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Hello everyone, this is the sixteenth edition of the Clubhouse Network Newsletter made by volunteers and customers of the Clubhouse Community. Thanks to everyone who made contributions to this issue. We welcome any articles or ideas from Clubhouse customers. Appetite’s Big Feast in Hanley September saw Appetite’s Big Feast return to the streets of Hanley.

Giant Jenga from Block of NoFit The Amazing Giant Jenga Fillage State Circus and Motionhouse is almost complete here Fillage performed acrobatics Be amazed by the colourful and circus routines all to a jazz world of Fantabulosa. soundtrack.

Museum of the Moon Museum of the Moon, displayed at the King’s Hall, was a spectacular seven-metre-wide, floating moon sculpture. Viewers basked under the Fantabulosa by moonlight of this beautifully lit Ticker Tape Parade installation featuring a stellar The performance featured surround soundtrack which wonderful interactive story time Bingo Lingo lifted you away onto another sessions all whilst dressed in An oversized street bingo act! plane. fabulous outfits. Have fun with this Sudoku Puzzle! Gladstone Museum

A Plate Jigger Stacks of Saggers Members visited (The solution is on the Gladstone Clubhouse notice boards) Musuem on The Newsletter Online Heritage The current newsletter and back issues are Weekend which now available online. Scan this QR Code to be saw free entry to taken to the webpage where you can view the many museums newsletters. accros the country. People enjoyed watching the skilled workers then followed up with a cuppa in the café.

A Ceramic Flower Maker Use the QR code or type in this URL http://www.brighter-futures.org.uk/clubhouse- network-newsletter

Newsletter Availability Photography Group As well as the print edition, the newsletter is Learn to take better photos! The available in other formats. From The American an photography group meets every Tuesday audible version of the newsletter is available on CD from 10:30am at the American Clubhouse. to borrow, listen and copy. In addition an audible Howard and Dave run this group. mp3 version and text version are on the desktop of Colouring Group the customer computers at The American. If you The Colouring Group meets at the American would like to receive the Newsletter by email (as Clubhouse (in the main room) on Thursdays text or audio) ask Gary, Howard or Mark. 2:00pm – 4:00pm. All members are welcome. You can also send a request to This group is facilitated by Charlotte and Jean. [email protected] to be Please come along and take part in this put on our emailing list. creative and relaxing activity.

Hear Our Voice

Hear Our Voice is a new volunteer run service. The aim of the group is to pick up from where North

Staffordshire Voice for Mental Health left off.

If you would like to participate in

this group there are monthly meetings you can attend. You will

be most welcome.

See Phil Scoggins for information, Your monthly Newsletter is created by: dates and venues. Reporter, Newsletter Champion: Gary Dutton Reporter: Howard Dexter

Librarian, Runner: Phil Scoggins Editor, Audio Edition Producer: Mark Gilbert Proofreader: Jean Sturgess Proofreader: Pete Wynne Approval: Sharon Godwin Printed at Whittle Court And all contributing members.

THE DIRECTORY Places members may like to visit Name Where What Impact Boxing Brocksford Street Fenton Boxing fitness classes. Root and Fruit Trubshawe Community Learn how to grow your own food. Allotment Burslem On Facebook at en-gb.facebook.com/trubshawcross/

Kniveden Partnership Leek Gardening and growing, , woodwork, Jewellery and alternative therapies. Growth Point Shelton Allotment Site Gardening, growing. Tutor Led Cultural Squatters 51/53 Merrial Street Cafe, Table Tennis, Art. Newcastle under Lyme One rule. Our rule. #bekind ST5 2AH http://culturalsquatters.uk/ Over 55 Lunch Club Whitfield Valley Centre Are you 55 years or older? If so come and join our Luncheon Whitfield Valley Centre, Club. Fegg Hayes Road, Monday from 1:30 pm. Activities, including gentle exercise (1:30 Fegg Hayes, – 2:00 pm), followed by lunch and three games of bingo. Stoke on Trent All for £4.00 ST6 6QR http://www.whitfieldvalleycentre.org.uk/index.html West End Community London Road, Boothen, Wednesday – Friday 10:00am – 2:00pm Centre and Café Stoke-on-Trent. ST4 5AW An excellent cafe with great food at great prices. SpoonFull Café b-Arts Bi-annual Pop Up Café. Excellent food and music. 64-72 Hartshill Road http://www.b-arts.org.uk/ Stoke-On-Trent. ST4 7RB If you have questions about any of these venues, activities or events ask Mark for further details. This directory will expand as we visit or learn about new venues and activities.

