News from the Princes Centre
Published: 09 December 2024
With the approach of the end of the
year, we will be very sorry as one of our trustees, Rev David Williams, will be
leaving the district and moving to Wales. He has been heavily involved with the
Centre for many years and is much loved by the clients and staff. His ready
smiles and kindness will be sorely missed. He has been an established member of
our Jinglers Choir and they will be performing at St Mary’s Church on Friday 6th
December, thanking him for all his support over the years and wishing him
‘Farewell & Good Luck’ for the future.
Due to the weather, there have not been so many outings recently but a small group visited the Chair Museum in Wycombe and enjoyed a pub lunch afterwards. The ‘Men’s Club’ had an outing to Marlow. Locally the clients in the photography club went to the station to take pictures of trains and two clients were taken shopping to buy ingredients to make a meal and learn how to use the self-service tills.
Indoor activities have been varied. The craft sessions have resulted in poppy creations, cards of all types, Christmas bangles, creating arts and crafts for ‘Children in Need’, sewing, knitting and drawing pictures. Thanks to a generous donation of flowers from M&S our clients really appreciated being able to make some beautiful flower arrangements. The cooking sessions have resulted in dinners and cakes being produced by our clients who then are able to take them home to enjoy with their families. One group of clients enjoyed learning to use lap tops and another group are learning how to make tunes with hand bells. Others are happy to take an opportunity to play the keyboard or piano or just to sit and enjoy a sherry and a chat with their friends.
Physical activities are popular too and regular activities include skittles, carpet bowls, balloon and hoop games, cardio-drumming, golf, boules and dancing. The Hillbillies came and entertained everyone and were enjoyed by all.
The Princes Centre has been nominated in the Prestige Business Awards for ‘Daycare Centre of the Year 2024’. We hope we will be successful. A collection for the Centre will be held on the 6th December outside Tescos and we hope it will be successful. The batteries for the solar panels have been installed, as well as a new back gate, and the trustees are now looking to repair the wood panelling above the entrances and seeking quotations for some major repair work on the roof of the lower hall. With the recent purchase of a new electric cooker, we have had the gas supply disconnected; another step towards reducing our carbon footprint.
If you would like to support the Princes Centres in any way or if you or your loved one would like a free taster of what we have to offer, please contact our manager Kim on 01844 345105 or Mags at Bourne End 01628 52702.
Maggie Wooster Keyte