St Sidwell's Community Centre

IT’S CHRISTMAS!!!!!! 🎵🎄❄️

Come and get your warm, juicy mince pies (vegan!) from the cafe, from now until Friday 22nd!

Rose here made ‘em, so it’s guaranteed deliciousness.

CLOTHES SWAP!!!!! 🎄✨

We very much love an alternative festive activity here at Sids!
It’ll be a swap-swap basis - basically, swap an item, pick an item.
So if you donate 5 pieces, you can swap with 5 wondrous items in exchange. All clothes, including kids, welcome - just please make sure they’re in wearable condition. I.e not ripped, covered in last weeks gravy dinner, etc. Cheers! ❄️🍒

This sweet festive exuberance is happening at our community centre on Friday 15th December, from 2-4. Our cracking cafe will be open until 3, serving warming (and cooling, if that’s your preference) drinks and cake delights. We’ll also have our own lil cookie 🍪 sale going on, too…
Drop off any clothes between 13:30 and 2 on the day, or into the bakehouse at any time between now and then!

And a special shout-out and cheers to our heroic volunteers and for organising/designing/curating 💜🧡🎄

It’s a cold ol’ time out there….❄️❄️❄️

ADDRESSING ALL OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS OUT THERE:
If you’re coming to the bakehouse to hang out and get cosy, think layers upon layers layers, PLEASE.
It’s actually reeeeeally cold inside, unless you’re directly by the ovens - so we just want you to be snug and comfy!

Woo, okay - let the baking continue…

We’ve been leaving you hanging…

So sorry Exeter folk - Christmas bakehouse PRE-ORDERS live tomorrow, for collection/pick up from next Thursday 7th December at 9 onwards.

Basically, just drop us an email at [email protected] or give us a call at 07767 153784 between 8:30-14:30.

Woo, happy baking season to all 🎄🎄🎄✨✨✨

It’s happening!

A cultural classic, could you say?…

Basically, utter period drama - if that sounds Down(ton) your Abbey, book a free ticket and join us at Sids on the 21st at 3.
You can book online at our website or email [email protected]

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Still open as usual, lovely Exeter folk!

Just no market goods for you today (it’s cancelled because of this dreadeeeeeed rain!)

Come get your happy breaded goods 🥖

Ready for roasting!!

butternut squash and sage from garden 🪴

A deliciously savoury and autumnal gratin on the menu tomorrow! Be there, and shelter from the 💨 and ☔️

An absolutely wicked Halloween treat!!!! 🎃 👻

A mighty baking session from 13:30-15:30 (fancy dress very much welcomed!) followed by a joyous and witchy viewing of Hocus Pocus 🧙‍♀️
Think popcorn 🍿, booze-free punch and other sweet treats. This will be from 15:30-17:30!
There’s not loooooads of space, so sign up now - it’s happening next Tuesday, so QUICK!

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Starting THIS weekend!!!

A really incredible course that will last until December, every Saturday 11-12:30 📚

Email [email protected] to sign up!

Tomorrow!!!

It’s going to be deeeeelicious. Thank you so much to Barbara and the lovely Hong Kong community for sharing!

There will be a vegetarian option, of mushrooms 🍄, too!!

Come and get it!

Some really really incredible things happening over at Sids and across Exeter throughout November, to highlight the importance and necessity of greater food access and sustainability…

This one in particular will be a glorious garden tour by Julie and a preserve making session with George (thank you Julie and George ✨!!)

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Hit the link to sign up (it’s free!)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/exeter-connect-31579051745

We’ve been baking up an Autumnal storm! Vegan and gluten free options, as always, too 🎃

The café is in full 🍂 mode, with cosy food, sweets and drinks - as well as games, books and chat.

Fancy £30 ?? Got a spare hour tomorrow at 3pm?

Whether you are a smoker or non smoker come along to this focus group run by and say what you think could make a good stop smoking service in Devon

Hosted at Sid community center

Last of the summer produce!

What an interesting summer of weather. Here’s to Autumn, and all the delicious meals at the cafe and bread from the bakery! 🥖

Special of the day, courtesy of wonderful volunteer Amy!

Cauliflower cheese and mixed salad plate. 🥗 🧀 Come and get it!!! 1 hour left until the start of a new week.

Thought it would be *cute* to give a massive shoutout to all those donate to Sids!

It really is so so incredible and supports us in our commitment to being a hub and safe space for all those who need it.

THANK YOU!!!!

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Lovely lovely cakes and bits, on the counter, tomorrow!!!

CANTONESE FOR EVERYONE!!!!

The wonderful Hong Kong community are offering you the chance to learn some Cantonese. This is a great opportunity to learn some of the language and learn more about the cultural aspects of Cantonese. Did you know that the Cantonese language has 9 different lexical tones?!

The taster sessions will take place at St. Sidwell's Community Centre on Saturday 9th & 16th September from 11am - 12.30pm. There’s currently 9 places for the 9th and 15 places for the 16th!

The sessions will be led by a very experienced tutor with over 20 years’ experience of teaching linguistics at universities in Hong Kong. The sessions will be fun and at a pace suitable for all participants, absolutely no experience is required. Just a willingness to want to learn and have some fun : )

If this sounds interesting to you, then please drop Kyson an email, and book your space. Please book on as soon as possible!!

[email protected]

So, you’ve watched this space and here you are. Ever so patiently waiting to hear that YES…we are in fact opening Wednesday’s again!!!

We’re going to be back scaling, shaping and smiling on a Tuesday, to meet your bread needs for an extra day. Hooray.

It’ll just be bread on a Wednesday, but of course, come back and see us the rest of the week for sweet deliciousness.
We’re really trying to up the vegan game more, too! 🌱

See you Wednesday (30th!) 🌞🍓🥖