Community Information
Education
Bishop Henderson School
Our school is at the heart of the community in the village of Coleford. We offer you and your children a warm welcome.Website
Health Care
Mendip Country Practice
Our aim is to provide a comprehensive, friendly, professional and personal primary health care service with time to discuss our patients’ health care concerns.Website
Social, Sport & Community
1st Coleford Scouts
Adventure is at the heart of everything we do. It is the single most important thing that sets Scouts apart.Website
Coleford Athletic Football Club
Coleford Athletic Football Club was founded in 1890 and has been based in Coleford ever since. The aim of the club is to give young people the opportunity to play in an organised sport and learn respect for others.Website
Coleford Conservation Volunteers
Volunteers have been looking after the Butterfly Bank, at Lower Coleford Playing Field, since 2015, working with the Parish Council. In the Autumn of 2022 a formal group was established, to enable the volunteers to bid for grants. We will use these to fund improvements such as planting more native wild flowers. Our aim is to attract more wildlife to the bank, whilst maintaining it as an attractive spot for Colefordians to walk and sit for a while. In the longer term, we hope to carry out or support other conservation projects in the area. Everyone is welcome to our work days.See the Coleford Conservation Volunteers Facebook page for more details.
Tel: 07973250856 or 01373 812481
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Coleford Dungeons and Dragons
Meet weekly in the Church Hall, Church St, Coleford, 7 to 10 pm.5th Edition rules.
Bring your own refreshments.
Age 16 +
Dice etc available to borrow, complete beginners also welcome.
£2.50 per week, first week free.
Tel: 01373 813 216 Egor
Coleford Knit & Natter Group
We’re a friendly group who meet on Friday afternoons from 2pm - 4pm in the Community Room at Douglas Yates Court, Church St. We work on our own projects, and also knit for Charities, but that is not compulsory. We welcome new members, and those who would like to learn to knit or crochet.Donations £1.00 per week. Coffee/tea & biscuits served.
Geraldine James.
Tel: 07972170525
Coleford Theatre Group
Coleford Theatre Group is a Non-Profit making organisation the aim of which is to put on performances for not only the Community of Coleford, but also for surrounding areas.Website
Health Connections Mendip
Talking CafeThe Talking cafe is a place to meet new people, make friends and chat to a Health Connector about activities, support groups and services in your community.
It runs every Monday, except Bank Holidays, 1-2:30 pm at The Hub, Old School, Church Street.
Tel: 01373 468368, option 2
Website
Huckyduck Carnival Club
The Club (HCC) was founded in 1977 back in the days when Coleford enjoyed a village week culminating in a grand parade on the Saturday from Farley Dell to Highbury Playing FieldsWebsite
Luckington Carnival Club
Luckington Carnival Club was formed in 1979 by Ken & Kath Selway, Les Parfitt with his two sons, Neil & Alan, and a few more local Colefordians.Website
Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion Hall was built in 1956, with an extension being added later to provide facilities for the Club.Website
TUESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB
The Club meets at the Royal British Legion Hall at 2pm every two weeks.It has speakers, entertainment and day trips out.Dates and details on village notice boards and in the chcmagazine.£2.00 includes tea and biscuits and a raffle.Everyone welcome.eileenjs@outlook.com or 01373812988Tel: 01373812988
Youth Club
Coleford Youth Club is open term time Tusedays, 7 pm - 9 pm, for young people aged 11 - 18Website
Places of Worship
Coleford Gospel Hall
We encourage each other to live out our faith every day, at work and at home, not just on Sundays. We welcome all new faces and continually seek to make new contacts in the district.Website
Coleford Methodist Church.
We meet in the community lounge of Douglas Yates Court, two Sundays a month. Come at 12.30 for a 1.00 lunch, or come at 2.00 for a relaxed traditional service.Also two Tuesdays a month for fellowship. Come at 2.00 for 2.30.
Dates and speakers are on the village notice boards and in the CHCM.
Ring 01761 232 476 for more information.
Tel: 01761 232 476
Website
Holy Trinity Church
Our vision for Holy Trinity Church in Coleford is a warm and friendly church where every person is loved and respected as an individual, reaching out to as many people in the village as possible.Website
Other
Citizens Advice Bureau
Free confidential advice whoever you are. We help people over come their problems and campaign on big issues when their voices need to be heard. We value diversity, champion equality and challenge discrimination and harassment. We are here for everyone.Website
Coleford Allotments
Would you like a space to grow your own fruit and vegetables? The new Coleford Allotments located next to Vobster Quay can make that a reality.The site can host up to 55 allotments each measuring 21m x 6m but smaller plots will be available. Both organic and non-organic plots are available and a disabled garden area is planned for the future
If you would like to know more please do get in touch with the Parish Clerk.
Tel: 07971 516916
Coleford Climate Action (CCA)
Welcome to the Coleford Climate Action Group (CCA), a passionate community dedicated to addressing the pressing environmental challenges of our time. With a focus on grassroots initiatives and collaborative efforts, to help our community be more resilient now and in the future.www.facebook.com/groups/colefordclimateaction
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Coleford Post Office
The Post Office is located @ The Hub, Church Street, Coleford and is open each Monday between 10am and 12 noon.Coleford Speedwatch
If you want to see speeding addressed within Coleford, then we need Speedwatch volunteers! The data gained during speedwatch is required to support requests to Somerset Highways for traffic calming schemes, 20mph limit etc.Speedwatch sessions are arranged on an informal basis and can take as little as half an hour or as long as you like. A short, straightforward online training session needs to be completed before you can volunteer. This is required to ensure that you have the appropriate insurance cover whilst participating.
If you can spare some time to help then please do get in touch.
Tel: 07971 516916
Dags Pop-up Cafe
Light lunches, soup & salads.Tea, coffee & cakes.
Everything homemade daily and available for take away.
Open 10.30am til 4.30pm at least twice a week at The Hub, Church Street, Coleford, BA3 5NQ
For further information on opening days please check out our Facebook page
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