Local Guides
1610 Chard , 20 Jarman Way, Chard Business Park, Chard, TA20 1FB
1610 Chard Gym & Fitness Centre opened in April 2016 as a brand new £500,000 fitness facility, boasting the UK’s largest Prama Training Studio and a fully equipped Technogym Fitness Suite with a range of interactive cardio machines and plate loaded resistance equipment. There is free parking available just outside the centre and is the location for the Chard 10k ran every September.
26 King Athelstan Drive Chard, TA20 2HY
StreetSpace South Somerset is a youth organisation working with young people in the area. We provide a number of youth work services including regular detached youth work sessions; where we meet young people out and about on the streets and parks, a youth club in Tatworth, drop-in work, M & M’s (Meals and meetings) for planning and youth consultations, ‘zine our young volunteer training, group work, Spaces: our one to one mentoring scheme, bushcraft and holiday activities.
St. Mary's Parish Church, Holyrood Street, Chard, Somerset, TA20 2DN
We welcome you to come and join us for worship and fellowship during the week. We have Tots on Tuesday, Wish Club, Mother’s Union, Men’s Shed, Coffee Mornings, Home Groups and more. For more details please contact the office or visit the website.
27 Helmstedt Way, Chard, TA20 1DQ
Contact: Mrs. R Bagg About: Monthly walks, 4 miles and 8 miles approximately, coach to destination. All ages welcome – No dogs.
The Boden Centre, Boden Street, Chard, TA20 2AX
One of Somerset’s leading training providers with over 20 years experience providing skills, training and leisure courses. We provide apprenticeships, leisure and qualification courses for Maths and English, online learning, careers advice and a job club. We also provide family learning skills training and much more.
Coverack Court Mill Lane Wadeford Chard, TA20 3AX
The Rotary Club of Chard was founded in 1945 and has been active in the Town and surrounding area since. Members represent a wide range of business and professional interests and anyone wishing to consider becoming a member should contact Rotarian Robin Williams on 01460 66631.
The Monks Yard, Horton Cross Farm, Horton Cross, Ilminster, TA19 9PT
Contact: Liz Toxer About: Monks Yard is a friendly, community based café and venue. For more information please visit our website.
The Guildhall, Fore Street, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1PP
Members of Meeting Voices Community Choir have been singing together since 2000. We meet in Chard Guildhall’s Town Hall (upstairs) on Wednesday evenings. We sing and enjoy songs from around the world.
The atmosphere is deliberately informal, where people feel welcome, supported and un-pressurised.
Chard, TA20
Contact: Mrs. Nora Arnold
The League of Friends is a registered charity that provides equipment and facilities for the hospital and patients not available on the NHS.
It’s aim is to relieve patients and former patients of the Chard and District Hospital who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped, infirm or in need of financial assistance and generally to support the charitable work of the said hospital.
The committee, through their fund raising, provide the hospital with valuable resources and equipment.
The committee meet the last Thursday bimonthly in the hospital. New members and volunteers for their fund raising are always welcome. The committee, through their fund raising, provide the hospital with valuable resources and equipment.
The Parish Office, St. Marys Church Centre, Holyrood Street, Chard, Somerset, TA20 2DN
A Charity set up to support poorer families and individuals of the parish of Chard. In the past the trust has granted funding for various requests such as white goods, carpet, medical equipment and horse riding therapy, for example.