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www.westoncentre.org.uk

We were excited to launch our new website earlier this month. This is the go-to place showcasing our events, news, facilities, calendar and projects. It is also where you can check availability and request bookings for the Weston Centre and minibus, and contact us with any queries.. We are chuffed to bits with it so please check it out and let us know what you think. You might see yourself or someone you know in the gallery! Thanks to John at Foxxweb Design in Belper for helping us with this.

We were excited to launch our new website earlier this month. This is the go-to place showcasing our events, news, facilities, calendar and projects. It is also where you can check availability and request bookings for the Weston Centre and minibus, and contact us with any queries.. We are chuffed to bits with it so please check it out and let us know what you think. You might see yourself or someone you know in the gallery! Thanks to John at Foxxweb Designs in Belper for helping us with this.

iPad course waiting list open

Members of our third group of keen mature students have now ‘graduated’. It was a privilege to work with them, see their confidence and skills grow and join in their chat.

There are ten 2.5-hour sessions in each course, groups are kept to a maximum of six so the pace is comfortable, comprehensive notes are issued to assist learning, and we can lend you an iPad for the duration of the course. Topics covered include email, the internet, photos and videos, apps, and on-line tasks and activities. A charge of £100 is made to help us cover our costs. If you, or someone you know, would like further details or to be added to the waiting list please get in touch by either emailing sarah.sdm@westoncentre.org.uk or calling 01332 840349.

Art

Jeff, who leads our Art Group on Thursday afternoons, has donated a watercolour of our Weston Centre We are absolutely delighted with it. He also donated an original painting for us to raise much-needed funds. We started selling tickets at our Jubilee tea party and eventually raised £69.00. The lucky winner was Bernadette. Our sincere thanks to Jeff who is also behind the initiative to display a Painting of the Month in the Weston Centre. This is to showcase the talents, established and developing, of our Art Group members. Why not pop into the Centre for a bottomless £1 tea or coffee Tuesday to Friday morning and take a look?

If you would like to join our Art Group the details are as follows:

• When? The 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th Thursday afternoon of each month, 1.30-3.30pm.
• Where? The Weston Centre, Tamworth Street, Duffield. We have five allocated spaces next to the Centre in the car park we share with the Viceroy Restaurant.
• Who? Anyone who would like to learn or develop their observational, sketching and watercolour knowledge and skills. Beginning and experienced artists welcome.
• How much? £5.00 per session to include a cup of tea or coffee, tuition, inspiration, chat and good company.

A full house enjoyed our most recent offering, ‘Brassed Off’ on Thursday 16^th June. Upcoming films include ‘Kinky Boots’, ‘Tea with Mussolini’ and ‘Kind Heart and Coronets’. Entrance includes a cup of tea or coffee and is just £3.00. If you would prefer a stronger drink, we are happy to serve you from our bar for an additional fee.

Latest minibus trip

Our latest excursion was to Eyam on Thursday 30^th June. All involved enjoyed a day brimming with history, companionship and chatter. For news of future trips and to book a place email emma.admin@westoncentre.org.uk or telephone 01332 840349.

Our regular events include

• COFFEE MORNINGS 10.00-12.00noon Tuesday to Friday. A bottomless cup costs just £1.00. Just drop in, no booking required.
• LUNCHEON CLUB each Monday. Please contact Jean via the Centre to be placed on the waiting list.
• FILM SCREENINGS on the first Thursday of every month. Doors open at 1.30pm, the film starts at 2.00pm. We ask for a donation of £3.00 which includes a cup of tea or coffee. Phone Sandra on 01332 928577 for further details and to reserve a seat.
• ART GROUP 2^nd 3^rd and 4^th Thursday afternoon, 1.30-3.30. No experience necessary and materials are provided. The cost is £5.00. Phone Jeff on 01332 585426 or 07930 841538 for further details and to book a place.
• iPAD COACHING We have a small number of iPads to lend.  Complete beginners encouraged! Contact Sarah at the Weston Centre on 01332 840349 if you would like to join the waiting list.
• CHAIROBICS every Monday afternoon and Friday lunchtime. Phone Suzanne on 07810 023743 to book a place.
• MINIBUS DAY TRIPS to various places of interest. Please contact the Weston Centre on 01332 840349 for details. 
• WALKING GROUP A friendly walking group departs from the Weston Centre each Tuesday at 10.00am (meet at 9.45am). For further information contact Chris on 07977 140415

Are you looking for a venue to hire?

