Turnberrie's is Thornbury's newest community building. We are a base for a day centre for adults with learning difficulties, and have fantastic facilities available for everyone to use. Our café provides delicious coffees, lunches and snacks and we are licensed for weddings, christening and dances. We have a computer suite to hire, and a range of meeting rooms.

Bath Road, Thornbury, BS35 2BB
Tel: 01454 868485

1st Thornbury Scouts comprises six sections, two each of Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, and provides scouting for boys and girls. There is an associated Explorer unit that meets at Sinclair Hall.
The Group is based at Sinclair Hall, Park Road and currently caters for some 160 boys and girls with an active waiting list. The Group is the largest in Cotswold Edge District and provides action and adventure for all ages between 5 and 14.

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2nd Thornbury Scout Group was established in 1972 and meets at Christ the King Church Hall in Thornbury.
We currently have two sections - the Cub Pack for 8 to 10½ year olds and the Scout Troop for 10½ to 14 year olds.
We welcome girls and boys to both our sections and we are happy to take children who are new to scouting. Click below to find out more.

3rd Thornbury was formed in 1977 and still has a thriving Beaver Scout Colony, Cub Scout Pack and Scout Troop today.
We welcome new members, boys and girls aged between 6 and 14 years to join in with our active and varied weekly programmes.
Our leaders are keen to put the "OUT" in SCOUTING and run regular residential experiences with "Sleep Overs" in a hall and indoor accommodation or camping under canvas.
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We are part of the Age UK national network, which was formed through the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged. We are a registered charity with our own board of voluntary trustees from the local area, many of whom are also users of our services.
By providing a range of information, advice, products and services, we aim to enhance the quality of later life and promote the wellbeing of older people.

The Alveston Community Forum was formed in March 2009 to fulfil the aims and actions as set out in the Parish Plan. The Forum is a non profit-making organisation seeking to achieve a better quality of life for residents in the Parish.

The aims of the Anglo Polish Society, which is a non-political and non-religious organisation, are to promote friendship and understanding between the British and Polish people and to spread among the British public accurate information relating to Poland.
We have been granted charitable status as our role in providing information, especially to immigrants to this country has become more apparent. We have also been praised by independent assessors for the educational aspect of our work.

Area 35 (formerly Thornbury Youth Centre) is situated within Turnberrie's Community Centre and has its own entrance. It is open for all young people between 11 and 25 with different nights for different ages.
Our facilities include, Sports hall, Coffee bar with Pool table, Table tennis table, Big Screen projector TV, DJ equipment and computers.
We run a full programme of activities including cooking, arts and crafts, photography, music, dance, sport etc.
For more information please click below or call 01454 865752.

Christian Aid is an official agency of the UK and Ireland churches and has its office for the West of England in Thornbury High Street.
We work where the need is greatest, regardless of religion, through local organisations in more than 50 of the world's poorest countries. At home and overseas, Christian Aid campaigns to change the structures that keep people poor, challenging inequality and injustice.
The West office in Thornbury supports the work of hundreds of churches and thousands of volunteers in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
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Meningitis Research Foundation is a national registered charity established in 1989, and based in Thornbury. From small beginnings, it has grown into an international charity at the forefront of fighting death and disability resulting from meningitis and septicaemia.
The charity funds research to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, and to improve survival rates and outcomes. The Foundation promotes education and awareness to reduce death and disability, and gives support to people affected.
For more information, click below or call 01454 281811.

Our NCT branch is run by local volunteers, offering support, information and friendship to new parents and parents-to-be. Our area covers the whole of South Gloucestershire, including the postcodes of BS16, BS34, BS36, BS37, GL9 and newly added BS15. For further details click below...

Sometimes young people find themselves without a bed for the night. NCH Bristol Nightstop links vulnerable young people with volunteer hosts who provide emergency accommodation. Nightstop is moving into Thornbury and looking for new hosts. For more information, call 0117 9030528.

The current branch was set up in November 1982, and consists of a Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and a small committee, plus volunteers who help out for an hour or so in collections at varying places. The Branch sells RNLI souvenirs at Thornbury Carnival, and at stalls in Thornbury in the run up to Christmas. Occasionally other events are organized, such as fundraising concerts. We hold a few informal meetings each year and people are always welcome to come along or join our list of volunteer collectors. For more information, please call Martin Hazle on 01454 417095 or by email below.

