Boost your confidence and self-esteem. Gain some great skills preparing food, developing menus and catering in our commercial kitchen. Or work in our Kiosk, where you can gain experience serving customers our delicious food and refreshments.

Hillside is a friendly community, with approachable staff and members. We offer the opportunity to learn reception and office administration, helping you to develop good communication, organisational skills and computer literacy. Gain confidence, practical experience and the skills necessary for future employment.

Want to learn about the world of publishing, social media and websites? Join our group and learn about digital marketing and social media. Gain practical knowledge and skills for the modern age. Become tech savvy
and learn about traditional desktop publishing as well.

Enjoy being social? Like to organise events and trips? Our social events group aim to find something for everyone, everything from member directed home and away days, In-house socials, finding weekly lists of member-friendly events in the community, to film and book clubs. Join the group and be the change.

How do you like to express yourself? Join our creative group and explore the artist in you. Try your hand at card making or sewing, create a mosaic or do some woodworking. Make toys or use your practical skills to create bug hotels for our gardening group.

Gain practical experience and skills in desktop publishing and digital media. Research and write for our weekly newsletter and monthly magazine. Create content, articles and updates for our websites. Develop valuable skills for future employment in the digital age.

Read the gazette here

Hillside has a garden patch in Caledonian Park. Join the gardening group and gain fantastic experience caring for, and nurturing plants. Gardening is a very rewarding pursuit. Sowing seeds and watching your creation grow into healthy plant life is Zen for your own wellbeing.

Working to raise awareness and develop partnerships throughout the community for our catering service. Use graphic design programs to create posters and flyers, liaise with companies to co-ordinate catering events and work on email marketing campaigns to advertise our unique product.

Give back to the community through helping to run our projects, working with our educational partners to deliver training or by working one-to-one with other members to support them to improve their skills.