St. Michael's Church Centre - Activities

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Footlights Dance Academy

Footlight Dance Academy, incorporating Born2Perform, is a long established organisation offering dance and musical theatre training to a variety of ages throughout the local area. Footlight offer a warm and nurturing environment for ages 3+, and many of the footlight students have gone on to work in musical theatre and with professional dance companies.

For further information please visit the website

Art Classes

Art Classes are held weekly at St Michael's Church Centre, under the tutelage of Penny Balding (www.pennybalding.com). The classes run from September till June on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Life drawing workshops are also held monthly on Saturdays.

The Art Show, held annually in St Michael's Church, takes place at the end of May. This is an exhibition of work by those attending the above classes.

Painting Holidays are also arranged in Italy: Umbria, Tuscany and Basilicata.

For further information please visit the website

East Dorset Buddhist Group

The group meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month between 10.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. The meeting begins with a 30 minute period of sitting meditation which is preceded and concluded by some brief chanting. For those new to meditation there is the possibility of basic instruction. The group then usually reads a Buddhist publication which is discussed informally, or occasionally a tape by a Buddhist teacher is listened to and then discussed. Meetings may end with a further short period of meditation. No experience is necessary to attend meetings and anyone interest will be made welcome.

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Tumble Tots

Tumble Tots is a 45 minute activity that combines fun, excitement and challenge in a safe and caring environment, by helping to develop physical skills of agility, climbing, balance, co-ordination and language.

Mondays

Walking - 2 years 9:45 am,  2 - 3 years 10.45 am

6 months to walking (Gymbabes) 11.45 am, 3 - 5 years 12.45 am

For further information please contact: Julie on 01202 870712 or 07894200135 or visit the website

Wimborne Camera Club

The club meets on Monday evenings at 7.30pm. For further information please visit the website

Colehill Evening Women's Institue

We meet monthly and have speakers on a wide range of topics. The meetings are lively and friendly with a mixed age group and time for coffee or tea during the evening. Outings to a variety of places of interest are arranged during the year. 

Among our various activities we hold a stitch-craft group, which meets in the Alec Moore room of the Church

Centre on the 1st and 3rd Monday mornings. The regular meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, except August, at Colehill Memorial Hall. Visitors are welcome at all meetings. 

For further information please telephone Gillian Fox, Secretary; 01202 883810 

Wessex Singers

The Wessex Singers is a Chamber Choir of about 40 singers, founded by its musical director Christopher Dowie in 1979. This Wimborne choir is promoted by Wimborne Music Society and usually gives three main concerts a year, sometimes with Wimborne Minster Chamber Orchestra. 

They rehearse on Monday nights at one of two venues: St. Michael's Church, Colehill during the winter months and St. James' Church, Holt during the summer. The concerts also usually take place at one or

other of those venues. We are always pleased to hear from prospective new members in all voice parts. Please contact Christopher Dowie to arrange a simple audition or visit the website for further information.

Wimborne Music Society

Wimborne Music Society is a non-profit making Society which sponsors and promotes musical events in Wimborne and further afield. Its annual programme includes Concerts for Choir and Orchestra, a monthly "Sundays At 7.30" series of short Recitals, and occasional Day or Weekend Choral Workshops, usually in St. Michael’s Church Centre

For further information please visit the website

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