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Well it’s already March and the members have been busy since the start of the New Year. The centre was very fortunate to be given a 3-in-1 activity table to replace our very well used snooker table so now members … Continue reading →

After last year’s successful Cake Make, members again took the opportunity to make a Christmas cake. Ingredients were chopped, mixed, baked, trimmed and smoothed. Due to the popularity, Eileen spent many hours with members getting their baking skills up to … Continue reading →

On Thursday 7th December, several members of the centre, plus an ensemble from the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Band, sang and played Christmas carols outside Boots on Exeter High Street. Thanks to the generosity of the general public … Continue reading →

Our penultimate day of the year was Play and Party time! As usual, Debbie had written an excellent short production for the members to perform. After a quick rehearsal, members made the short trip over to the Sycamore Centre to … Continue reading →

This year, 31 members plus staff and support donned festive jumpers and hats, ready to tuck into a delicious Christmas dinner. Having prepared the bulk of the vegetables on a previous day, time was available to experiment with seating arrangements. … Continue reading →

As the theme for the early Autumn, the members chose their favourite pop-star and created a poster using images, and lyrics from famous songs. During the course of a week, over 20 members performed both individually and in pairs and … Continue reading →

Halloween was upon us again, so it was spooky party and supper time. Having decorated the centre accordingly, members changed into their costumes and enjoyed games, food and dancing. There were prizes for the best costumes, some of which were … Continue reading →

On Saturday 30th September, after many hours spent cooking, baking and making, the centre held an open cafe and table top sale. Under the careful guidance of the centre manager, Eileen, members had baked cakes and muffins and also prepared … Continue reading →

Due to popular demand, 17 members plus staff and support travelled by bus to The World of Countrylife in Exmouth. Thankfully, we managed to catch the connecting bus from Exmouth and no taxis were needed unlike last year! We had … Continue reading →

The date of the long awaited boat trip was soon upon us, so 17 members plus support staff travelled by bus to Exmouth to join the Stuart Line river cruise. On arrival, we made our way through the Manor Gardens … Continue reading →