Neetside Community Centre

04/09/2026

Bude Pain Café

📅 Every second Thursday of the month
🕙 10am–12pm
📍 Neetside Community Centre, Bude

Next session: Thursday 10th September

Looking for a relaxed space to talk about living with persistent pain? Bude Pain Café is friendly, informal, and open to anyone living with ongoing pain.

This month, we’re really pleased to welcome Tony Gibbs, Mayor of Bude-Stratton, as our guest.

Tony will be sharing some of his personal experience of managing stress and stressful situations, alongside insights gained from many years of training others in these skills during his military career.

We often talk at Pain Café about resilience – not simply “coping” with pain, but building practical tools that can help us manage difficult days and live as well as possible alongside it. Tony’s experience will bring a really interesting perspective to that conversation.

What to expect:

Chat about different pain-related topics
Advice and insights
Gentle techniques and practical ideas for daily life
A friendly, supportive space to meet others living with persistent pain

☕ Free to attend

No booking necessary – just come along. Everyone is welcome.

More info: https://pain.cafe/spokes/coast-and-country/

01/09/2026

🎉 THE BERRIES FUNDRAISING AUCTION IS BACK! 🎉

Get ready for an evening of bidding, bargains, laughs and plenty of community spirit at our sister site, Berries Community Café, on Thursday 10th September!

Head along from 6.30pm to browse the lots, then get ready to bid from 7pm!

Every penny raised will be reinvested into Berries Community Café and the community activities and projects we deliver, helping us continue to provide a welcoming space, bring people together and create valuable opportunities in our local community. 💛

There's LOTS to be revealed over the coming days (see what we did there... 🫣), so keep your eyes peeled!

Thursday 10th September
Berries Community Café
Viewing from 6.30pm
Auction starts at 7pm

See you there! 💛

19/08/2026

🌿 Have you seen Bude Friends of the Earth's Biodiversity Trail leaflet? 🦋

Created and maintained by Bude Friends of the Earth, the Biodiversity Trail has been designed to enhance and celebrate the wonderful wildlife and green spaces around Neetside and the Castle.

Featuring a beautiful, hand-drawn map, the leaflet guides you around the trail, highlighting some of the fantastic spots that provide valuable habitats for bees, butterflies, birds, bats and hedgehogs, while raising awareness of the vital role pollinators play in our food system. 🌼🐝

The trail even includes the area around our very own Neetside Community Centre!

Along the way, you’ll discover a traditional orchard and wildflower meadow, which Bude Friends of the Earth continue to enhance throughout the year, particularly at blossom time. 🌸

Why not pick up a leaflet and explore the trail for yourself? It’s a lovely way to discover some of Bude’s green spaces, learn more about our local wildlife and see the fantastic work Bude Friends of the Earth are doing to support biodiversity in our community. 🌱

18/08/2026

Thinking about a little extra support for an older loved one at home? 💚

Come and have a chat with Cherie from Home Instead at Neetside Community Centre this Friday morning, 21st August, from 9.30am.

Rated Outstanding by the CQC and named one of the Top 20 Home Care Providers in the South West for 2026, the Home Instead team helps older people continue to live safely and independently in their own homes.

Whether you’d like to know more about personal care, dementia support, companionship, respite, live-in care or end-of-life care, pop in for a cuppa and an informal chat with Cherie about how Home Instead could help. No appointment needed!

📍 Neetside Community Centre, Bude
🕤 9:30am – 1:00pm
📅 This Friday, 21st August – and every 1st & 3rd Friday of the month
📞 01288 377004
📧 [email protected]

14/08/2026

Our friends over at Sustainable Bude are looking to hire someone to help set up and run their new initiative, Bude Library of Things!

If this sounds like it could be right up your street, or you know someone who could fit the bill, please take a look at the details below and/or pass them on to anyone who might be interested. 💚

We're hiring! Sustainable Bude is launching a Library of Things at the Berries Community Café — and we need a Co-ordinator to help set it up and run it. 5 hrs/week, self-employed, 1-year lottery-funded role. Handy, organised, people-person? This one's for you.

For more details please go to https://sustainablebude.org/News/Job-Vacancy-Library-of-Things-Co-ordinator/

02/08/2026

New Recovery College courses coming to Bude this summer and autumn!

Pentreath’s Recovery College will be delivering a range of free courses at Neetside Community Centre throughout July, August and September, helping people across Cornwall to develop practical tools and strategies to support their mental wellbeing.

Courses include:

✨ Anxiety & Stress Less
✨ Assertiveness
✨ Building Self-Esteem and Confidence
✨ Building Resilience
✨ Depression, Low Mood & Coping Strategies
✨ It’s Okay to Be Me

The second in the programme of courses is Assertiveness. Next Thursday, 6th August from 10am-4pm.