We exist to bring together people from the Chinese communities to identify their needs and try to meet those needs through the setting up of projects. We provide facilities and support in the interest of social welfare and promote culture exchange and harmony in the community.

Elton Room, The Chantry, 52 Castle Street, Thornbury BS35 1HB
Tel: 01454 865134

The Forum comprises well over 4,000 people over the age of 50 in South Glos, who take an active interest in the way society treats its senior citizens. It is not party political, but takes an active interest in matters that concern senior citizens.
It is affiliated to the National Pensioners' Convention, and liaises with Help the Aged and Age Concern. Membership is free.

The Voluntary Sector Forum is one network that every voluntary, community or social enterprise group or organization in South Gloucestershire can join regardless of community, interest or location.
It will meet regularly to share information about key issues that concern us all and work together to develop a constructive response.
It will strengthen the links between voluntary sector representatives and the groups they represent, provide a focus for consultations with statutory bodies, facilitate the two-way flow of information between the voluntary sector and the statutory sector, and provide an opportunity for voluntary sector organisations to meet, discuss, share expertise and decide on how to progress on key issues.
For more information, contact Gillian Graham on 01454 865205.

Thornbury St John Ambulance division has now transferred to Tytherington. Cadets and Badgers meet every Monday evening in term time at Tytherington village hall. For more information, please click below or call Jenni Wood on 079 1814 7701.

The Chantry is owned and run by Thornbury & District Community Association, a registered charity, for the benefit of the people of Thornbury and adjoining parishes. The Chantry is the perfect venue for any function, with two large halls, smaller rooms, kitchen and a wonderful walled garden with a built in barbecue.

The Chantry, 52 Castle St, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1HB
Tel: 01454 414268

The museum was started in 1986 to house a collection of artefacts bequeathed to The Thornbury Society, and rapidly expanded. It is managed by the Thornbury & District Heritage Trust, a registered charity as well as a Trust company, and is supported by South Gloucestershire Council and Thornbury Town Council. It is an independent museum and financed by grants and donations.
Come to visit our exhibition rooms, chat to our volunteers, visit our shop, enjoy your local museum.

The museum is next to the Armstrong Hall, and opening times are Tuesday to Friday 1-4pm, and Saturday 10-4pm. We have a small shop with books, leaflets, pamphlets, postcards, all of local interest.

Postal address: Thornbury Museum, c/o The Town Hall, 35 High Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AR

Daggs Allotments at the top of the High Street are administered for the people of Thornbury by Thornbury Town Trust.
Thomas Dagg gave the field to Thornbury in 1546, so we tend what must be some of the oldest allotments in the country.
There are 120 allotments, and the Association has over 100 members. It organises social events, monthly newsletters, and an Allotment Shop.
Gillingstool Primary School's plot offers pupils the chance to grow and eat their own produce.
Membership costs just a couple of pounds a year, and brings many benefits. You don't need to be a plot holder to become a member. We have discounted seeds, competitive prices on gardening items, guest speakers and visits.
If you would like to become a member, or be added to the waiting list for a plot, contact Margaret Powell at the Town Trust by email below.

We exist to encourage friendship and companionship amongst retired Professional and Business men. We meet monthly at Bristol Golf Club for lunch followed by a speaker on a wide variety of interesting topics.
We are not an organisation which exists to raise funds for charity, but we do voluntarily support a selected charity each year.
We hold three ladies lunches each year at local restaurants and a black tie dinner at Thornbury Castle. We also arrange an annual coach holiday for members and wives.
To find out more please contact our secretary Peter Frost on 01454 415448.

We are a group of women of all ages who meet monthly to exchange ideas, learn new skills, raise money for local and international charities and generally have fun!
We meet in the Cossham Hall on the second Wednesday in the month for a short business meeting followed by a speaker or entertainment.
For more information, please click below.