Arts and crafts play a big part in the Clubhouse Network. Making art and crafting are effective therapies for people with mental health difficulties and are enjoyable in their own right giving a tremendous sense of achievement

when completed.

Crafts

& The American craft group have produced this interesting and varied

display. Come along to the Craft group and join in.

Arts

Tony Amoré Produces these wonderful Bacchus as Portrayed by Jane Morris, Rossetti’s Renaissance, Baroque Caravaggio Flame Haired Muse and Pre-Raphaelite drawings.

Horses for Courses On 10th September members visited Horses for Courses at Brownedge. This inclusive activity saw members grooming and then riding the wonderful horses. Everyone enjoyed this activity and plan to visit again.

Football Talk To Us! Events Football for everyone. Don’t You can give any forget Walking Football is still contributions to Gary,

on. Tuesday from 2:00pm to Howard or Mark. You can If you would like an 3:00pm. This activity is at also send ideas or stories to event publicising in the Dimensions on Scotia Road and volunteeringlande@brighter- newsletter please let us is free to take part in. futures.org.uk

know. If you are over 50 and would

like to play regular football then

there is a weekly group starting Day Trips at the YMCA (Hanley) There are lots of day trips Wednesdays 11:00am – throughout 2018. Go along on a 12:00pm, Thursdays 6:00pm- trip, you will have a great time. 7:00pm. See Howard or Gary for latest Play football with Brighter details. Futures on Mondays 2:00pm – Please can people begin Walking Group 3:00pm at the YMCA Hanley. donating items for the Want some gentle exercise? Task Group Christmas Tombola? Any There is a walking group every Task Group takes place reasonable items accepted. Tuesday starting at 1:00pm from fortnightly at the American. See Jean, Claire or a member twentyfourSEVEN . Come along and help shape of staff to donate. Clubhouse activities.

Market Drayton Trip Echo - 07500 444 4116 Chef or ‘can’t boil an egg’ please give this a go! On 12thSeptember members took Safe Spaces Network - 811 815 a trip to the market town of North Staffs Mind - 262 100 Market Drayton. Members Citizens’ Advice Bureau – caught the Arriva bus for a day 0344 411 1444 out in this interesting market town. [email protected] www.snscab.org.uk Changes – 413 101 Headway House –280 952 Greenfields – 0300 790 0236 Cooking yourself a nutritious Sutherland Centre – 0300 123 meal can be very rewarding 1162 whether it is just for you, GrowthPoint – 0300 123 0907 friends or family. Please let us have any recipes you enjoy making.

Brighter Futures QR Code. Scan to be Steve and Phil taken to the Brighter Futures website Ingredients: The main attraction is the or use: 450g skinned Icelandic cod or outdoor market which mostly http://www.brighter-futures.org.uk/ haddock fillet consists of fresh produce stalls. 2 bay leaves The market has deservedly been 150ml milk named the best in Shropshire. Community Walks 350g Maris Piper potatoes There was a good turnout for this Come along on a gentle walk ½ tsp finely grated lemon trip with nine members coming from The American. Look out zest along. for dates for these Community 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped At Christmas members are Walks on the notice board. 1 tbsp snipped chives returning to this pretty market 1 egg town. The Christmas market is This Month’s Recipe flour, for shaping said to be very attractive. 85g white breadcrumbs, We hope you had a go at preferably a day or two old or Useful Contacts making the blueberry muffins in Clubhouse Network: even better Panko issue #15 of the newsletter. breadcrumbs The American - 835 220 Here is another easy to make 1 jar tartare sauce The Observatory - 272 799 and very tasty recipe, tartare 3-4 tbsp vegetable or twentyfourSEVEN 0300 1231535 style fish cakes. sunflower oil, for shallow Ext. 1470 These fishcakes are delicious frying with a few chips and/or salad. Staffordshire Mental Health lemon wedges to serve Whether you are a would-be Helpline -0808 800 2234 contestant on Master Chef or

