Welcome to St.Briavels, St. Briavels, Gloucestershire.

St. Briavels, Royal Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.

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About St. Briavels

About the Assembly Rooms

Bookings / Events Diary

Contact & Booking

Committee

St. Briavels Assembly Rooms St. Briavels Assembly Rooms Registered Charity: 1124367. Registered charitable company: 6558465 - East Street, St. Briavels, Nr. Lydney, Gloucestershire, England. U.K. GL15 6TG LATEST NEWS! £50,000 GRANT SUCCESS! EU FOREST OF DEAN LOCAL ACTION FUND to commence phase 3 refurbishment in Feb 2012!! Update: BIFFAWARD £50,000 Phase 2 refurbishment grant: New roof over Recreation Room and opening between hall and recreation room due for completion January 2012!! St. Briavels Assembly Rooms 2008 ~ Pre-phase 1 renovation Registered charity: 1124367. Registered chariatable company: 6558465 The St.Briavels Assembly Rooms are funded & run as a charitable limited company on the behalf of the parishioners of St.Briavels, having been built & donated to them by Captain Octavius W.Andrews CBE, using money donated by his uncle, Charles Lord Denton, circa 1900. The main hall was re-built during 2008 and re-opened in January 2009. The Rooms consist of the main village hall with stage and dressing room / meeting room. plus a snooker room, loos, kitchen, meeting room and a very pretty reading room. After winning a Defra grant of £94,000 from the Rural Enterprise Scheme and £96,000 loan from the Charity Bank, renovation work on the main village hall finally began on 21st April 2008.Further grants are now being sought to extend the renovation to the remainder of the community owned buildings. To get us started, the Parish Council has committed £6,000 towards phase 2 of the project. Phase 2 refurbishment should include a new pitched & roof with roof lights to the recreation side of thte building, plus new toilets with a disabled loo as well as a new, bigger kitchen. It is widely agreed that a major improvement & benefit to the community would be the integration of the main hall & recreation room by mean of a glass partition fold back wall, giving more flexibility to open up a bigger space for wedding receptions & shows. Funds are being sought to do this as part of phase 2! This project is supported under the England Rural Development Programme by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. To hire, donate or volunteer, please contact: events@st-briavels.com NEW, LIGHT, WARM & AIRY INTERIOR Photos courtesy of Nick Davis. EXTRA VOLUNTEERS ALWAYS NEEDED! St. Briavels Assembly Rooms are run by unpaid volunteers who do everything from cleaning to putting on events. Can you help? email here £5 per month, minimum 12 months will enter you into the ‘100 Club Charitable Lottery’ with your very own number, which will be put into a monthly draw for cash prizes. The remaining funds raised will go towards the continued refurbishment & running costs of St. Briavels Assembly Rooms. SIMPLE! It’s a great way to sustain & protect your local village hall whilst having a chance of winning money to treat yourself, or donate to your own special cause! To enter, or for full details, please call 01594 530 217, email lottery@st-briavels.com / or visit www.st-briavels.com.St. Briavels Assembly Rooms are owned by the parishioners of St. Briavels & Hewelsfield and is a registered charity: 1124367 & registered charitable company: 6558465 APRIL 2012 - WINNERS: 1st: 66 / 2nd: 88 / 3rd: 34 / 4th:	WHATS ON? . . . TAKE YOUR PICK!
	PILATES CLASSES IMPROVE POSTURE, BODY CONTROL DEVELOP FLEXIBILITY Most WEDNESDAYS 2pm - 3pm St. Briavels Assembly Rooms Pilates is a body conditioning technique designed to create inner strength & flexibility without building bulky muscles. It concentrates on strengthening the core postural muscles through flowing, controlled exercises working with the breath. It is suitable for all ages & abilities. £5 per session. please contact Penny Jones: 01291 627243 or mobile: 07787 193302 e-mail: penelopejones@tiscali.co.uk REPS LEVEL 3 ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR	YOGA De-stress & relax your mind ready for the week ahead... Or wind down at the end of a hectic week ready for a relaxing weekend! THURSDAY: 7.30 - 9pm All levels of fitness. with Carolyn 01594 530 225 Mobile: 07793 503 046	LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET SAT. 05th MAY 2012 & thereafter, every 1st Sat. of the Month plus AWARD WINNING produce from across the region! ST. BRIAVELS PAVILION: 9am -12.30pm
