Back by popular demand! Chandra's pop up Sri Lankan food nights at GL11 always sell out, and with good reason. 10 July, 7 - 9pm. Tickets on sale now at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/copy-of-sri-lankan-pop-up-kitchen-with-chandra-tickets-1990563347557 or give us a call on 01453 548530.

We're excited to announce that Jon Smith and BBC Radio Gloucestershire will be live from GL11 next Friday morning! Alongside the show, there's an opportunity to meet the experts, get your blood pressure checked, and learn how to use the NHS app in the Community Room from 8 - 11am. Come join us!

It's Thank You Thursday, the time of the week when we celebrate the contributions that so many different people and organisations make to the life of GL11 Community Hub. Today we're saying a massive thank you to Dursley Running Club for their hugely generous £700 donation!

Learn together with your little ones through play! We're taking our PEEP course out on the road, heading to the wonderful GL13 Community Hub in Berkeley on Wednesdays between 3 and 24 June, 9:30 - 10:30am. Suitable for children aged 0 - 4. Book your free space by emailing [email protected].

Please don't forget that we're closed all day for staff training. If you do need any help today, please take a look at this page for some useful numbers: https://www.gl11.org.uk/new-shut-down-help

Just a few days left to apply to be our part-time (30 hours per week) Community Project Coordinator. For full details, please see our website: https://www.gl11.org.uk/vacancies/community-project-coordinator-april-2026. Applications close at 9am on Thursday 28 May.

Are you creative with clay, potty for pottery or stoked by sculpture? Then join us here for our Sculpture Course (2.0!). Wednesdays 5:30 - 7:00pm starting 27th May. Book the whole 4-week course for £30 or attend weekly for £8/session! Call 01453 548530 or email [email protected] to book your place.

We have a one-day Emergency First Aid at Work course taking place here at GL11 next Friday 29 May from 9am - 5pm. The course is full accredited by the Royal Life Saving Society and you'll gain a certificate valid for three years. To find out more and to book, email [email protected].

This Thank You Thursday we'd like to say a huge thank you to Gloucestershire Freemasons for a grant of £60,000. This will enable us to expand our HENRY and PEEP programmes, helping 600 children and their families over the next three years. We're so grateful for the support!

📣 Advanced notice 📣 GL11 Community Hub will be closed all day on Monday 25 May for the Bank Holiday and on Tuesday 26 May for staff training. If you need any help whilst we're closed, please take a look at (and bookmark) this page for some useful numbers: https://www.gl11.org.uk/new-shut-down-help

Want to know more about dementia and local support for people living with it? For Dementia Action Week we'll be hosting the NHS Managing Memory Together service here at GL11 on Thursday 21 May between 10:30am and 12:30pm. Pop in, meet the team, and find out how they can help.

Thanks to our friends at Calcot Manor & Spa, every £10 you donate to GL11 through our online Friends of GL11 page until 8 June will get you one raffle entry to win some fantastic prizes. For full details, and to take part, head to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/friendsofgl11. Good luck!

We've got a really exciting vacancy for a part-time (30 hours per week) Community Project Coordinator. For full details, please see our website: https://www.gl11.org.uk/vacancies/community-project-coordinator-april-2026. Applications close at 9am on Thursday 28 May.

It's Thank You Thursday and also National Receptionist Day, so we thought it the perfect moment to say a hugh thank you to Kate, our lovely Community Receptionist. Kate is at the heart of GL11 and we couldn't be without her. Thank you Kate!

Are you creative with clay, potty for pottery or stoked by sculpture? Then join us here for our Sculpture Course (2.0!). Wednesdays 5:30 - 7:00pm starting 27th May. Book the whole 4-week course for £30 or attend weekly for £8/session! Call 01453 548530 or email [email protected] to book your place.