Method Divide the fish cake mixture into Sheila G with £32 going to the Lay the fish and bay leaves in a four. On the floured board, and member’s fund. frying pan. Pour over the milk with floured hands, carefully Thanks to Jean and Tracy for and 150ml/¼ pint water. Cover, shape into four cakes, about organising the raffles. bring to a boil, then lower the 2.5cm thick. One by one, sit heat and simmer for 4 minutes. each cake in the egg, and brush A Passion To Play Take off the heat and let stand, over the top and sides so it is Again? covered, for 10 minutes to gently completely coated. Sit the cakes finish cooking the fish. on the crumbs, patting the The Biddulph and crumbs on the sides and tops so District Youth and Meanwhile, peel and chop the Community Orchestra they are lightly covered. potatoes into even-sized chunks. needs you! Put them in a saucepan and just Transfer to a plate, cover and We’re keen to bring in all cover with boiling water. Add a chill for thirty minutes (or up to a day ahead). instruments, played by pinch of salt, bring back to the young musicians and also boil and simmer for 10 minutes Heat the oil in a large frying by folk who may have or until tender, but not broken pan. To test when ready, drop a played before and had to up. Lift the fish out of the milk piece of the dry breadcrumbs in give it up when Life got in with a slotted spoon and put on a -if it sizzles and quickly turns the way. plate to cool. Drain the potatoes golden brown, it is ready to use. Rehearsals are held every in a colander and leave for a min Fry the fish cakes over a Friday evening from or two. Tip them back into the medium heat for about 5 7:00pm until 8:30pm at hot pan on the lowest heat you minutes on each side or until the Victoria Centre in can and let them dry out for 1 crisp and golden. Serve with the Station Road, Biddulph. min, mashing them with a fork rest of the sauce (squeeze in a Next get-together: and stirring so they don't stick. little lemon zest to taste), Friday 12th, October 2018 You should have a light, dry fluffy lemon wedges for squeezing at 7:00pm mash. Take off the heat and beat over. In the Victoria Centre. in one rounded tbsp of tartare Raffle Want more details? sauce, then the lemon zest, The Sports Raffle was won by Phone Frank on: parsley and chives. Season well Babs. with salt and pepper. The potato 01782 517238 should have a good flavour, so Note: the orchestra has taste and adjust to suit. changed its age limit so everyone can go. Drain off liquid from the fish, grind some pepper over it, then flake it into big chunks into the pan of potatoes. Using your hands, gently lift the fish and potatoes together so they just mix. You'll only need a couple of Almost two years ago, turns, or the fish will break up Howard and Gary made a trip too much. Put to one side and to Great Yarmouth with six cool. Babs with her Prize others on behalf of Appetite. Beat the egg on a large plate and Fifty seven pounds were raised They observed the acts at the lightly flour a board. Spread the for the members’ fund. Out There Festival to judge breadcrumbs on a baking sheet. The DVD raffle was won by street acts and to give their

feedback to Appetite. (Appetite In 2017 Hull won the bid to be has been based at the New UK City of Culture. There lies Victoria theatre since 2013. another story. organising community arts events.) The two day trip to Yarmouth included driving down in a people carrier taxi and all Safe Spaces provides a safe, expenses paid stay in a hotel. It supportive environment for took about six hours to get down people in mental distress. there and it was just a case of How can Safe Spaces help me? Volunteer Stories checking into the hotel, putting Safe Spaces offers a safe space Do you volunteer with our luggage in our rooms, going during the week and weekends Brighter Futures? We would for something to eat and then when you’re in mental distress like to print your story about going to see our first show. or crisis when a hospital how you came to volunteer. This first show was the only admission is neither wanted nor If you feel that you would like indoor performance of the whole needed. to try volunteering then weekend. The show was called How do I contact Safe Spaces? please contact Mel McClure Coulrophobia, meaning people For more information and to at Brighter Futures. This who have a fear of clowns. It speak to a member of the team month’s volunteer is Matt was a slightly bizarre but funny call 01782 811815. who tells us about his two man show. voluntary work for Brighter On the Saturday morning, Futures. ‘Extracts’ which was a couple of Or on the Web: Student Matt hours of assessing new acts that Hi, I’m Matt and I’m a were being developed and student at Chester University hopeful of getting Arts Council where I study Psychology and funding. Gemma, Appetite’s Counseling skills. creative producer was able to get us V.I.P. tickets to this event.