	Dance For Fitness & Fun... HAVE YOU GOT HAPPY FEET? Then bring them along to either of these 2 brand new classes, EVERY WEDNESDAY at the Assembly Rooms, St. Briavels ..................................................... Dance for Fitness & Fun 7pm – 8pm Coherence: Dance for Wellbeing 8.15pm – 9.15pm Want to join in? Just turn up, or contact Tamara: 01291 689583 / 07976 944767	Singing & Dancing; Puppets & Poems; Musical Instruments; fun & Games! For children 9 months to 5 years. £3.50 per 45 minute session ~ Pay As You Go. Most Tuesdays 9.30am check the online diary or call Kerry on... 01594 530886 / 07554 540469 kerry@twinklesmusic.co.uk www.twinklesmusic.co.uk	'LITTLE SAINTS' Parent & Toddler Group EVERY FRIDAY [in term time] 9.30 ~ 11am £1.50 per family, inc. a drink & snack. Jane: 01594 531 248 email: jane@st-briavels.com
	SING With The People's Do you like to sing? We Do! Most Sunday evenings 6.30pm - 9pm The Assembly Rooms. *All welcome!* *check the diary here*	ART Do you fancy painting or drawing? Would you like to join a very friendly, non-threatening group of like-minded souls, just painting for the fun of it in the company of others? Many budding artists are shy and a little afraid of putting paint to paper or canvas. Please do come along to a small friendly gathering at the Assembly Rooms once a week. Most Wednesdays, 10am ~ 1pm. .Please check the online diary here. Don't be afraid to contact me, Ann Kilminster, on 01594 531055 ann@annfineart.co.uk	Mariana-Art Gallery East Street, St.Briavels, Gloucestershire GL15 6TQ 01594 530484 www.mariana-art.co.uk Affordable Original Art, St. Briavels Mugs, Prints, Ceramics, Silver Jewellery, Tuition, *Sweets & Drinks* Open: March – Christmas Friday to Monday – 10.30-5.00
	AN APPEAL TO PARISHIONERS OF HEWELSFIELD & ST. BRIAVELS Are you aware that St. Briavels Assembly Rooms belongs to YOU? They are currently funded and run as a charity by local volunteers - but your help is needed too, in order to commence phase 2 of the improvements which will include disabled loos, a new kitchen and new roof to the badly leaking snooker hall. All you need to do is - 'ADOPT A FUND RAISER' Just 1 EVENT - Just 1 DAY It doesn't need to be a grand affair; it can be really quick, easy and fun to do. Just decide on something you enjoy doing with friends - such as lunches, gourmet suppers, coffee mornings, jumble sales, barbeques ~ and hold one in aid of your Assembly Rooms. It's a great & rewarding way to make a contribution back into our community. You may feel up to something more ambitious, such as putting on an event in the village hall or elsewhere in the village; you may have been harbouring a great idea for far too long and this is your chance to go mad! You can have any resources available and as much support as you need from the Assembly Rooms Committee team, including help advertising your event. NO? Heart willing, but no time / energy / inclination? Would you rather maybe make a donation of some kind instead? donate here THANK YOU! A great big thank you to all of you who have already done their bit! These have included donations of paint, equipment & cash, art & craft fairs, guided walks with lunch, fabulous choir concerts, a lady's pamper night, art group & table tennis proceeds - even assistance with events. It all helps. If you are interested in joining the committee or can lend a hand in some way, please call 01594 530 950 for more information or email help@st-briavels.com. BECAUSE TOGETHER WE MAKE THINGS HAPPEN!		YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT St. Briavels, Hewelsfield & Brockweir PCSO Pete Timmins Please feel free to email me, text me or call me as follows: Peter.Timmins@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk or callcentre@gloucestershire.police.uk 07964 865 351 or 0845 090 1234 and I will get back to you as soon as possible. In an emergency dial 999 101 is our easy to remember 24-hour number for non-emergency crime and anti-social behaviour issues as well as general enquiries. Calls to 101 will cost 15p per call, irrespective of how long the call lasts and applies to landlines and mobile phones. To contact us from outside Gloucestershire, or where 101 is unobtainable, please ring 01452 728199. Please note that our non-emergency number can only be used from within the United Kingdom as a direct dial number. Callers from outside the United Kingdom will need to be connected via the international operator. If overseas please ring +44 1452 754785 Due to re-structuring and review of services, future PiP dates are TBA. Please check this website for further information as it becomes available.