Centre re-opens after 18 months

The Centre re-opened yesterday for the first time in 18 months. 10 members of the Saturday Club met and played bingo. Two donations of £20 and £5 were given to Management Committee funds.

The Tuesday Club restarts this week on 7 September. Please note access is restricted to members only for the time being.

A programme of activities has been put together by the committees of both groups, and these can be viewed on our website and will be updated regularly. A printed copy will be available at the Centre as well.

It has been agreed by both Saturday and Tuesday Club to increase the entry fee from £1 to £2 to help raise much-needed funds.

Several measures have been put in place at the Centre to ensure everyone’s safety. Please follow the guidance that is on display and any information the Management Committee provides.

Further announcements about the Church and other groups will be given in due course.

Happy 90th Birthday to Olwyn!

We’re celebrating another special birthday today! Happy 90th Birthday wishes go to member Olwyn Shaw.

Flowers and a card were delivered to Olwyn today. We all hope Olwyn has a lovely day.

Happy 80th Birthday to Pauline!

Happy 80th Birthday to Pauline Millington!

Flowers and a card were delivered to her this morning. We all hope Pauline has a lovely day.

Update about the Centre

The Management Committee had a meeting yesterday [11 August] to discuss the possibility of re-opening the Centre.

It was felt that we need to remain closed to the wider community as it will be difficult to control access and keep everyone together as before. However, we will keep this under review and if anything changes, we will announce it here.

It is hoped MSDP Duty Support can start again sometime in the autumn so when it is safe to do this, we will also let you know here.

Centre to close due to Covid pandemic

The Management Committee decided this morning (17 March) to close the Centre until further notice. All groups who meet at the Centre will, therefore, not be running until such time it is safe to do so.

This is because of the coronavirus outbreak. It is important we try to consider the health and well-being of our members and visitors during this difficult time, and this is why we have taken this drastic step.

We will announce when the Centre re-opens, but we cannot guarantee when that will be at the moment. Please keep an eye on here for updates about that.

The Easter egg raffle draw was brought forward to today from 31 March. £93 had been raised. The winners were:

1st – Pauline Millington
2nd – Olwyn Shaw
3rd – Linda T. (Macmillan Singers)
4th – Pat O. (Macmillan Singers)

Thank you everyone. Please look after yourselves.

Donation of kitchen items from Tesco

A big thank you goes to the Tesco Community Champion, Barbara Murray, for donating and bringing in some plates, soup bowls, a frying pan and a blender.

Birthday celebrations at Brewer’s Fayre

26 members joined in celebrating three special birthdays today at Brewer’s Fayre.

We all enjoyed the food and the cake made for Brenda Osborne, Pat Jones and Barry Miller.

Happy Birthday to the three of you from all of us!

Cake for four special birthdays

Today we celebrated four special birthdays with a buffet and a gorgeous cake.

Happy Birthday and congratulations to Lilian, Margaret, Maureen and Mo.