Artists were given two minutes Safe Spaces QR Code. Or use: to pitch their idea. Two of these http://www.brighter- acts, Reynard the Fox and futures.org.uk/safe-spaces Playground Victories appeared at

Big Feast 2017 and Bingo Lingo was part of the big feast 2018. Other shows that we saw in Volunteering There are many different Great Yarmouth were Block volunteering opportunities which was part of the 2018 within the Clubhouse Network. festival and Camper Van of Love Volunteering can be very and Strong Lady which were in beneficial and help develop Hanley in 2017. Also last year skills, such as communication, with Appetite Gary and I had an money handling, organising, overnight stay in Hull to look at Matt events, pool tournaments or acts for the Big Feast. working in the cafes.

twentyfourSEVEN I first heard of Brighter Futures Members’ Stories Nail Art takes place on the through my University. Please give us your stories of first Sunday of every month In May I decided to do my work what the Clubhouse Network from placement in the Clubhouse means to you. Network It gave me a chance to This Month We Have Claire experience workshops and it also I have been attending the enabled me to talk and work with American Clubhouse for around staff in a field relevant to my four years. I found out about course. the Clubhouse Network through Brighter Futures has given me my floating support worker. I like to attend the craft group the opportunity to learn first- at The American on Tuesdays in hand how a mental health 12:00pm till 2:00pm at the conservatory. I also enjoy organization is run. twentyfourSEVEN playing pool. This has given me the chance to listen and talk to people of all Karaoke ages’ gender and religion. The Karaoke Nights at The environment at all of the twentyfourSEVEN are great Clubhouse venues has been fun! All Clubhouse members warm, friendly and everyone that are very welcome. I have had a chance to speak to has been lovely. My end goal is to have a career in psychology where I can practice one-to-one counseling. I have to return to university at the end of September but I am hoping to come back to work with Brighter Futures again soon as it has been a great experience Claire Don’t worry you do not have over the Summer. Later this month I am going on to sing, just go along and Finally in my free time I collect my first members’ trip to Derby. enjoy listening to the tunes. music and attend gigs. I also play I am an active member of The This takes place on the first lots of sports including football, American tombola team. Wednesday of every month table tennis and badminton. As well as crafting in the from 4:30pm till 7:30pm. clubhouse I like to craft at Sunday Lunch Thanks Paul! home. Did you know you can A big thank-you to Paul Lancaster Music of all genres is something get a delicious Sunday lunch who judged the sunflower I enjoy. I like action movies too. at twentyfourSEVEN from growing competition and also I attend The American twice a 12:00pm-1:30pm and 2:00pm provided a winner’s trophy. week where I enjoy socializing – 3:00pm? Paul also generously donated the with the other members. The cost is £4.25 with new clock in the café. proceeds going back into the catering network.

City Places To Visit object of enquiry, the object In this feature we have of your mindfulness and recommended several local concentration. You can parks. This month we feature attain many insights by the largest park in the city, looking into the past. But Hanley Park. you are still grounded in the Opened in June 1897 the park present moment. Thích Nhất Hạnh covers around sixty three acres and was designed by landscape The Pavillion being refitted. This month’s architect Thomas Mawson. From the Six Towns Carnival Mindful Moments Taking five years to complete at a (see cover of the Newsletter The body and mind are cost of £70, 000. Several million Issue #14) to Stoke Pride intrinsically linked. Stress in today’s money. Festival and many music and anxiety are the root of concerts. many illnesses, we need to For all the aspiring Mo Farahs listen to our minds to prevent out there the park holds a fun them 5km race every Saturday Jayne Morris morning starting at 9am. You need to get there early as it’s The colour of springtime is in not uncommon for over three the flowers; the colour of hundred people to attend. winter is in the imagination. The Boat House Finally, Gary and Howard met a Terri Guillemets It’s fair to say that in recent years group called Friends of Hanley Don’t let yesterday use up the park had fallen into disrepair, Park a few years ago. They are so a plan was put together for a too much of today. doing a great job in helping to Cherokee proverb Heritage Lottery Grant. The restore the park. All volunteers application was successful and in are welcome and you can find June 2015 £4.5 million in funding more details online or speak to Brighter Futures was secured which would allow one of the Newsletter team. Support Worker for restoration of the pavilion, In the next issue with the The Clubhouse Network boathouse, canal bridges, lake advent of Winter the ‘Places to would not be able to be as it and fountains many being grade Visit’ will be an indoor venue. is without the support II listed. workers who do an amazing The work is due to be completed Mindfulness job supporting the members. by Spring 2019 when the park’s What is Mindfulness? In this occasional feature we ‘Jewel in the Crown’ the pavilion To dwell in the here and now will profile one of our great will be able to host corporate does not mean you never think team of support workers. events and weddings. about the past or plan This month we have Chris In the meantime there are still responsibly for the future. Morgan from the American many redeeming reasons to visit, The idea is simply not to allow Clubhouse. including four children’s play yourself to get lost in regrets Chris areas, courts for tennis and about the past or worries about I have been working for basketball and a bowling green the future. If you are firmly Brighter Futures since 2009 for the less energetic. grounded in the present where I initially worked at 90 Because of its sheer size many moment, the past can be an Hope Street. This was good large scale events take place in grounding for commencing the park. my role at