On the second Wednesday of every month Sharon cooks up a delicious dish inspired by another country's cuisine to serve in our Community Cafe. This month we're heading to Venezuela! Aided by volunteer Alex, we'll have arepas on the menu all day (or while they last!) and everything is £1.

Join Jo, a former Spanish teacher, for a morning of lively, confidence-boosting conversational Spanish! Fridays (note new date/time from 15 May). 10am-11am. £4 per session. Please call 01453 548530 or email [email protected] to book your place! ¡Hasta luego!

It's Thank You Thursday and today we want to say thanks to... you! We've been overwhelmed by the support you've all shown whilst we raise the funds to get our Connect + Nourish project off the ground. Whether you've donated, come to an event, shared a post on social media, we're so grateful.

Don't forget, we're looking for community superheroes to help us tackle some tasks in the GL11 garden to get it ready for the summer. All are welcome, just turn up this Saturday between 9am and 1pm and get stuck in!

You won't want to miss this! We're really pleased to announce that Chandra is back for another evening of delicious Sri Lankan food. Join us on Friday 15 May from 7pm, tickets available by donation: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sri-lankan-pop-up-kitchen-with-chandra-tickets-1988542975570

Please don't forget that we're closed all day today. Hope you enjoy the Bank Holiday! If you do need any help today, please take a look at this page for some useful numbers: https://www.gl11.org.uk/new-shut-down-help

Struggling to find a job at the moment? You're not alone. Job sites are reporting fewer roles being posted, for a variety of reasons, resulting in much fiercer competition. How can you stand out from the crowd?

Good news! GL11 Community Hub is now an Approved Training Provider for Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) and Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA) courses! For full details please take a look at https://www.gl11.org.uk/first-aid-training or email [email protected] to book.

What do superheroes do at the weekend? Next Saturday (9/5) we're giving you an opportunity to be a superhero in your local area and help us with some tasks around GL11 to get our garden ready for the summer. Come on down from 9am to 1pm, bring your cape (or other suitable clothing) and get stuck in!

📣 Advanced notice 📣 GL11 Community Hub will be closed on Monday 4 May for the Bank Holiday. If you need any help whilst we're closed, please take a look at (and bookmark) this page for some useful numbers: https://www.gl11.org.uk/new-shut-down-help

Save money and do your bit for the planet by taking control of your energy use! Come and meet Cllr Dr Richard Dean at GL11 this Wednesday (29 April) for advice on cost saving and sustainable solutions, along with help accessing energy grants and discounts. Drop-in any time between 10am and 12pm.

"I've met friends here I never would have otherwise." At GL11 we bring people together. People with various backgrounds, experience, and skills, living on different streets, all joining to craft, learn a new skill, have lunch together, get support, or take part in a myriad of different activities.

We’re looking for people to join us in exploring the role of heritage, and the historic environment, in strengthening bonds between people and place. Interested? Get in touch with Naomi on [email protected] or 01453 548530.

For this week's Thank You Thursday we're celebrating the team of staff and volunteers who gave up their Saturday morning to undertake a spring clean of GL11. From weeding and tidying, to constructing these new compost bays, we're sure you'll agree that their hard work has paid off.

Earth Day this year is all about the small actions which, together, will have a huge impact on our planet. If there's something you're finished with but would like to pass on to someone else, or if you'd like to browse and see what you can take away, pop down to the Community Swap Shed at GL11.

A HUGE THANK YOU! We successfully reached our £16,000 #Stroudfunder target. All this funding will go to expanding our food bank to include cooking and growing skills & more. Massive thanks to our local community for your ever generous support. ❤️ See - https://www.spacehive.com/connect-and-nourish#Stroudfunder

No money advice on Wednesday! We're really sorry but we won't be able to offer our usual Wednesday money, debt and benefit advice this week (22 April). Normal service is resumed next week. Don't forget, you can get money advice on a Monday too from 9:30am to 2:30pm.

"As soon as I walked in the door, I was made to feel welcome. It helped me, giving me confidence, self esteem, being part of a wonderful environment where everything is positive."

