We welcome new member Elsa Roberts who attends on Tuesdays.  Lynn, our manicurist, last visit to the day centre will be on Thursday14th September. We thank her for the time she has spent looking after our members finger nails and we will try to find another manicurist to take her place .
The Annual General Meeting  approved reports given by the chairman, co-ordinator and treasurer.   We welcome Edward Bradley as the newly elected committee member.  Resulting from comments raised at the AGM members are asked to complete a members survey form.  Members should give scores of 1 to 10 and to give the reasons for their score. It is the reasons that will help the management team to make the correct decisions concerning the operation of the daycentre. 
Menu choice forms have been distributed for the outing to  Bawdswell garden centre on the 19th September. 

We welcome new member Joyce Edwards and new volunteer Gillian Semmence. Ron and Pat Beall, Ray Walker and Joan Johnson have left the day centre. It is with sadness I record the recent death of Jimmy Dunn. We will all miss his cheerful, helpful  ways.
There are still numbers available for the bonus ball lottery, with a weekly prize of £25. This fund provides money for things not covered by our general fund. For details please speak to a staff member . 
The Annual General Meeting will be at 1.30 pm on the 10th August.  An agenda item is Any Other Business which is your opportunity to discuss any issues that you have concerning the functioning of the day centre .
The next outing is to  Bawdswell garden centre on19th September. This outing will be subsidised by the grant from the One Stop Shop Carriers For Causes Grant.

We should soon receive a generous grant from a scheme known as One Stop Carriers for  Causes    A thank you letter has been sent to the One Stop  shop in Victoria  Road. An application was made in  March to fund the extra minibus for the April outing . We were recently informed that a larger grant has been awarded that will allow us to greatly subsidise the next three outings .  This did require new budget proposals forms to be completed .   We wish a good outcome for Paul as he undergoes several weeks of hospital treatments. We will be missing Judi  Timbers as she returns to part time paid employment.

April was a good month for fund raising. The coffee morning with auction, raffle and cake sale made a total of £226. Tesco,  Drayton, donated £125 from their in store Easter raffle, which was used to subsidise the outing to  The Plough Inn. Our Easter raffle raised £75. 
A preliminary examination of our accounts for the financial year ending 31st March 2017 indicates that there was only a small surplus of income over expenditure.  This was mainly due to reduced income from Norfolk County Council Adult  Social  Services. The next committee meeting will discuss the possibility of a small rise in the charge for attendance  at the day centre. A reminder that the centre will be closed for it's summer break on Tuesday 27th June and Thursday 29th June .

​The present membership of the day centre is Tuesdays 33, Thursdays 37, with 22 members attending on both days.
We welcome a new volunteer staff member Judy Timbers who will help us on Tuesdays. We also welcome Susan Rackham, Patricia Widlake, Jean Woodhouse, Ron and Pat Beale who have recently become members .
To help us provide enjoyable entertainment please pass on any comments to a member of the staff. 
We are looking forward to the outing to  The Plough at Marsham on Thursday 20th April. Menu choice forms have been distributed . This event is being subsidised by Tesco Super Store using the money from their in-store  Easter raffle.   We are very grateful for their support .

Some changes in staff were agreed at the  recent committee meeting.    For reasons of ill health Roger has resigned as a paid staff member.  We are pleased that he will remain as  Treasurer  and a Trustee and hopes to continue as a volunteer.  Liz will reduce her hours  and will now be responsible for financial matters.  Glenis has been appointed as  Administrator to assist the coordinator by keeping records and providing all the required forms and documents.  Brian will be  arranging the entertainment. The days that the  centre will be closed for the summer break have been changed to the 27th and 29th June.

​We welcome new members Eddie Dennis and Stan Brooks.  We have purchased from Taverham  Nursery's sale a new Christmas tree to replace the old one that was past its best and was never upright. Lisa Atthowe from Tesco Superstore ,Drayton has said that they will support us during this year  by attending at some normal days and making donations for the Auction and Easter Raffle . It was good to see some photos of Christmas displayed in the store.
Some dates for your diaries . 6th April 2017 Open coffee morning with auction and raffle and cake sale. 20th April 2017 outing to  The  Plough at Marsham.   The day centre will be closed for the summer break on Tuesday 25th July and Thursday 27th July

We wish you all a happy New Year.
The cake raffle raised £27 and the other raffles a total of £142.   
We thank all those who donated prizes and purchased tickets and all those who helped to make the Christmas activities so enjoyable.  Taverham Lions paid for the Christmas lunches and the Shloer was donated by a staff member. Several members gave cash donations  for which we are grateful.

The committee meeting on the 12th January will review the Christmas arrangements.  If you have any comments good or bad please let us know.

Sadly  Terry Langham died on the 17th December.  His funeral will be at St Faiths crematorium on Wednesday 11th January at 12.30pm.  

Please note that the NDA hearing aid van will be in the village hall park on Wednesday15th February and Wednesday 12th April

A reminder that if the day centre has to close because of bad weather, or other reason,  you will be informed by a telephone call. If you do not get a phone call the centre will be open and if we provide your transport it will be coming, but it is sometimes late.
If you are unable to attend day care for any reason please leave a message on 01603 865839, preferably before 8.30am.  
If you think you may have an infectious illness please do not attend day care as you may pass your condition on to other vulnerable persons

We welcome Marie Melton who will join us as Supervisory Cook on Tuesday 1st November .
We thank Doris, David and others for their support during Clair's absence. 
We are very grateful to  Taverham Lions  Club for their  generous donation so that members have a free Christmas lunch.
We thank local and other organisations for their contributions to our  Grand Christmas  Raffles. 

Tickets for our raffles will be on sale from the 8th November.

Please note the Day  Centre will close on Thursday 15th December 2016 and open on Tuesday 3rd January 2017