The Bettridge Centre is an independent community-owned and managed leisure centre which offers a wide selection of sports, community, arts and social activities for local people and for visitors to the area, of all ages, abilities and interests. To find out more about the regular groups and activities we have to offer, go to our Regular Groups page. To see our range of party venues and equipment to hire, go to Parties - and to find out what upcoming events we have planned, go to What's On.
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SCENIC VILLAGE WALKS
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Yoga for those affected by cancer & other chronic illnesses
We're delighted to have secured funding from Life Life Aberdeenshire's Sport for Change Fund to continue these FREE sessions. There will be 2 further blocks of classes running over the next few months.
The next block starts in the New Year and will run for 6 weeks in the lounge from 12:30 - 1:30pm - with the option of tea/coffee and a chat afterwards. Contact Mags Yoga directly for more information and to book your place. |
We’re delighted to have received funding from the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership to employ our lovely coordinator, Lorraine, to take the ReActive8 project forward.
The aim of the project is to develop a programme of social and physical activities which will help support local people’s mental and physical health. The activities will largely take place in the centre during the day, but won’t be limited to that if the demand is there. The funding enables us to run regular coffee mornings and meetings, as well as try a range of different activities, such as music, crafts, gentle keep fit and walking sports. We’ll also be offering activities to aid recovery from injury and long-term health conditions such as cancer. What we run will be very much designed to reflect what local people would like to take part in, so we’re very interested to hear your views and suggestions. So come along to one of our regular coffee mornings, which usually take place in the lounge on the last Wednesday of the month, 10:00am - 12:00pm.
Classes Do you have a hobby or a skill you would like to share with us? Are you skilled in Guitar, Art or Calligraphy? We're looking for folks willing to help provide a class/meeting on a regular basis, the more topics/activities the better! Why not come along and let us know what you're good at? We'd love to hear from you. |
Bettridge Belters Singing Group
Monday 11 – 1pm, FREE Purely for fun - singing ability not required, just enthusiasm! Come along and have a laugh & a cuppa. Line Dancing Monday 1.30 – 2.30pm Suitable for beginners or more experienced dancers. Drop in or contact Helen for more information. Chair Yoga Tuesday 11 -12pm Adding years to your life and life to your years. Gentle chair based exercise class. Drop in or contact Mags to find out more. Yoga for Cancer and other long-term conditions Tuesday 12.30 -1.30pm, FREE Gentle chair based exercise class. Contact Mags to find out more. Open Pickleball Tuesday 12:00 - 16:00, £4/hour or £6 for 2 hours Equipment provided, all welcome Diamond Art Craft Group Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00, £3 Tea/coffee and a biscuit and your diamond art kit. Don't forget to book your place. Yoga Weds: 18:20 – 19:20 & 19:30 – 20:30 Gentle yoga with deep stretching, toning, breathing and relaxation. Contact Mags to enquire about spaces. Open Pickleball Thursday 10.00 – 11.00am, £4 Equipment provided, all welcome. Yoga Thurs: 09:30 – 11:00 & 18:30 – 19:30 Gentle yoga with deep stretching, toning, breathing and relaxation. Contact Mags to enquire about spaces. Friday Luncheon Club Fortnightly, 11:30 - 13:30 6th & 20th December Join us for a 2-course lunch plus tea & coffee. Transport can be provided. Places must be booked in advance. Coffee & Crafts @ the Bettridge with Live Life Aberdeenshire. Friday 13:15 - 15:15 A free weekly adult craft group. Bring along your own project and work alongside like-minded crafters. Sharing ideas and tips, while making new friends. |
Online fundraising
When you shop online, you can raise funds for the centre at no cost to you.
A donation will be made to the centre for every purchase you make through EasyFundraising.
Funding Successes
Knock Through Project
We completed this long-awaited project this month - knocking through from the old hall to the new part of the centre. This was made possible by funding from Developer Obligations and the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee Top Up Fund.
The work involved forming new openings in the block walls between the two existing buildings, supplying and fitting new doors and installing new LED and emergency lighting.
The difference this has made to the way the centre operates is huge. Both staff and centre users have been particularly grateful through the winter as they can now move between halls without having to go outside in all weathers, and mothers waiting for children in classes can wait for them indoors.
Our Out of School Club now have a secure, dedicated entrance to the club and their playground is much more secure - complying with Care Commission recommendations.
Disabled people in the Small Hall can easily access the disabled toilet and parents with babies and small children can access the baby changing facility in the main entrance hallway.
We completed this long-awaited project this month - knocking through from the old hall to the new part of the centre. This was made possible by funding from Developer Obligations and the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee Top Up Fund.
The work involved forming new openings in the block walls between the two existing buildings, supplying and fitting new doors and installing new LED and emergency lighting.
The difference this has made to the way the centre operates is huge. Both staff and centre users have been particularly grateful through the winter as they can now move between halls without having to go outside in all weathers, and mothers waiting for children in classes can wait for them indoors.
Our Out of School Club now have a secure, dedicated entrance to the club and their playground is much more secure - complying with Care Commission recommendations.
Disabled people in the Small Hall can easily access the disabled toilet and parents with babies and small children can access the baby changing facility in the main entrance hallway.
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We were delighted to receive funding in 2022 from Tesco Community Grants and the Vattenfall Unlock Our Future Fund to help with our lounge toilet refurbishment project. This is designed to create a family-friendly space which is energy efficient, hygienic and safe for children to use. The funding enabled us to install LED lights on a PIR system so the room is lit and ventilated only when occupied, so helping to make the centre more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable - and to help with our rocketing utility costs. Some of the funds from Vattenfall were used to install a thermostat to control the heating in the Main Hall - also helping to make the centre more energy efficient. |
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Virtual KiltWalk Fundraiser Team Bettridge Buddies walked a total of 2,244 miles in April 2021 - the equivalent of walking from Newtonhill to the North Pole or Casablanca. Huge thanks to our enthusiastic walkers and to everyone who supported us while we did our #bettridgekiltwalk And we're delighted to say we've raised nearly £1 for every mile walked - which, when boosted by the Hunter Foundation, netted us over £3,000. How fabulous is that! We used these generous donations to help us fund activities for children in the summer holidays and refurbish the lounge toilets. |
Friends of the Bettridge
Do you value our community-owned and run centre enough to become a Friend?
Friends of the Bettridge is a group of volunteers with the centre’s best interests at heart, who are willing to give up a few hours here and there to help us out. Depending on your interests and skills, that might involve some painting, gardening or other maintenance tasks, selling tickets at an event or helping promote it, running a fundraising event - we're open to suggestions! You can choose what you would like to help out with and how much time you’re happy to give.
Join our Friends of the Bettridge Facebook group or drop us a line via our Connect With Us page. We look forward to hearing from you!
Friends of the Bettridge is a group of volunteers with the centre’s best interests at heart, who are willing to give up a few hours here and there to help us out. Depending on your interests and skills, that might involve some painting, gardening or other maintenance tasks, selling tickets at an event or helping promote it, running a fundraising event - we're open to suggestions! You can choose what you would like to help out with and how much time you’re happy to give.
Join our Friends of the Bettridge Facebook group or drop us a line via our Connect With Us page. We look forward to hearing from you!
Funding
As an independent charity we support ourselves by renting out space to regular groups and for events such as parties and meetings etc. However we're dependent on grants to cover the costs of essential building maintenance and replacing equipment, as well as special projects such as ReActive8 or our summer holiday programmes. We're very grateful to the following organisations for their support over the past couple of years.
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