Valley Model Railway Club Tel 742916
Cheddar Stamp Club Secretary, Brian Ladd Tel: 743710
