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This week has again been packed full of activities to keep everyone busy… Paul and Tracy have spent a lot of time in the kitchen, baking cakes and using fresh ingredients to make both leek and potato and pumpkin soups. … Continue reading →

Happy New Year to all from the members and staff at the centre. The new year has started as the last finished, with baking, making and celebrating! Our first birthday of the year was Rachael’s, and as usual a cake … Continue reading →

Having taken 26 members to see Jack and the Beanstalk, (a thoroughly enjoyable trip out), it was time to really now time to up the ante and cook dinner for 33! With the help of a team of chefs and table … Continue reading →

The conveyor belt of cakes finally came to an end, with over 20 members finally icing and decorating their creations. This meant that there was now some space in the office for the Christmas raffle prizes! Calendars, bookmarks, wreathes and … Continue reading →

Birthdays seem to be coming thick and fast at Gateway, with Vincent, Victoria and Nicola celebrating theirs in early December. This year saw Debbie, one of the centre’s support workers, reaching a’special’ milestone-she was on leave but popped in and … Continue reading →

The past few weeks have been very busy at the centre, with the members creating an array of items ready for Christmas. Eileen has been overseeing Christmas cake making, whilst the other staff, including our newest addition Jonathon, have been … Continue reading →

  Halloween was upon us again, so it was time to decorate the centre and carve the pumpkins! During the day, some members were busy playing bingo (with all manner of Halloween related prizes), while others, including Suzanne and Emma, … Continue reading →

  This week, the members have been busy helping to prepare and then devour some wholesome meals. After discussion, three meals were chosen for each day; Cottage Pie, Past Bake and Quiche with a selection of desserts, including apple crumble. … Continue reading →

The past couple of weeks have been full on in the activity department, with members embracing the theme of Under the Sea-  all manner of colourful fish and painted scenes have been created plus the resident mannequin has been transformed into … Continue reading →

It seems that every week we are celebrating a birthday at the centre. Within the past two weeks, a couple of the younger members, Julie and Robbie, have enjoyed a freshly made cake and the dulcet tones of the Gateway … Continue reading →