The Weston Centre is available to hire for clubs, societies, children’s birthday parties and meetings. We are located in Tamworth Street and share a car park with the Viceroy Restaurant where we have five allocated parking spaces next to the Centre. Our kitchen is well resourced, and we have excellent audio-visual facilities too. Our 17-seater automatic transmission minibus with tail lift is also available for hire. For further details please see our website or contact Emma on 01332 840349 or emma.admin@westoncentre.org.uk

Jubilee Tea Party

On Wednesday 1^st June we welcomed more than 40 people to our tea party in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Our guests shared memories and enjoyed photos of the last 70 years along with poems from Paul and a musical contribution from David, a chorister at the Queen’s wedding to Philip Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey. Larry brought his Coronation Medal awarded for his service as a police officer on the Mall on Coronation Day. As ever, sincere thanks to the team of dedicated volunteers who ensured that the event was such as success.

Minibus trip

Our latest minibus excursion took place on 25^th May. David drove a cheerful group to Melbicks Garden Centre near Birmingham and a fabulous day was had by all.

Look out for details of future excursions and be sure to book your place early!

New Trustees

We are delighted to announce that Sandra Zydzienowski and Barry Clarke have been appointed as trustees. We are excited by their ideas and are looking forward to seeing these materialise over the coming months.

Ukelele

Invitation

200 invitations have been posted through doors over the last two weeks. If you have not received one please accept this in its place. We would love to see more people join our events which include:

• COFFEE MORNINGS 10.00-12.00noon Tuesday to Friday. A bottomless cup costs just £1.00. Just drop in, no booking required.
• LUNCHEON CLUB each Monday. Please contact Jean via the Centre to be placed on the waiting list.
• FILM SCREENINGS on the first Thursday of every month. Doors open at 1.30pm, the film starts at 2.00pm. We ask for a donation of £3.00 which includes a cup of tea or coffee. Phone Sandra on 01332 928577 for further details and to reserve a seat.
• ART GROUP 2^nd 3^rd and 4^th Thursday afternoon. No experience necessary and materials are provided. The cost is £5.00. Phone Jeff on 01332 585426 or 07930 841538 for further details and to book a place.
• iPAD COACHING We have a small number of iPads to lend.  Complete beginners encouraged! Contact Sarah at the Weston Centre on 01332 840349 if you would like to join the waiting list.
• CHAIROBICS every Friday lunchtime. Phone Suzanne on 07810 023743 to book a place.
• MINIBUS DAY TRIPS to various places of interest. Please contact the Weston Centre for details. 
• WALKING GROUP A friendly walking group departs from the Weston Centre each Tuesday at 10.00am (meet at 9.45am). For further information contact Chris on 07977 140415

Are you looking for a venue to host your event or a minibus to transport your group?

The Weston Centre is available to hire for clubs, societies, children’s birthday parties and meetings. We are located in Tamworth Street and share a car park with the Viceroy Restaurant where we have five allocated parking spaces. Our kitchen is well resourced, and we have excellent audio-visual facilities too. Our 17-seater automatic transmission minibus with tail lift is also available for hire. For further details please contact Emma on 01332 840349 or emma.admin@westoncentre.org.uk

Arthritis Action

We were delighted to host Ruth Smith from Arthritis Action on 22^nd February. Ruth gave advice on living well with arthritis covering topics such as self-management, keeping active and diet.

Queen’s Jubilee tea party

We will be hosting a tea party for Duffield’s older residents to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on Wednesday 1^st June. We would love to create a display of photographs and memories of Duffield and its residents over the last 70 years. If you have any to share, we would love to hear from you and promise to take great care of them. Please drop them in to Sarah at the Weston Centre in a sealed envelope giving your name, contact information and some details about them. Alternatively, you can email them to sarah.sdm@westoncentre.org.uk

Film Club

The March screening, where we enjoyed ‘Last of the Blond Bombshells’, was the busiest yet! Our next film is ‘Easter Parade’ on Thursday 7^th April at 2.00pm. Doors open at 1.30pm. This lavish musical stars Judy Garland and Fred Astaire and will certainly get you in the mood for Easter. We are excited to showcase our new digital projector, large screen and improved sound system so why not come along, enjoy the film, refreshments, and good company? To reserve a place or for more details contact Sandra on 01332 928577.