Missing your Adventure Play fix already? Don't worry! Our active outdoor after school sessions for 5 - 11 year olds are back this month. Join us on Thursdays from 23 April to 21 May, 3:45 - 5:45pm, for just £5 per session. Contact [email protected] or 01453 548530 to secure your place.

We wrote this post there was just £1,748 left to raise on our Connect & Nourish crowdfunder. We're hoping it will be even less by the time you read this. Why not see for yourself at https://www.spacehive.com/connect-and-nourish and please consider leaving a donation while you're there. Ta very much.

We're hosting a COVID-19 drop-in vaccination clinic next Monday (20 April) from 10am until 1pm, or until it's all gone! This is for over 75s, or those who are eligible for other reasons. Not been to GL11 Community Hub before? We're on Fairmead in Cam, pretty much next door to the Cam Surgery.

If you're over 55 and looking for new social activities, why not come along to GL11 on a Thursday morning? Bookings for this week are now open, so please give us a call on 01453 548530 or email [email protected].

"It’s given me more confidence with the decisions I make and helped me understand my children better." The results are in: our Henry courses make a huge difference to families.

You can now find us on the new Gloucestershire Food Map! 🗺️🍎 Our pantry, foodbank, growing project, cafe and community lunches all feature, along with so many other fantastic initiatives from across the county. 🔎 Find food support near you at https://www.feedinggloucestershire.org.uk/food-map/

Today's Thank You Thursday shoutout goes to the team at Barhale, who will be working with Severn Trent Water on a project in Cam later this year, for this amazing donation of Easter eggs and craft items delivered just in time for our Adventure Play sessions last week. Thank you!

We're 25 years old! What are your memories of GL11 since 2001? We're hoping to put on an exhibition over the summer so that everyone can see how GL11 has changed over the years. Drop us a comment or email [email protected]. We can't wait to hear from you!

GL11's crowdfunder needs just £2,000 more by 21st April to reach its target! Can you help get us over the winning line? Every donation is doubled. Over £13,000 already raised to help local food bank, cooking and growing projects - www.spacehive.com/connect-and-nourish - Thank you!

Did you know that 84% of the factors that affect a person's total health are found outside of GP surgeries + hospitals? For #WorldHealthDay we wanted to revisit a clip from our People Powered Health film, exploring the huge impact of GL11 told through powerful stories from members of our community.

Please don't forget that we're currently closed for our Easter break. We'll reopen on Monday 13 April. If you do need any help before next Monday, please take a look at this page for some useful numbers: https://www.gl11.org.uk/new-shut-down-help

We hope you have a great Easter and Bank Holiday weekend! Please don't forget that GL11 is now closed for our Easter shutdown week. We're looking forward to catching up when we reopen on Monday 13 April.

Did you know that every Thursday we host a range of activities for over 55s? Feet, Food and Friendship is on this week (2 April) before we take a brief break, staring up again on 16 April. Booking required, please call 01453 548530 or email [email protected].

"This is fantastic, my daughter outgrows her clothes so quickly and I can't afford to buy new. To be able to get clothes in the next size for free is just incredible... thank you."

📣 Advanced notice 📣 GL11 Community Hub will be closed for our Easter break from the end of the day on Thursday 2 April. We'll reopen on Monday 13 April. If you do need any help whilst we're closed, please take a look at this page for some useful numbers: https://www.gl11.org.uk/new-shut-down-help

Today's Thank You Thursday shoutout goes to Dursley Funeral Directors and everyone who donated to their Easter egg collection for children in Cam and Dursley. We were delighted to welcome Kay last week to receive this huge box of eggs, which we'll be distributing in the coming week.

Just a heads up that our housing advice drop-in with P3 will not be running tomorrow (25 March) due to staff training. P3 will be back on 1 April from 9am - 12pm for free drop-in support with housing, including getting and maintaining accommodation.