Downley Community Centre

We are looking for a new console style table to be placed in the hallway, if you have any furniture that you think would be suitable and would like to rehome - please get in touch!

Today is the last session before the summer holidays… we know Wendy would love to see you!

MONDAY MINIS CLOSED

Good morning everyone. I am so sorry to have to close Minis this coming week. My daughter, Bella, has come down with a stomach bug and won’t be able to go to school Monday. Oh the joys of the dreaded stomach bug!! 😫😫 definitely one of the worst ‘gifts’ from school 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

I am so sorry We will miss our final play before we close for half term.

I hope everyone does have a good one and the weather is good for us! Come on sunshine.

I will be back open on Monday 3rd June, and I will hopefully have some news regarding a Minis Summer Party at the end of the term! 😄

🌞I hope everyone has been enjoying this amazing weather this week and weekend!! 🌞 sunshine, please stay!! 🙏

I wanted to assure people that the horrid event over the weekend hadn’t affected me being able to run the session this week. We will be back open tomorrow for another fun morning!

Look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

We've been enjoying looking at your photos today of last nights Aurora Borealis, with a prediction that we will see more tonight and tomorrow... we would like to invite you to submit these for display at the Community Centre's Downley Day spot!

Please comment with the photo that you would like submitted or alternatively email [email protected]
Happy Snapping!

SCARECROW BUILDING SESSION!! in the Beech Room, Downley COMMUNITY CENTRE (School Close, HP13 5TR)
- SAT 11th MAY - 9.45am - 12.15.

On behalf of the Downley Parish Council, Up Downley Committee, are reviving the Village Scarecrow Festival for the Up Downley! period and beyond ....

Please join Jenny Douglas and Shirley Ellis, at the Downley Community Centre on Saturday 11th May as they will be holding an open house style Scarecrow Building session, to kick things off and inspire your own thoughts to make your individual scarecrows to display.

A limited amount of materials will be available for building & dressing your scarecrow frame either at the group or complete at home using packs and ideas provided.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING ANY CLOTHES, recycling materials, etc YOU WISH TO USE OR DONATE to others!

NO MESSY GLUES, GLITTER, PAINTS ETC allowed in the hall. Sorry!

The main theme will be Recycling!

This can be in the:

-Traditional style of scarecrow..

- 'Past Fashion' , using clothing you have or something you can style etc...

- Thinking outside the box for a 'scene', still using recycling materials! Any alternative ideas!!! Come and share them...

Demonstrations and materials available throughout the morning! Join at any time, leave at any time!

Please make a scarecrow for the festival whether you join the group or not! ....
...and share photos of your creations on the Downley page!

Good evening everyone! We hope you are enjoying your weekend so far!
We wanted to let you know that the next 6-week course for Viv's Functional Core class starts on Thursday May 2nd at 9.30-10.30.

Over the course of the 6 weeks, she will be teaching mums how to reconnect with their core postpartum and restore their core strength. The class will incorporate breathwork, mobility, pelvic floor exercises, deep core restore, full body mum movements and short cardio burst low impact exercises.

The cost is £85 for the 6 weeks and includes a full health screening and pelvic floor assessment, 2 short home workouts each week, as well as the exercise equipment for mums to keep (pilates ball and resistance bands).

At the end of the class you'll stop to have tea and a chat so it will be a great opportunity for mums to meet other mums in the local area.

To attend, mum's need to have had their 6 weeks GP check/clearance. The class is mum and baby friendly.

To find out further details, please visit Viv's website: https://www.empoweredwomenscollective.co.uk/ or email her at [email protected]

Evening all,
Following the success of Sam's Boxing classes, he would like us to share with you that he only has 5 spaces left in both the Women only and 10-16 years old group.
Womens only group takes place 6pm-6.40pm
10-16 years group takes place 5pm-5.45pm
Both on a Thursday evening.

The Downley Old School Community Association (DOSCA) are looking for a new Chairman to join their experienced team of volunteers.
The Chairman’s role is an Honorary position that is required along with others as a commitment to DOSCA’s constitution.
The role would be particularly suitable (although not strictly necessary) to someone who is retired or coming to that stage of their life, is community minded and has good basic management and leadership skills.

Primary Objective: To serve as overall director of the Downley Community Centre, giving strategic direction to the Management team, chairing regular meetings, leading on major projects and giving a long term perspective to DOSCA’s direction and purpose.

Specific Objectives:
a) To support and encourage the Honorary Treasurer and help with financial returns required by law;
b) To support and encourage the bookings manager advising on significant issues and major customers;
c) To represent the Downley Community Centre in the village and district as required

We foresee a handover period to guarantee a smooth transition and the continuity of the vital work that we do.

If you would like more information or to register your interest, please contact the current Chairman at [email protected].