The American in 2012. There is an old joke about I still feel that this will Although I did enjoy the role at country music that says every become a live favourite for the hostel I have been in the job song has to have a line about a many years. So I would have with Clubhouse for six years. train, the folks back home, to say it’s the best track by a This job has its rewards for pumpkin pie and a farm! country mile. example empowering members It’s possible the album will to reach their potential. sell better in the States particularly as Catherine now spends some of the year in Nashville. In conclusion I would have to say I’m not a big fan of country music but after several plays Talk of This Town is starting to grow on me. Catherine’s new album Now where did I put my Talk of This Town cowboy hat?! Although twenty one year old Catherine grew up in Northern Find Brighter Ireland as a ten year old she started to listen to Taylor Swift Futures on Social Chris at The American and her influence is very My previous employment from Media apparent on this, her debut 1994 to 2008 I worked for Royal album. facebook.com/ Worcester and then for The title track, Talk Of This brighterfuturesN . For most of this time I Town is a lively opener. This is W/ managed the finished goods followed by The Edges. It may warehouse before being made be a standard country song but redundant. there is no denying that it has a @BFNW A bit about myself: I’m an avid catchy chorus. Aston Villa fan. Also I am the She duets very well with Hunter proud owner of two love birds Hayes on, ‘Don’t Let Me Forget’. who keep me entertained. There is no doubting the clarity At the Clubhouse it is a pleasure of her voice on every track and to work with a group of for me other stand-out tracks colleagues where knowledge can are Enough For You, Good at be shared. And last but not least Love, Good Goodbyes and the the management team. love song She’ll Never Love You. Every day at the American is The single Lost in the Middle is A Vale Of Tears different, and challenging but rightly getting the most airtime A few days before Port Vale’s rewarding. and even though the lyrics are last game of 1973, our then slightly corny as she sings about manager, Gordon Lee, held a Album Of The Month being on a train with a guy with ‘Meet the Fans’ night. Mr. Lee was a very This month Music Man reviews blue ripped jeans, then he’s charismatic figure, who Talk of the Town. By Catherine swinging her around in her little would go on to manage at McGrath. red dress.

the top level. what Gordon had said about applied to earthenware and That night the supporters hung ending the season with a good . on to his every word as he asked win. Adding it was the last us all to travel to Wrexham to game for a couple of months. give the team a good send off So we paid for the tickets. All into the summer. the trains were on time! To this He was assured of a good day I can still vividly recall turnout as games against the two getting to the ground and were always feisty affairs! seeing some young Wrexham In those days the coaches would fans inside by a large metal pick-up around the city. As my gate. As we walked past we friend Steve and I lived in Shelton asked for the score, ‘5-0’ came we waited in Stoke Road. the reply! ‘Who for?’ we After waiting there for about inquired. After all the effort we twenty minutes it became clear still went in but still had to pay that somehow we had missed the full admission price! On the Entrance to the the bus! plus side, in the second half we didn’t let anymore goals in! Spode Manufactory So you could say we drew the The processes for under glaze second half: 0 – 0! and over glaze decoration Also we still had two seats were very different. Over booked on the coach for the glaze "bat printing" on return journey. So it could have earthenware was a fairly been worse; though not much. straightforward process, and designs in a range of colours

