Tuesday Club 2026 AGM

The Tuesday Club held its 2026 A.G.M. yesterday (27 January) after being moved from 13 January. Despite the very cold weather, eight people attended the meeting. The main points from this meeting are:

  • after nomination votes had been counted and verified, it was confirmed all officers continue for another year – Debbie Halsall as Chairperson, Barry Miller as Vice-Chair, and Mavis Husbands as Treasurer
  • membership fees remain at £10 and must be paid by end of February
  • following a vote, it was agreed members over 80 now need to pay membership fees
  • it was agreed the entrance fee – for refreshments etc. – be increased from £2 to £3 with £2 going to Management Committee and £1 for TC funds
  • the price for bingo games remains at £5
  • the TC programme has been changed from every 6 months to 3 months because it is easier to make changes if needed
  • there will be no TC in August again this year

If any members have questions, please see one of the officers when in the Centre.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support the Tuesday Club.

Tuesday Club AGM moved to 27 January

The Tuesday Club should have had their A.G.M. today (13 January) but due to not everyone being there, it was decided to postpone the meeting until 27 January. This will make sure all members get the chance to nominate their person of choice for Chairperson, Vice-Chair and Treasurer.

The vote count will be done before the start of the A.G.M. and the results declared during the meeting. Depending on time after the meeting, there may be a game of bingo.

Sefton OPERA at the Atkinson

Sefton OPERA, who regularly provide pampering sessions, chair exercises and tai chi at our Centre, are holding a Keep Warm, Keep Well event at the Atkinson on Monday November 17 from 10.30am to 12.30pm followed by a Tea Dance from 1.30pm.

There will be information stands from organisations across Sefton who want to keep elderly Sefton residents safe and warm this winter. Lunch will be provided and lots of freebies distributed. The event is free to attend.

New lights installed in Centre

New LED lights have been put up in the main activity room.

One of the old fluorescent tubes hasn’t been working for some time so it was decided to not only fix that but to replace all three lights with the new LED style so they would all be the same. It will now be brighter and it should also save some electricity too.

Extra room hirings at our Centre for Macmillan Cancer Support

In addition to their Singing Group that already takes place twice a month on Wednesday afternoons, Macmillan Cancer Support are going to start two new classes at the Centre in November.

The new sessions, which will run every week, are:

Tai Chi on Monday afternoons starting 3 November

Chair exercises on Thursday afternoons starting 6 November

Club auction raised £20

We had a Club Auction yesterday for Tuesday Club funds. 10 people attended and managed to raise £20 in total! Thank you to the members who took part.

Mavis announced that a deposit of £5 is needed for this year’s Christmas meal at the Mount on Wednesday 3 December. This deposit is non-refundable. Menus to follow soon.

Harvest Service 2025

Today 11 members attended this year’s Harvest Service led by Jean Lee. She was assisted by her husband Chris.

Members donated tins and other foodstuff, which will be donated to Compassion Acts.

Report on health conference in Liverpool

In July Signing Solutions held an event at the Liner Hotel in Liverpool, which some members of Southport Deaf Centre went to.

The event was attended by health professionals and members of the D/deaf community from across the Cheshire and Merseyside region. The aim of the event was to provide an opportunity to discuss the barriers that both sides face and put forward suggestions to improve the experience for both patients and staff.

The feedback from this event has been collated into a report, which has been shared with the senior leadership team at the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board.