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On Friday 5th May, over 30 members celebrated King Charles’ III Coronation by attending a tea-party at the centre. The weather was not suitable for an outside event, so the centre was decorated accordingly, using a lot of member-made items … Continue reading →

We welcomed a new member of staff, Cody, to Gateway. She is already settling in and is being kept busy by the members. We’ve also had a few new joiners-welcome to Abi, Christina and Ange. The centre was busy in … Continue reading →

The past few weeks has seen the members engrossed in all manner of activities. We seemed to have celebrated several birthdays every week so the bakers have been busy making cakes. The arts and crafts have proved popular, with Levi … Continue reading →

As usual, activities have been in full-swing! Many creations were linked to Valentine’s Day-Gonks proved very popular. We’ve also celebrated several birthdays, had a week of pancakes and generally enjoyed ourselves. Walking football is continuing on Wednesdays, with numbers slowly … Continue reading →

Sadly, one of our long standing members, Christina Lee, passed away recently after a short illness. Christina was a particularly friendly lady who was liked by all at the centre. She had time for everyone and was always happy to … Continue reading →

Activities went into full swing on our return in the new year. Not only were we celebrating the start of 2023, but we spent time researching and making items for the Chinese New Year. We had a week of Chinese … Continue reading →

Christmas at Gateway, was the usual hive of activity. Members made all manner of festive items, including gonks, cards and a total of 35 cakes too. We had a ‘leftovers’ lunch, which was attended by by 43 members! On the … Continue reading →

Several members have ben taking part in weekly walking football sessions, under the expert guidance of Dan Hewitt, from Exeter City FC Community Trust. The players have made great improvements over the weeks and are thoroughly enjoying their Wednesday work … Continue reading →

Every Spring and Autumn, Freemasons from all around Devon meet to support local organisations who require financial assistance, among which are children’s charities, schools, youth centres and locally based charities including hospices, hospital services and cancer charities. The money is … Continue reading →

On Halloween, several members and staff came in suitably dressed for the occasion. Sharyn organised a ‘What’s under the Cloth?’ game, where members had to feel an object and guess what it was. This proved very popular as well as … Continue reading →