Racing to be the winner!

Updated on 18 April 2026

The 2026 Grand National took place at Aintree on Saturday 11 April. We had a sweep and the winners were announced today. They are:

  • 1st: Mike Goodfellow (£12)
  • 2nd: Barry Miller (£6)
  • 3rd: Mike Goodfellow (£4)
  • 4th: Julie – Macmillan (booby prize)

Mike donated half of his winnings (£16) to the Tuesday Club and Management Committee meaning they both get £8 each. Thank you Mike.

The Management Committee also gets £5 on top of the £8 from Mike adding £13 to their funds.

EASTER RAFFLE 2026

The winners of our Easter raffle are:

  • 1st: Carol Holden
  • 2nd: Dorothy Caven
  • 3rd: Pauline Millington
  • 4th: David Salisbury

The raffle raised £35.

NAME THE TEDDY BEAR

A name guessing game has been played and it was revealed today that the bear is called Snuggles.

Carol G from the Macmillan Singers has correctly guessed the right name so she will be taking Snuggles home.

Money raised from this guessing game came to £24.

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Thank you to everyone who has contributed and supported these raffles and games.

Barbara Webster

Updated on 24 March 2026

We are sad to learn one of our members, Barbara Webster, passed away yesterday morning.

Barbara loved coming to the Centre on Tuesday mornings and supported everything the Tuesday Club committee arranged. She celebrated her 95th birthday in September.

We send our condolences to Barbara’s family and friends during this sad time.

Update 15.03.2026: Barbara’s funeral will take place on Thursday 9 April at 11am in Emmanuel Church on Cambridge Road.

Update 24.03.2026: the family have requested anyone attending the funeral on 9 April to wear bright colours.

Donation received from Mayor of Sefton’s Charity Fund

Today we have received a cheque from the Mayor of Sefton’s Charity Fund for 2024-25. We are one of a number of charities that were awarded various amounts after applications were submitted for funding.

We are delighted to have been awarded the amount of

£484

Many thanks go to the Mayor of Sefton and to all those who made donations to make this possible.

Easter Market at the Deafness Resource Centre

The Deafness Resource Centre in St Helens is hosting an Easter Market on Saturday 14 March from 11am-3pm.

There will be over 25 stalls selling unique handmade goods, a tombola, lucky dip, an amazing raffle and cafe.

They invite everyone to come along to support them and the creators.

Pancakes and Irish bingo set for Tuesday 24 February

Due to the club being closed on Tuesday 17 February because of repairs to the floor by the back door, there will be a change of programme for Tuesday 24 February.

We will be having pancakes (£1 per person), brought forward from week before, and a game of Irish bingo (also £1 per person).

Sign Right open on 20 February

It has been announced that Sign Right will be open
on Friday 20 February from the usual time of 7pm.

Tuesday Club 2026 AGM

The Tuesday Club held its 2026 A.G.M. yesterday (27 January) after being moved from 13 January. Despite the very cold weather, eight people attended the meeting. The main points from this meeting are:

  • after nomination votes had been counted and verified, it was confirmed all officers continue for another year – Debbie Halsall as Chairperson, Barry Miller as Vice-Chair, and Mavis Husbands as Treasurer
  • membership fees remain at £10 and must be paid by end of February
  • following a vote, it was agreed members over 80 now need to pay membership fees
  • it was agreed the entrance fee – for refreshments etc. – be increased from £2 to £3 with £2 going to Management Committee and £1 for TC funds
  • the price for bingo games remains at £5
  • the TC programme has been changed from every 6 months to 3 months because it is easier to make changes if needed
  • there will be no TC in August again this year

If any members have questions, please see one of the officers when in the Centre.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support the Tuesday Club.

Tuesday Club AGM moved to 27 January

The Tuesday Club should have had their A.G.M. today (13 January) but due to not everyone being there, it was decided to postpone the meeting until 27 January. This will make sure all members get the chance to nominate their person of choice for Chairperson, Vice-Chair and Treasurer.

The vote count will be done before the start of the A.G.M. and the results declared during the meeting. Depending on time after the meeting, there may be a game of bingo.

Sefton OPERA at the Atkinson

Sefton OPERA, who regularly provide pampering sessions, chair exercises and tai chi at our Centre, are holding a Keep Warm, Keep Well event at the Atkinson on Monday November 17 from 10.30am to 12.30pm followed by a Tea Dance from 1.30pm.

There will be information stands from organisations across Sefton who want to keep elderly Sefton residents safe and warm this winter. Lunch will be provided and lots of freebies distributed. The event is free to attend.

New lights installed in Centre

New LED lights have been put up in the main activity room.

One of the old fluorescent tubes hasn’t been working for some time so it was decided to not only fix that but to replace all three lights with the new LED style so they would all be the same. It will now be brighter and it should also save some electricity too.