Community Groups
A community group, sometimes also referred to as a community organisation or a grassroots organisation, is a voluntary association of individuals who come together based on shared interests, goals, or concerns within a specific geographical area or community. These groups are typically formed by residents of a community who want to address a particular need, issue, or interest that affects them or their surroundings.
Community groups can vary widely in their focus and activities, ranging from social clubs and recreational organisations to advocacy groups and charitable initiatives.
Here we list Community Groups in Bude who work towards improving the quality of life in our community, fostering social connections, and addressing local problems or challenges.
The Castle Heritage Center
The Castle Heritage Center
The Castle Heritage Centre Archives is based downstairs in the Heritage Centre and is led by a team of volunteers, managed by Heritage Curator, Janine King. The archive covers Bude, Stratton and the surrounding parishes, and includes a collection of original records and documents from the legal, such as deeds, wills, and contracts, through to more personal records like school reports, photographs and postcards to a collection of newspapers, books and printed media.
Marhamchurch Village Shop
Marhamchurch Village Shop
As a model for a community-centric hub, you can’t find much better than Marhamchurch Village Shop. Staffed by forty volunteers and two part-timers, the custom-builtshop serves the North Cornwall parish seven days a week. Designed by the community for the community, this store provides more than just groceries – it’s a lifeline, as Peter Green, Committee Member, explains: “It brings life to the village… it’s a social centre as well as a shop.
Neetside Community Centre
Neetside Community Centre
Neetside Community Centre on the south bank of the river Neet has small, medium and large room hire space for charities, organisations and professionals from the care and wellbeing sectors.
Smaller rooms can be hired for an hour, half day or full day and our larger meeting rooms can be hired for a half day or full day.
Free WIFI in all rooms and full kitchen and toilet facilities on both floors.
We fully cater for disabled persons with a lift and toilets for the disabled on both floors. Hiring charges are all inclusive of heating/lighting costs and kitchen use.
Freewave Surf Academy
Freewave Surf Academy
Freewave is a surf school with over 15 years experience in taking small groups, families and individuals on surfing lessons and aquatic adventures in and around Widemouth Bay.
HPT Sport
HPT Sport
HPT Sport has been trading for over 30 years, metamorphosing into a leading specialist running/fitness apparel and accessories store based in Bude Cornwall.
Poundstock Guildhouse
Poundstock Guildhouse
A former 16th century community Church house and Church Ales Venue near Bude, discover Poundstock Guildhouse’s incredible history and restoration story.
Sip + Sea
Sip + Sea
A lovely rustic tea garden set within a stones throw of the beautiful Northcott Mouth Beach.
Shoreline Extreme Sports
Shoreline Extreme Sports
Our activities are at the heart of what we are all about. We can provide sessions as single, one-off experiences ideal for a fun morning or afternoon. We can run a series of single sport sessions to enable you to progress your skills a little further. We can build a multi-activity programme of any duration to cater for camping and residential trips to Bude. And if its more advanced training and qualifications you are after then we can provide you with specific coaching and qualification courses.
Bude Yoga & therapy space
Bude Yoga & therapy space
Bude Yoga & Therapy Space offer a range of classes to take you on the journey within yourself to discover more peace, harmony and contentment.
Bude Jazz Club
Bude Jazz Club
BUDE JAZZ CLUB was formed in 1990 to promote and encourage jazz in Bude and the surrounding area.
The Club presents live entertainment, usually twice a month, on Sundays from 8.00pm till 10.30pm at the Falcon Hotel which is acknowledged by visiting jazz bands as being one of the best venues in the South West.
Membership is open to all over the age of fourteen. Annual membership is currently £15 per person (running September – August) which entitles you to a reduced entrance fee at all gigs.
Other than at special events, admission is £10 for members and £14 for visitors who are always welcome, free admission if under fourteen. We have complimentary arrangements with Plymouth and Kingsbridge Jazz Clubs where members can also benefit from reduced admission to their gigs.
So come along to Listen, Dance and make New Friends. You all will receive a warm welcome.
Friends of Bude Sea Pool
Friends of Bude Sea Pool
Bude Sea Pool is a semi-natural tidal pool and is a safe haven for wild swimming on the edges of the Atlantic Ocean. There is no cost, no booking nor any other imposed restriction. Bude Sea Pool is for everyone to enjoy for free.
Bude Sea Pool is preserved and enhanced, as well as kept safe and free by the charity, Friends of Bude Sea Pool (FoBSP). This charity receives no regular Town, Council or central government funding and therefore relies on the generosity of those who visit and use it.
Rob McPaddling
Rob McPaddling
All Paddle Boarding sessions are run as exclusive sessions so that you can get the most from your time on the water. Each session is tailored to you, so you can progress at a speed that suits you. Games and fun activities can be added so you won’t even realise you are learning.