Celebrating Christmas

We’ve had a really fun 8 weeks of conversation classes this term, making new friends and learning vocabulary we need to go to the doctors, to hire an electrician and to take our car to the garage. For our final session we went to Eleos and learned how we celebrate Christmas in different countries of […]

Christmas at Forefront

Celebrate Christmas with us at the Guildhall. The Nativity: Take 3, Sunday 17th December at 10.30am. Join Mary and Joseph as they reminisce about the first Christmas – with carols and mince pies!!!!!! Carol Service, Sunday 17th December at 6.30pm. “The Christmas Star” A music-filled evening of carols and readings in support of Tearfund. Followed […]

Twinkle, twinkle little star

We’ve moved on from graceful angels to things that are more sparkly and involve glitter! Here are some action shots of the behinds the scenes nativity preparation. Friends make the best stars!   Do you have any little ⭐stars⭐? We would love them to join us! Find us at Chard Guildhall, 10:30am on Sunday.

Nativity: Take 3 – Week 2

Well, what a sparkly, twinkly week we’ve had, cutting ribbons for delicate angel hands and making tutus! Thankfully, we have lots of willing helpers… …who seem to enjoy themselves even more than the kids do! The angels were fantastic… …as was the dancing donkey! We also made a bed for Joseph… …and filmed Mary and […]

Nativity: Take 3 – Week 1

It’s that time of year again – Nativity club is here! This year we will be presenting a ‘Bedtime Story for Jesus’, a chance for us to eavesdrop on Mary as she tucks her son into bed and tells Jesus the story of the night he was born. Each week we’ll be filming a different […]

Practice English conversation!

Forefront is offering eight free conversation classes, open to anyone whose first language is not English and who wants to build up their chatting skills in a friendly, informal group. The classes run every Saturday from 21 October for eight weeks, after which we’ll take stock and see how to continue. Each week a different […]

English Classes – begin this Saturday

  The first of 8 free English Classes, designed for those who are speakers of other languages who want to improve their English conversation skills, starts this Saturday, 21 October. Each week we will be looking at a different topic including going to the doctors, cars and the garage, and talking to the plumber. Classes […]

Here’s some good advice

Citizen’s Advice South Somerset has an outreach team who offer free, confidential advice to people from Chard and district in Forefront Centre every Thursday from 10am. You can see that you’ll get a warm welcome from the team! Forefront is pleased to partner with Citizen’s Advice, who are an independent charity giving advice on virtually […]

Forefront Flyers

Did you spot our team in the Chard Flyer? The marvellous new quarterly publication was distributed to every house in the TA20 postcode area, and thanks to the generosity of the editor, Forefront Centre’s work was prominently promoted. From the WorkLife job club to the Lords Larder food bank, from Citizen’s Advice South Somerset to […]