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Annual
Report - August 2006 - March 2007
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The Tuesday Club has outgrown itself!
Therefore, we now have the Tuesday and Wednesday Club.
By opening our doors on Wednesday, we have reduced the
overcrowding. The
activities on Wednesdays, which include bingo, raffles and
refreshments, are basically the same.
However, Wednesdays have additional attractions,
including genelogy (by appointment), a library (including
audio recordings of many favourites) and a selection of board
games. The
Tuesday and Wednesday club committee are very pleased that
numbers have balanced out.
Also
proving to be very popular are the seasonal outings to places
of interest, shows, dances and trips abroad. We organised a
varied programme of events since our last Report [31st
July]:
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August: Southend – Traditional seaside trip
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September: Hunstanton – Traditional seaside trip
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September: 5th Anniversary of the Tuesday Club, attended
by 100 members of the Birmingham Tuesday Club, and hosted
by St Joseph’s Parish Centre.
A finger buffet was provided, together with live
music by ‘Logic’
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October - Salisbury - Visit to cathedral and heritage
centre
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October - Older Person’s Day Social evening at the Royal
Hotel
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November: Blackpool - Turkey and Tinsel Break
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December: Christmas Party attended by 150 LIF members, and
hosted by The Holy Ghost Parish Centre.
A carvery was provided, together with DJ music from
Jane Laurel.
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December: Pantomime “Jack and the Beanstalk” hosted by
the Library Theatre
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| 24 January: visit from
the Golden Shamrock Club from Nottingham.
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In
2007, our first trip
will be to Clacton on 7th June, followed by Clifton
Ville on 5th July.
We will visit Southwold on 9th August,
Oxford on 6th September, and finally; Worchester on
4th October.
This May, 50 members will visit Portugal for a
fortnight. Thanks,
in advance, to Nancy Galvin and Breege [Bridget] Cruise for
planning every detail. In
April, we will play host to the Derby Irish Society Elders
Group, with a party at the Holy Ghost Parish Centre.
The
Tuesday and Wednesday Clubs would not run so smoothly, without
the volunteers who put in so much time each week.
Pat Leonard organises most of the activities, whilst
Lilly Leonard, Joan Vine, Betty Ryan and Ann Boyle attend in
the kitchen. Phyllis
Daly and Eileen Cronin collect the bingo and raffle money and
Ann Mead, Mick Pender, Nancy Galvin call the bingo.
Thanks are also due to Tony Murphy, Teresa Mitchell and
our Librarians; Liam Green and Breda Houghton.
If I have missed anyone out; my apologies!
Last, but not least, we are very grateful to the ladies
who took part in the ‘Knit and Natter’ which raised £525
for HFT; an organisation supporting people with learning
disabilities. This
was quite an achievement, as it was the most money raised by
all the groups that took part.
That’s
about all folks for another year!
Martin
O’Hehir
Treasurer
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