The Christmas Lights Association was formed in 1991 with the sole purpose of continuing the provision of a Christmas Lights display in Thornbury.
It supports a small band of volunteers who give their time in all winds and weathers to maintain, repair, erect and take down the lights display that Thornbury has enjoyed for countless years!
We believe this to be of the order of 700 man hours of effort. The electricity for those fittings, is provided and hence ‘donated’ by the individual businesses. When not in use the fittings are stored at a local premises free of charge. In the true sense, this is a community led and funded display.
The lights display is renowned both locally and further afield. It draws numerous visitors to the town over the festive period. Many Councils have to pay a commercial rate for the provision of their lights display. Thornbury’s comes for free!
For more information, please contact the Secretary Gill Dunkley on O1454 281801 or by email below.

There are currently 140 members and the Society has just celebrated its 40th anniversary. Nine events are organised by the committee every year. These include two dinner and dances (St. David's Day and Christmas), Welsh Male Choir concert, carol service, an evening trip and day trip as well as three social events with buffet supper and entertainment (such as fun quiz, games night, casino night, fun barn dance musical entertainment and AGM). Many members come to all events but some prefer to come to only a few. The Society is above all a lively, very friendly group of people who enjoy meeting together to enjoy themselves. Please email or call Clive Farnham on 417669.

The Thornbury Hospital League of Friends exists to provide extra comforts for patients and staff at Thornbury Hospital. Throughout the year they hold various fundraising events, from which money raised can be used to provide extras to make life more comfortable. They also provide flowers, newspapers and magazines for the ward.
The League is very involved in plans for the future of the hospital and totally committed to the continued provision of 20 in-patient beds.
For more information, contact Shirley Holloway on 885161.

Thornbury Lions are committed to building a brighter future for the community. We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7.30pm at The Chantry. Our main fundraising activities are Fun Casinos and a Second Hand Bookshop in Thornbury's St Mary Centre. For more information, contact Bob Chaskin:

Archaeology and local history. See the events calendar for details of meetings. All meetings (AGM excepted) are at St Mary's Church Hall beginning at 7.30pm. All visitors are welcome. There is a small charge of £2.50. For more information, please click below.

We meet on Tuesdays 7.30-8.45pm in the Tudor Room at The Chantry. This provides a chance to experience the benefits of meditating as part of a group. Meetings are suitable for beginners and experienced meditators alike. The meditation is gently paced and we sit on normal chairs. Basic instruction is given taking inspiration from Buddhist, Zen and other traditions as well as from our own sense of enquiry. For further information please phone 412651.

Thornbury Pensioners Drop In Centre is on the look out for volunteers to work a 3 hour morning or afternoon shift serving teas and coffees in the centre, next to the Town Hall. If you are able to do a set session on a regular monthly basis or would be happy to go on the on call list, please contact Clare Fardell on 01454 412486 for further details. A smile is all you need!

Thornbury Rotary Club helps and supports our community by making use of our members' personal skills and professional experience, and by raising funds to donate to local, national and international projects and charities.
We meet every Wednesday (excluding Bank Holiday weeks) at the Park Hotel, Falfield. On first and third Wednesdays of each month a 45-minute meeting starts at 6.30pm. On other Wednesdays there is a dinner meeting, usually with guest speaker, at 7.30pm.

Thornbury Round Table is made up of a group of guys under 45 who participate in a wide variety of activities and charity fundraising events. Our table provides the opportunity to do things you might not normally get a chance to do, while also offering a charitable reason to have a pint. To find out more, click the link below.

We are a charity who run a Christmas meal each December for Thornbury's Senior Citizens. If you can support us in any way through donations of money or gifts for the raffle, please contact Sally Evans by email below.

Thornbury WI was re-formed in 2010, since then the “Thorn Birds” have evolved into a friendly sociable group of women of all ages.
We like to try new activities and listen to a variety of speakers, we enjoy meeting new friends, and having fun.
Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7.30–9.30pm at Thornbury Methodist Hall. Click below to find out more...

Just a few minutes' drive from Thornbury, with plenty of free parking. Open Monday and Thursday mornings, and all day Wednesdays.

We have lots of opportunities in the local area from visiting elderly people to helping organise exhibitions, from driving to gardening and from offering advice to working with children.
Volunteering is the ideal way to gain work experience and make new friends. It allows you to try different things and improves self-confidence. In some cases it can lead to paid employment. Mostly though, it should be enjoyable and enriching, helping you to feel worthwhile whilst helping others lead a better quality of life.