Lunch Club

iPad tuition

The third course is due to start in April. The funding we secured to pilot the course has now been spent so we are introducing a fee to cover costs. The ten-session course includes email, the internet, using the cameras, apps and video-conferencing. Classes will be kept to a maximum of five to ensure careful support and pacing. Complete beginners, as well as those wanting to gain confidence in using iPads, are most welcome. The total fee is £80 and includes loan of an iPad if desired.  This can be paid in instalments before the start date. Our next cohort is full, but if you would like to join the waiting list, please contact Sarah at the Weston Centre on 01332 840349 or email sarah.sdm@westoncentre.org.uk

Wednesday sing-a-longs

Are you looking for a venue to host your event or a minibus to transport your group?

The Weston Centre is available to hire for clubs, societies, children’s birthday parties and meetings. We are located in Tamworth Street and share a car park with the Viceroy Restaurant where we have five allocated parking spaces. Our kitchen is well resourced, and we have excellent audio-visual facilities too. Our 17-seater automatic transmission minibus with tail lift is also available for hire. For further details please contact Emma on 01332 840349 or emma.admin@westoncentre.org.uk

 Our regular events are:

• COFFEE MORNINGS 10.00-12.00noon Tuesday to Friday. A bottomless cup costs just £1.00. Just drop in, no booking required.
• LUNCHEON CLUB each Monday. Please contact Jean via the Centre to be placed on the waiting list.
• FILM SCREENINGS on the first Thursday of every month. Doors open at 1.30pm, the film starts at 2.00pm. We ask for a donation of £3.00 which includes a cup of tea or coffee. Phone Sandra on 01332 928577 for further details and to reserve a seat.
• ART GROUP meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 1.30-3.30pm. No experience necessary and materials are provided. The cost is £3.00. Phone Jeff on 01332 585426 or 07930 841538 for further details and to book a place.
• IPAD COACHING We have a small number of iPads to lend.  Complete beginners encouraged! Contact Sarah at the Weston Centre on 01332 840349 if you would like to join the waiting list.
• CHAIROBICS every Friday lunchtime. Phone Suzanne on 07810 023743 to book a place.
• MINIBUS EXCURSIONS to various places of interest. Please contact the Weston Centre for details. 
• WALKING FOR HEALTH A friendly walking group departs from the Weston Centre each Tuesday at 10.00am (meet at 9.45am). For further information contact Chris on 07977 140415

Please call in. You are assured of a warm welcome.

Connecting Celebrating and Moving Forward Together

Exciting news! From Monday 8^th November we will be holding a week of events, partially funded by the National Lottery Local Connections Fund, to mark the community sprit demonstrated by, amongst others, our charity, DuCS and Project Cheer since March 2020. We are inviting people we have supported along with our wonderful volunteers and representatives of other village groups to celebrate with us at the Weston Centre. Do look out for your invitation.

Minibus excursions

The eagerly anticipated inaugural minibus trip took place on Thursday 19^th August. The destination was Derby’s newly reopened Museum of Making. The visit was enjoyed by all.

On 8th September a second trip, this time to the National Memorial Arboretum, benefited from glorious sunshine. Plans altered at the last minute due to a visit by the Duchess of Gloucester, but a good time was had with plenty of time to explore the grounds and memorials.

Look out for further excursions.

Our minibus has a wheelchair lift. We ask that people with mobility issues are accompanied by someone who can assist them. For further information and bookings contact Emma on 07759 467092 or email minibus@westoncentre.org.uk for more information.

Art Group

Film showings

On Thursday 4^th November why not come and see ‘Ice Cold in Alex’ starring Sylvia Sims, John Mills and Anthony Quale. Set in 1942 a tired and thirsty ambulance army officer tries to escape during the hot western desert campaign.  All he can dream of is having an ice-cold beer when he gets to Alexandria, but one of his crew might be a Nazi spy.

Doors open at 1.30pm. We ask for a donation of £3 to cover costs. Please call Sandra on 01332 928577 to reserve a place.