including black, red and lilac Local History were produced. Under glaze Stoke-on-Trent based Spode "hot-press" printing was pottery company was founded limited to the colours that by (1733–1797) in As Stoke station was just around would withstand the 1770. He earned renown for the corner we decided that we subsequent glaze firing, and a perfecting under-glaze blue would inquire about going to the rich blue was the transfer printing in 1783–1784 a game by train. predominant colour. To development that led to the Unfortunately when we checked adapt the process from the launch in 1816 of Spode's Blue out the timetable we found out production of small porcelain Italian range, which has that we would have to catch tea wares to larger remained in production ever three trains! Firstly to Crewe earthenware dinnerware since. then another to Chester, then on required the creation of more Spode I is credited with the to Wrexham. Finally the worst flexible paper to transmit the introduction of under glaze blue part, we wouldn’t get there until designs from the engraved transfer printing on half-time, providing the trains copper plate to the biscuit earthenware in 1783–84. were all on time! earthenware body, and the The Worcester and Caughley Steve asked me what I thought development of a glaze factories had commenced and I said, ‘To be honest, I think recipe that brought the transfer printing under glaze we should forget it and go colour of the black-blue and over glaze on porcelain in home’. cobalt print to a brilliant the early 1750s, and from 1756 Then he reminded me about perfection. When Spode over glaze printing was also employed the skilled

engraver Thomas Lucas and Trent the latter part of the Operational Manager. printer James Richard, both of 20th Century would prove Anne the Caughley factory, in 1783 he difficult and the Spode business I am still relatively new to was able to introduce high has been merged with and sold Brighter Futures having quality blue printed earthenware to others companies. joined the Clubhouse in May to the market. , Many items in Spode's Blue as a Support Worker. I another Caughley-trained Italian and Woodland ranges graduated with a BA Social engraver, also supplied copper are now made at Portmeirion Welfare Law, Policy and plates to Spode until he opened Group's factory in Stoke-on- Advice Practice from his own factory in Stoke-on-Trent Trent. University June this year. I in 1796. was excited to see the job come up for the Clubhouse ECHO Recovery Network have a Stand at Operational Manager, so I the Table Top applied, got it and started on the project three weeks ago. I Sale and two support workers Hanley Katie Nicholls and Sara Thomas are based in Meir Fire Station and will be running a pop up clubhouse on Tuesdays and Thursdays from October 9th. For further info Tel: 07824 326 498

A Classic Spode Coffee Pot Mike Moors Garden During the 18th century, many English potters were striving and competing to discover the Thanks to Homebase for all industrial secret of the the help they have given us production of fine translucent 10:00am–2:00pm with the garden which porcelain. 9th December continues to bear fruit. The bone , especially those of Spode, Minton, Arts and Crafts Support workers will be Davenport and Coalport, For Sale offering social, emotional and eventually established the practical support such as standards for soft-paste recent bereavement, debt porcelain which was later (after Inside Brighter Futures issues, employment, housing 1800) maintained widely. There are many sectors to and tenancy issues; isolation Josiah Spode I effectively Brighter Futures. These are and relationship breakdown. finalised the formula, and known collectively as the Our aim is to provide one-to- appears to have been doing so ‘Schemes’ of which the one support where necessary between 1789 and 1793. It Clubhouse Network is one. and promote mental remained an industrial secret for Each month we will be featuring wellbeing and assist people some time. someone from one of the to develop mental resilience As with many of the famous Schemes. This month we have when dealing with life. pottery companies of Stoke-on- Anne Clewlow who is the Clubhouse Recovery Network