You can also visit our website at https://www.downley.org/services/venue/4/downley-community-centre/93 to view current members of the Committee and what their roles are.

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Good morning!
The Downley Old School Community Association (DOSCA) who run and look after the Community Centre pride themselves in giving back to the local area and are delighted to announce that they have made 2 donations recently to local Charities.
£500 was donated to One Can Trust and a further £500 was given to the town Mayor's Appeal.

With more new classes popping up, here's our latest schedule! Take a look at what's on offer! 👀

We are excited to tell you more about a new hirer that has joined our growing offering at the Centre.

Vivienne will be hosting Postnatal Fitness Classes starting this Thursday 9.30-10.30am.

The classes will run over a 6-week block and over the course of the 6 weeks, Viv will be teaching mums how to reconnect with their core postpartum and restore their core strength. Her classes will incorporate breathwork, mobility, pelvic floor exercises, deep core restore, full body mum movements and short cardio burst low impact exercises.

The cost is £70 for the 6 weeks and includes a full health screening and pelvic floor assessment, 2 short home workouts each week, as well as the exercise equipment for mums to keep (pilates ball and resistance bands).

At the end of the class, you'll stop to have a tea and chat, providing a great opportunity for mums to meet other mums in the local area.

To attend, mums have to have had their 6 weeks GP check/sign off and it goes without saying that these classes are of course mum and baby friendly!!

To find out further details, please check out Viv's website: https://www.empoweredwomenscollective.co.uk/ or email her at [email protected]

Afternoon all!
Following feedback - Sam from Sam's boxing has decided to start a class for children aged 10 and over. These classes will take place on a Thursday (starting this week) from 5pm-5.45pm.
If you would like any more information or to book in and take part, please contact Sam on 07594305407.

An update about Sam’s women only boxing classes!!

He is planning to start the classes from 7th March - please do get in touch if you would like to join him!

Last week we told you about our exciting new hirer - Sam's boxing!
Following lots of interest for women only classes, Sam would like us to share with you that he will be holding a women only class on Thursdays 5.00-6.00pm.
If you are interested then please email him directly at [email protected]
For the class to run, he requires at least 5 attendees and the sessions are £8.
We would like to thank Sam for his quick response to the interest that has been shown.

Our updated schedule is now up and running! Thank you to Moo Music - High Wycombe, Marlow & Beaconsfield for advising us on your session times. As you can see each day is full of a variety of classes, something for everyone!

Last week we told you about our exciting new hirer - Sam's boxing!
Following lots of interest for women only classes, Sam would like us to share with you that he will be holding a women only class on Thursdays 5.00-6.00pm.
If you are interested then please email him directly at [email protected]
For the class to run, he requires at least 5 attendees and the sessions are £8.
We would like to thank Sam for his quick response to the interest that has been shown.

We are excited to tell you about a new hirer that we have welcomed at the Centre recently.... Sam's boxing!
His classes are taking place on Wednesday's at 8.45pm and Friday's at 8.30pm.
To find out more from Sam himself, he can be contacted via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sam_azimi_1359/ or you can send him an email directly at [email protected]

If anyone is interested in some ad-hoc part-time work, please get in touch. We are looking for someone local to do occasional show-ins and show-outs for private hirers of the centre. It would involve weekend work.

The DOSCA committee recently awarded a £200 grant to the Downley Community Library for new barcode generator software that is integral to the smooth running of the library! 📖📚

We are always keen to help community organisations and clubs, so please don't hesitate to apply for a grant, in the first instance contact us on [email protected]. The committee will assess proposals for all projects on a monthly basis.

We are so excited to show off the results too!

It's great to see our baby & toddler group so busy each week! If you'd like more information and to be kept in the loop, please follow MONDAY MINIS! There's no need to book, just turn up and play!

Do you enjoy cycling or is it something that you have wanted to try but being in an area that is surrounded by challenging hills is daunting?
Then look no further than our new class……
Forever Cycling - Virtual cycling for the over 50’s from the warm comfort of our beautiful Centre.
The class takes place every Thursday between 1-2pm… please get in touch with Joe to book your spot!

Good evening everyone!
Our lovely voluntary committee are on the hunt… in order to preserve our beautiful lawn, we lay tree trunks at the edge to prevent our hirers from parking on it. We’ve located the trunks (kindly being given to us by Downley Common Preservation Society) but we need a flat bed or low bed trailer to transport them from the edge of the Common to the Community Centre itself.
They have a tractor available to load and unload but are not able to move them along the road to us.
Please if you have one available and some free time, we would be incredibly grateful to you!
No date has been set in stone yet so we can work to availability.
Many thanks in advance!

Thank you to all that attended the DOSCA 20th Anniversary Celebration last week, we hope you enjoyed it as much as the committee did!