Pentreath’s approach focuses on empowering people to become the agents of their own recovery, moving from “make me well” to “teach me the tools to keep myself well.” Their courses are open to anyone in Cornwall aged 18+ experiencing mental ill health who would like support in managing their wellbeing and living the life they choose.

To find out more and book your place, visit the Recovery College website: https://www.pentreath.co.uk/recovery-college-cornwall

Please see the attached poster for full details and dates

31/07/2026

Step Into Wellness is coming to Neetside Community Centre, starting next week! 🌿

Designed around you, this FREE, welcoming programme from Age UK Cornwall helps adults of all ages explore simple, practical ways to improve their health, happiness, and overall wellbeing.

🕥 Sessions run from 10:30am–12:00pm

📅 Week One:
Tuesday 4th August & Wednesday 5th August

📅 Week Two:
Tuesday 11th August & Wednesday 12th August

✨ Live better at every age!

The programme explores five key areas of wellbeing across four sessions:

🤝 Social Connections
Discover how building and maintaining social connections can reduce anxiety and depression, support emotional wellbeing, and help us navigate change and challenging times.

🧘 Mindfulness
Learn techniques to connect with the present moment, helping you manage stress and develop a more positive relationship with yourself and your daily life.

🚶 Physical Activity & Learning New Skills
Explore how simple lifestyle changes and regular movement can boost both physical and mental wellbeing, while learning new skills can bring joy, confidence, and a sense of purpose.

💛 Giving & Course Review
We'll look at how giving time to support others can positively impact our own wellbeing and reflect on everything covered throughout the programme.

🎯 Reflections & Goal Setting
An opportunity to celebrate progress, reflect on your experiences, and set achievable goals for the future.

To book your free place and begin your wellbeing journey, call 01872 266383 or email [email protected], and a member of the team will get back to you.

30/07/2026

🦔 We've got some new residents at Neetside! 🦔

It looks like we've got a family of hedgehogs making themselves at home in the wild garden areas around Neetside. ❤️

This hoglet was found amongst the cars in our parking spaces earlier today by our wonderful Finance Officer, Debby, after a gentleman popped in to let us know he'd seen two hedgehogs exploring the area. Thankfully, it was safely rescued and is now being looked after by the lovely team at Tamar Vets.

With that in mind, we'd like to ask everyone visiting Neetside to please take a little extra care when driving and parking, just in case there are any prickly little pals nearby.

Thank you for helping us keep our newest neighbours safe! ❤️

24/07/2026

Step Into Wellness is coming to Neetside Community Centre this August! 🌿

Designed around you, this FREE, welcoming programme from Age UK Cornwall helps adults of all ages explore simple, practical ways to improve their health, happiness, and overall wellbeing.

🕥 Sessions run from 10:30am–12:00pm

📅 Week One:
Tuesday 4th August & Wednesday 5th August

📅 Week Two:
Tuesday 11th August & Wednesday 12th August

✨ Live better at every age!

The programme explores five key areas of wellbeing across four sessions:

🤝 Social Connections
Discover how building and maintaining social connections can reduce anxiety and depression, support emotional wellbeing, and help us navigate change and challenging times.

🧘 Mindfulness
Learn techniques to connect with the present moment, helping you manage stress and develop a more positive relationship with yourself and your daily life.

🚶 Physical Activity & Learning New Skills
Explore how simple lifestyle changes and regular movement can boost both physical and mental wellbeing, while learning new skills can bring joy, confidence, and a sense of purpose.

💛 Giving & Course Review
We'll look at how giving time to support others can positively impact our own wellbeing and reflect on everything covered throughout the programme.

🎯 Reflections & Goal Setting
An opportunity to celebrate progress, reflect on your experiences, and set achievable goals for the future.

To book your free place and begin your wellbeing journey, call 01872 266383 or email [email protected], and a member of the team will get back to you.

22/07/2026

New Recovery College courses coming to Bude this summer and autumn!

Pentreath’s Recovery College will be delivering a range of free courses at Neetside Community Centre throughout July, August and September, helping people across Cornwall to develop practical tools and strategies to support their mental wellbeing.

Courses include:

✨ Anxiety & Stress Less
✨ Assertiveness
✨ Building Self-Esteem and Confidence
✨ Building Resilience
✨ Depression, Low Mood & Coping Strategies
✨ It’s Okay to Be Me

The first course, Anxiety & Stress Less, begins on 30th July.

Pentreath’s approach focuses on empowering people to become the agents of their own recovery, moving from “make me well” to “teach me the tools to keep myself well.” Their courses are open to anyone in Cornwall aged 18+ experiencing mental ill health who would like support in managing their wellbeing and living the life they choose.

To find out more and book your place, visit the Recovery College website: https://www.pentreath.co.uk/recovery-college-cornwall

Please see the attached poster for full details and dates