Coffee mornings

We continue to open for tea and coffee each Monday to Friday (except bank holidays) between 10.00am and midday. A bottomless cup is £1.00 and you are assured a warm welcome.  Masks can be removed once seated. No booking is required.

iPad classes

Our iPad classes are proving to be very popular with the second course, due to start in October, already full. We are taking bookings for a third course planned for the New Year.  Contact Sarah on 01332 840 349 or email sarah.sdm@westoncentre.org.uk if you would like to join our classes or are able to help with coaching.

To hire the Weston Centre or minibus contact Emma on 07759 467092 or email minibus@westoncentre.org.uk for more information.

We have had a busy festive period at the Weston Centre with carols courtesy of Duffield Singers (who braved extremely cold and wet conditions to bring us musical joy), a Christmas Monday Lunch, a screening of White Christmas accompanied by bucks fizz, and a visit to Bakewell to enjoy the Christmas tree festival and a spot of retail therapy.  Many thanks to everyone who contributed to these events which were much enjoyed by all.

We were delighted to welcome so many people to the Weston Centre for our Connecting, Celebrating and Moving Forward Together week of events in November. Helped by Anthony Andrews Catering we hosted nearly 100 people throughout the week all funded by the National Lottery Local Connections Fund.

Social Prescriber

Lunch Club

We are in desperate need of volunteers to help with our Monday Lunch Club so we can continue to serve a weekly two-course hot lunch to our older people. If you can offer a few hours between 9.30am and 2.00pm to join our Monday team to help prepare, cook, serve or wash up please call Jean on 07774 246904 to talk about what’s involved.
Thank you.

Our Regular Events are:

• COFFEE MORNINGS 10.00-12.00noon Tuesday to Friday. A bottomless cup costs just £1.00. Just drop in, no booking required.
• LUNCHEON CLUB each Monday. Please contact Jean via the Centre to be placed on the waiting list.
• FILM SCREENINGS on the first Thursday of every month. Doors open at 1.30pm, the film starts at 2.00pm. We ask for a donation of £3.00 which includes a cup of tea or coffee. Phone Sandra on 01332 928577 for further details and to reserve a seat.
• ART GROUP meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 1.30-3.30pm. No experience necessary and materials are provided. The cost is £3.00. Phone Jeff on 01332 585426 or 07930 841538 for further details and to book a place.
• IPAD COACHING each Wednesday afternoon 1.30-3.30pm including a coffee break. We have a small number of iPads to lend.  Complete beginners encouraged! Contact Sarah at the Weston Centre on 01332 840349 if you would like to join the waiting list.
• CHAIROBICS every Friday lunchtime. Phone Suzanne on 07810 023743 to book a place.
• MINIBUS EXCURSIONS to various places of interest. Please contact the Weston Centre for details. 
• WALKING FOR HEALTH A friendly walking group departs from the Weston Centre each Tuesday at 10.00am (meet at 9.45am). For further information contact Chris on 07977 140415

Please call in. You are assured of a warm welcome.

An award for the community

iPad classes

Art Group

Jeff will be re-starting the Art Group on Thursday 12^th August. Sessions cost £3.00 and run from 1.30-3.30pm on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. All abilities and experience welcome. Contact Sarah for a place or more information.

September’s film is ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’, a musical with Howard Keel and Jane Powell. This will be shown on Thursday 2^nd. Doors open at 1.30pm. We ask for a donation of £3 to cover costs. Please call Sandra on 01332 928577 to reserve a place.

Coffee mornings

We are pleased to open for tea and coffee each Monday to Friday (except bank holidays) between 10.00am and midday. A bottomless cup is £1.00 and you are assured of a warm welcome.  As with all our events, we are taking care to follow covid-safe precautions. We ask all visitors to wear a face mask and wash/sanitise their hands on entry and record their name and contact details for NHS Track and Trace. Masks can be removed once seated. No booking is required, but we are restricting entry to coffee mornings to a maximum of 12 guests at any time.

Peter Gatenby

We were very sad to hear of the death of Peter Gatenby. Peter was part of the Weston Centre from its beginning. He served as Vice Chairman of Trustees, was a true, loyal, honourable and generous friend with a huge amount of local knowledge. He was a tremendous asset, always quietly available to help in any way. He had the ability to recognise and correct everyday problems and his influence and straight-talking helped the charity move beyond challenging times. We send our sincere and heartfelt condolences to Peter’s widow Janet and his children Penny and David. He will be greatly missed by us all.