We welcome new member Margaret Muskett who is attending on Tuesdays. We have been informed of the recent death of Thursday member Edna  Mercer.
On Tuesday 21st May there was a presentation of a cheque for £200. This was money raised by the Taverham youth club led by Kerry Johnson and match funded by P Nunn Installations. We appreciate the support we receive from local organisations. Liz Hodgson is leaving the day centre on the 27th June. We thank her for the support she has given the day centre for nearly five years.
A reminder that the centre will be closed for its summer break on Tuesday 30th July and Thursday 1st August.   

​Congratulations and thanks to Dot Jarvis who after several months work, obtained a grant for the daycentre of £1500 from another charity.
I have been informed of the recent death of   Maureen Coleman after a long illness. She retired from the daycentre in May 2017 after supporting the daycentre for over 30 years. Maureen made tea and coffee on Wednesday then Tuesday afternoons.
Twelve staff members attended First Aid course that had been designed to cover the requirements of the centre.
This year’s first outing will be to the Brick Kilns restaurant at Little Plumstead on Tuesday 7th May.  Members attending on Tuesdays and Thursdays are invited. Menu choice forms will be available

It is with sadness that I note the sudden death, following a bad fall, of Thursday member, Edward Bradley.  We welcome new member Lina Batch who will attend on Thursdays. Congratulations to Marie and her kitchen helpers for getting another 5 star award for the kitchen following the recent visit of the Environmental Health Officer. We are pleased that Tony and Celia are able to continue to use the minibus being provided by NorwichDoor to Door 

We hope you enjoyed the visit by the dogs with the speakers from Pets for Therapy. On Tuesday 20th November we should have a visit from some mini donkeys. The arrangements for Christmas festivities will be slightly different this year.  The entertainers on the party days 11th and 13th December were only able to come in the mornings. Christmas presents will be given out during the afternoons. 

We welcome new members, Rita Dye and Norman Dowe , Tom and Narykaa Blevins and Jill Hicks. It is with sadness I note the recent death of Duncan Macdonald. Some staff members attended his funeral on the 21st September. I have been informed that the Norfolk Deaf Association mobile clinic will be at the Village hall carpark from 1pm to 2.45pm on Wednesday 10th October.  They will service NHS hearing aids and supply batteries. On Tuesday 13th November there will be an open coffee morning with a cake sale and craft stalls. Everyone is welcome, encourage your friends and neighbours to come and see what the day centre has to offer. 

​We welcome new members Elsie Lee , Michael Ramsbottom. Some centre members and staff attended Paul Brown’s funeral.  During the tributes to Paul we were told that he was an artist and had been a very keen athlete and president of a running club. His working life was as a compositor printing many of the main national newspapers.
At the end of the Annual General Meeting some members told the committee about the entertainers that they liked and one that they did not like.  It would help the planning of the entertainment program if you could tell Brian what you like or don’t like. 

We welcome new member Mollie West who attends on Tuesdays and a new volunteer Lyndsey who is with us on Tuesdays and some Thursdays.  John Holmes and Agnes Smith are both now in residential care and have left the day centre. The family and friends of Ken Lamb made a generous donation in memory of Ken. A thank you letter has been sent to his wife Brenda.    The next outing is to Graves, the butchers, at Briston on Tuesday 5th June. There will be a cold buffet lunch served in the village hall followed by a tour of the farm and an opportunity to buy at the butchers shop and delicatessen.  If a sufficient number of Tuesday members do not want to go on this outing it may be possible for the centre to remain open on that day. An invitation to be on the outing will be given to members in the near future.  
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