SOUTHPORT & DISTRICT
CENTRE FOR THE DEAF
Registered Charity N: 222928
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Special report: 85th Anniversary Celebrations
At the Tuesday Morning Club AGM held today, Mildred Taylor and Maureen Howe were re-elected as Chairperson and Treasurer. Mavis Husbands and David Salisbury remain as Committee members. Unfortunately, Tony Wright stepped down, but Dorothy Caven was voted in to replace him.
Mildred thanked everyone for their support and continued attendance. Lots of activities have taken place over the past year, including bingo, chesse & wine, harvest, games and a holiday in Scarborough.
Membership fees are to remain the same. It was agreed by vote that regular members will be entitled to a Christmas bonus if they visit the Tuesday Club at least 12 times in a year.
Mildred thanked Peter Mowat for interpreting.
Posted: 22 November 2011
We are sorry to report the death of Molly Watson, who passed away on Thursday night. Our thoughts go to Bob and his family at this sad time.
UPDATE: Molly's funeral takes place at Southport Crematorium on Friday, 4 November at 2pm.
Posted: 29 October 2011 - updated: 31 October 2011
We had a Halloween Party at the Centre on Tuesday morning, 25 October.
Several members dressed up for the occasion wearing hats, masks or costumes. David Salisbury was dressed as a character from the film Beetlejuice and Mike Goodfellow
was Wolfie, who looked pretty scary! The Centre was decorated with
various spooky items, including a red-eyed cat, a bat hanging off the
light fitting and a spider that came down from the ceiling every time
it heard a loud noise!
A lovely Halloween-themed buffet was provided by Peter Barker from Huyton, and Betty Perrin made a cake specially for the party.
Posted: 27 October 2011
The
Tuesday Morning Club have recently been on a weekend break to
Scarborough. 20 members went along for a four-day break from Friday
morning till Monday evening.
While there we visited York. We had a day to ourselves in Scarborough and Whitby. We also visited other places.
We stayed in the Grand Hotel where we had dinner, bed and breakfast. Our coach driver was from TV Travel, Southport.
If you
would like to come and join us, please do so. There are lots of other
things happening throughout the year for you to join in. Maybe there
might be something you like.
Posted by Mildred Taylor: 4 October 2011
This
is a message from the Tuesday Morning Club at the Deaf Centre here in
Southport. Just to tell you about a great day out the members from the
club enjoyed on 2 August. We went to Rivington Barn for a Lunchtime
Party Afternoon, mixing in with other clubs from the surrounding
districts.
First we had a morning coffee then a 2-course meal with various choices to select from. Then we had entertainment, sing-a-long, dancing and a game of bingo. Finished the afternoon off with everyone joining in dancing.
After this we had to leave to get back on our coach with our friendly driver Keith from TV Travel. A great day out was enjoyed by all.
Why don't you come along and join in the fun. You will be made very welcome.
Posted by Mildred Taylor: 24 August 2011
The
Management Committee wishes to notify all members that the Annual
General Meeting will take place on Tuesday, 12 July 2011 at 7pm.
Sign language and voice-over interpretation will be provided as needed during this meeting.
At this meeting we will be seeking to elect a new Treasurer and Custodian Trustee as Mr Colin Derry has formally resigned from both postitions due to ill health.
If you have any matters of concern you wish to raise at this meeting, please let Tony Wright have these in writing BEFORE 12 July.
We are sad to learn Mr John Furness
passed away during the weekend of 22-23 January. Mr Furness was President of the Deaf Centre
for many years and he was also a former Principal of Birkdale School
for Hearing Impaired Children.
His funeral took place at St James Church on 2 February. The church was full, and the school was well represented by former pupils and staff. Miss Clark, who was Deputy to Mr Furness at the school, spoke about working with him for most of the 20 years he served as Principal. Some members of the Deaf Centre were also present.
The
family went on to the Crematorium, and this was followed by
refreshments at the Cambridge Hotel. Donations, in memory of Mr
Furness, were given to the Alzheimer's Society.
Posted: 19 February 2011