Author Archives: exetergateway

We have had a very busy month, we have made a total of 18 Christmas cakes, each member having slightly different requests for preferred ingredients. The last iced cake went home today!   We all went to the Barnfield Theatre … Continue reading →

We had a suitably scary and fun time at our party, the short play was a great hit!!    

As part of our ‘Out and About’ project, we are organising outings to various places that are chosen by the members. In September 20 members went on the public bus to visit Countrylife in Exmouth. Cathy Currie’s report: We had … Continue reading →

Again this summer we have been able to go bowling every Wednesday morning at Belmont Bowling Club, an activity we have been doing for several years. The club have kindly provided access to their green and developed some special equipment … Continue reading →

In September we had a trip to Dawlish, the journey by public bus was epic involving two changes each way but we managed to paddle in the sea, frolic a little bit in the waves and eat lunch with a … Continue reading →

Summer is rushing by so we thought we had better have a BBQ and some sporting activities to celebrate the Olympic Games. Lots of food preparation went on in the kitchen utilising all the vegetables we are growing in the … Continue reading →

We had 7 tons of top soil delivered which members helped shovel into wheel barrows. John the gardener gave instructions and emptied the soil from the wheel barrows into the wooden beds. Everyone worked really hard! The next day we … Continue reading →

On Saturday 25th June we had our annual day trip to Millfield School, where we were joined by many other members from clubs and centres in the South West. Some were able to catch up with old friends, suddenly recognising … Continue reading →

On Saturday 11th June we went by coach to Barnstaple  for a day of fun activities with Abbey Gateway and Taunton Gateway clubs. Petroc College provided the venue and we were able to visit all the games and contests outside … Continue reading →

We have been planting lots of vegetable and flower seeds for the greenhouse and garden. We have already picked our first courgettes and used them in a tasty  courgette and cheese quiche. We also decided to make the front of the … Continue reading →