Recreation Exploration in December:
FREE YOGA
Support your body and mind with yoga for beginners with Kim Bates. The December classes are Mondays and Tuesdays; Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 7:00 PM. You must be a BRIDGES Member enrolled in the Recreation Exploration program. Contact Alphia for more info!
FREE SWIMMING
Join the Recreation Exploration program for free admission to the Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre Pool. Dates for swimming are Dec. 2, 4, 9, 11 and 16th, 11:30 am. You must be a BRIDGES Member enrolled in the Recreation Exploration program. Contact Alphia for more info!
Our Programs & Events
Recreation Exploration Program
Explore new opportunities for recreation in Hinton for your wellness. Participants get free access to varying activities like Zumba, Yoga, Recreation Centre Access, Bowling, Nature Photography and more. Make meaningful connections with others in our community to help support your mental wellness!
The Hinton Ukulele Group
Learn to play the Ukulele in a fun, inclusive and casual group setting. Join the Hinton Ukulele Group and meet with others to make music and learn new songs. Performing in public is entirely optional. We meet Wednesdays at 7:00 PM @ BRIDGES, and the last Wednesday of each month we meet at Pine Valley Lodge for the entertainment and benefit of local Seniors.
Dungeons & Dragons Network
Want to be a hero? Do you want to learn to play D&D? Are you looking for a group to play with? Do you want to be a Dungeon Master or to mentor new DMs? D&D Network is for you. We meet monthly at BRIDGES to make connections and play in a supportive, inclusive setting. We embrace diversity, however D&D Network is currently for 14+.
Monthly Jam Nights
At 7:00 PM on the last Friday of each month (depending on facility availability), BRIDGES hosts a community Jam Session. Bring your instruments and come play and sing along, or simply sit back and enjoy the music!
Trivia Night Fundraisers
Support BRIDGES' services by entering a team of 6 into one of our annual Trivia Night Fundraisers to compete for glory and prizes! Register a team for $180 or individual for $30 (we will find you a team) and help us raise money to fund our programming.
**Our next Trivia Night Event will be in March, 2020**
Men's Support & Women's Empowerment
We offer a Men's support group for personal development, weekly on Wednesday afternoons.
We also host F.R.I.E.N.D.S. - Female Role In Empowering and Nurturing Developmental Strategies, monthly on the last Monday.
Courses
There are no new courses currently scheduled at BRIDGES. Please check back later.
Halloween TRIVIA NIGHT Fundraiser Recap
Our Sincere Thanks to all who made our Trivia Night Fundraiser a Success!
BRIDGES celebrated another fantastic Trivia Night Fundraiser this last Friday Oct. 25. 9 teams competed for prizes and glory! Many thanks to our brainy teams, our amazing volunteers and our generous sponsors Jasper Rafting Adventures, Big Horn Mining, Apex Auto Body, Gus' Pizza, Safeway, Teck, Big Rock Dodge, Tim Hortons Gregg Ave. and Headquarters Bowling and Games Room!
The EH Team (pictured above) won by a mere 3 points and walked away with an amazing excursion with Jasper Rafting Adventures!
A big thank you also to our amazing volunteers: Deb Bird, Lisa Brett, Kathy Rees, Diane Robertson, Terry Thachuk, Leah Begon, Lynne & Brian Kirstein, Joan Parry, Tammy Malchuk, Amanda DeRudder, Chris Bourne and Janice Baxter.
Thanks also to Tamara from Freson Bros. Hinton Valley for donating pumpkins, and to Alphia Lachance and her creative BRIDGES Recreation Exploration crew for painting them to provide our table centrepieces,
Our Calendar
We put out a fresh activity calendar every month. You can download it from our Links & Downloads Page.