I have previously worked for Sunset The advantages of easy Connexions Adult Service, The day draws to a close origami are twofold. working on projects and was a A long time after the sunrise I’ve decided to sell my Community Development Officer rose Hoover. It was just collecting for City Council at . I left The birds return to settle down dust. there to go to the private events After a long day flying sector for several years but in and out of town I went to a Pretenders always felt there was something A deafening silence rings concert. It was a tribute act. missing, that being the need to in my ear I saw a farmer and he said, help people and make a As darkened skies ‘Can you help me to round up difference to communities. My begin to appear my 97 sheep?’ I said, ‘100’. passion is supporting people with As if within a long hard fight I’m so lazy I’ve got a smoke their mental health. Each having The race is on dark versus light alarm with a snooze button. their own personal journey, The dark slowly slips ahead experience. And strive to create Leaving the light to return to Did you hear about the pupil services to assist. bed who put a pin in his inflatable In my spare time I enjoy spending The round grey orb school? The head called for time with my family including our begins to appear him and said, ‘You’ve not new edition which is a sixteen As if to say the Moon is here only let yourself down and week old Cavalier King Charles Red skies quickly go away your family down, you’ve let called Theo. To confirm the end of a the whole school down’. summer’s day A man went to the police For now the dark station wishing to speak with Poets’ Corner becomes the king the burglar who had broken Until the sun comes up to sing This bit is for you. In each issue into his house the night For now the Sun comes we like to include your poetry or before. ‘You’ll get your up to sing creative writing. Any chance in court” said the For now the stars shine contributions will be appreciated. desk sergeant. ‘No, no, no!’ oh so bright Jokes (clean ones) are also insisted the man, ‘I want to Until the sun again welcome. know how he got into the re-starts the fight house without waking my Bi-Polar and Me Adrian wife. I’ve been trying to do Being – Kind to myself Jokes that for years!’ I – Love the American. A man said 'I'm going to chop Port Vale – Good mates, Tighten your corset because off the bottom of one of your football? these Tim Vine jokes are so trouser legs and put it in a On my own – I struggle. funny your sides might split. library'. I thought 'That's a Love – From, friends, family. Phil Taylor asked me why I put turn-up for the books. Amazed – I’m still here! super glue on one of his darts. I Running – the trips, days out. said, ‘You just can’t let it go can You know, somebody actually A new day – It’s great to be alive! you’. complimented me on my driving today. They left a little Not sleeping – A chance to write. Crime in a multi-storey car park note on the windscreen; it Dark days – I need no more. is wrong on so many levels. said 'Parking Fine.' So that Music – I need it, everyday! I’ve just been on the holiday of Everyday - A chance to help was nice. a lifetime. Never again. others.

twentyfourSEVEN Timetable Observatory Timetable The American Timetable Monday Social Space – Craft, Art, Monday Women Only Service Monday Open 9:30am – Pool, Board Games, Chat 9:00am Art and crafts, Relaxation, Bingo 4:00pm. – 9:00pm. 10:00am – 4:00pm. Pool Tournament 12:30pm – Tuesday Social Space – Games Art Workshop – 6:00pm - 4:00pm. and Quiz Afternoon 9:00am – 8:00pm. Social 1:00pm – 4:00pm. 9:00pm. Walking group starting Tuesday Art Workshop Tuesday Open 9:30am – at 1:00pm. 10:00am – 2:00pm 4:00pm. Wednesday Art Workshop Massage therapies by Craft Group 10:00am – 10:00am – 2:00pm. appointment only 12:00pm – 2:00pm. Arts and Crafts 2:00pm. Social. 2:00pm – 4:00pm. 11:00am – 2:00pm. Wednesday Open 9:30am – Karaoke Evening 4:30pm – 2:00pm. 7:30pm on the first Wednesday Thursday Open 9:30am – of every month. 6:00pm twentyfourSEVEN open 9:00am – Art Workshop 9:00pm as usual. 10:00am – 2:00pm. Thursday Social Space Help with computers,

Art, Pool, Board Games, Chat phones and tablets Wednesday Jam Factory. 9:00am – 9:00pm. 1:00pm – 3:00pm. Guided music workshops. Friday Hand Massage by Electric and acoustic Friday Open 9:30am – appointment only 12:00pm – instruments. Digital track 4:00pm. 2:00pm. recording, karaoke. Referral Training when available. Saturday 9:00am – 12:00pm. required. Call on 07540 673 560 Creative Writing Breakfast Club – Toast and for an appointment to view the 1:00pm – 2:00pm. your first drink free. project. Games and Quiz afternoon Open 9:00am – 9:00pm. Thursday Closed. 2:00pm – 3:00pm. Friday Man Days. TEL : 0300 1231525 Bookable guitar lessons, Music TEL: 01782 835220 EXT: 1470 studio bookable practice sessions 10:00am – 12:30pm. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue of the Photography Club 10:00am – Clubhouse Network Newsletter. 1:00pm. Art. Informal band performance/rehearsal 1:30pm – 4:00pm.

TEL: 01782 272799

Mindful Colouring Express yourself in colour with this mindfulness colouring picture.