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Etruria Canals Festival p6

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Pets’ World: Read Jack’s story p7

Brassed Off at the New Vic p13 p7

Have fun with this Sudoku Puzzle! 2 Welcome to Issue #25 Hello everyone, this is the twenty-fifth edition and beginning of the third year 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.

In this issue: The Directory p3 Mindful Moments p8 Status Quo p9 Recipe: Fish with spicy beans and chorizo p10 Park p14 The Italian Job p17 (The solution is on the Clubhouse notice boards) Your monthly Newsletter is created by: The Newsletter Online: Text and Audio Editor, Audio Edition Producer, Narrator: The current newsletter and back issues are Mark Gilbert now available online. Scan this QR Code to be Reporter, Photographer, Feature Writer: taken to the webpage where you can view or Howard Dexter listen to the newsletters. Associate Copywriter, Photographer: Charlotte Booth Librarian, Runner: Phil Scoggins Proofreader: Jean Sturgess Proofreader: Pete Wynne Approval: Sharon Godwin Printed at Whittle Court Use the QR code or type in this URL Front Cover: Biddulph Grange http://www.brighter-futures.org.uk/clubhouse-network- newsletter

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

THE DIRECTORY Places members may like to visit 3 Name Where What Impact Boxing Brocksford Street, Boxing fitness classes. Fenton Root and Fruit Trubshawe Community Learn how to grow your own food. Allotment Burslem On Facebook at en-gb.facebook.com/trubshawcross/

Kniveden Leek Gardening and growing, pottery, woodwork, Partnership 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/ BELONG Lower Street Homes for people with dementia and so much more. Newcastle-under- Cafes, gym, internet, art gallery, parties, hireable Lyme, rooms, and heritage museum. This incredible Staffordshire, building blends the lives of the residents with the ST5 2RS community. A truly unique space and experience in Wheelchair accessible. this area. Parking on site West End London Road, Wednesday – Friday 10:00am – 2:00pm Community Centre Boothen, An excellent cafe with great food at great prices. and Café Stoke-on-Trent Community activities. ST4 5AW westendcommunitycentre.weebly.com/ 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 City Central Library Bethesda Street, Lending and Reference library. Audio Books, eBooks Hanley, and eMagazines. Membership required (Free). Stoke-on-Trent, Check for activities. ST1 3RS 19 Computers and free 1 to 1 Bookable IT help Easy parking fairly near Open 9:00am ‘ til 6:00pm weekdays (5:00pm Friday) Hanley bus station. Saturday 10:00am – 2:00pm Sunday Closed Wheelchair accessible. Bread in Common 72 Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent’s real bread bakery. Bread baked Stoke-on-Trent, with flour, water, salt, yeast and natural flavourings. ST4 7RB There are weekly bakes at B-Arts in Stoke. Watch Bus Route 25 from out for their bakes taking place around the city. Hanley or Newcastle breadincommon.com If you have questions about any of these venues, activities or events ask Mark for further details. This directory will change as we visit or learn about new venues and activities.

4 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.

Here are some examples of canal art painted by service users at Happy Mondays and Man-Days

Jean with a bag made by the sewing group

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The Newsletter is Two! We’ve come a long way since our first issue. The first edition of the Newsletter was printed on just a single sheet of paper. We have reprinted a copy here. Do you remember reading it? The newsletter belongs to everyone so let’s keep going and improving.

6 Etruria Canals Festival 2019 This year we took a much larger and

more colourful stand to the festival. The excellent crafts and art for sale

made £138 for the computer fund. Our information packs were

popular; we gave away 128 bags over the two days of the festival. Thanks to all the volunteers, staff

and customers who made this event possible. Lots of fab stuff on sale from our talented groups

The colourful navigation Setting up our stand Our information pack Football Talk To Us! Events If you are thirty five and above You can give any and would like to play regular contributions to Howard or

football then there is a weekly Mark. You can also send ideas If you would like an group run by Stoke-on-Trent or stories to news@brighter- event publicising in the Council on Thursdays at the futures.org.uk newsletter please let us YMCA (Hanley) 6:00pm-7:00pm. know. Task Group Flamingo

Task Group takes place every The guess the Mr. and Mrs. three weeks at the American. Flamingo game is on at the Day Trips Come along and help shape American. Win the fun There will be many day trips Clubhouse activities. flamingo soft toys by throughout 2019. Go along on Discuss, gardening, newsletter, choosing the correct name. an outing, you will have a great events to attend with our time. Keep an eye on the notice publicity stand and more. boards for the next fun trip. Tombola Donations for the tombolas Pool Tournament Clubhouse Walks are urgently needed. Every Monday at the American If you are interested in a gentle Please give your donations to Clubhouse there is a pool walk from any of the Jean. tournament that is open to all Clubhouses then please speak members. 12:30pm onwards. to a support worker.

shopping experience available photography course running in the town centre. and a beginners’ guitar school 7 A final coffee was taken before they journeyed back to the Potteries. All agreed that they had enjoyed their outing to the wonderfully prepossessing county of Shropshire.

Eye spy at the Trip to Shrewsbury Observatory Seven customers took a trip to In Partnership with Shrewsbury. NSCHT Trentham bservatory Clubhouse that have both started this members visited month. There will be places Liverpool in May. The available for this in the future, O day trip took in the so if you’re interested, call sights at the Tate Liverpool, Rachel on 07515 191240. the Albert Docks and the More Observatory art Museum of Liverpool. The Expedition takes a break The group enjoyed taking a stroll by the river and through the enchanting town. The River Severn flows through Quarry park which everyone enjoyed viewing.

Finally the fifth Beatle revealed, it’s Dominic The weather was brilliant and everybody had a great day Pets’ World: out. Making the most of the Jack weather, we have also had The Boathouse restaurant I have a cat named Jack small groups visiting Trentham Inevitably hunger struck so Daniels. It has been a part of Gardens. everyone took their repast at my family’s tradition to name During the month of June, art Lillie’s waterside café our pets after drinks. It first and craft activities have started when my gran had Sated by their ‘all day included narrowboat art, three consecutive cocker breakfasts’ and burgers our painting, sewing and Fimo spaniels, which were all called intrepid adventures made modelling. We have a Whisky. I thought I would haste toward the Salopian

continue with the family about cats having eczema. So I in mental distress. 8 tradition. I have had Jack since had to wait 24 – 48 hours for How can Safe Spaces help he was five weeks old which the results luckily enough it me? Safe Spaces offers a safe was too young for him to leave was early. space during the week and his mother. Jack wasn't a well weekends when you’re in kitten; he was often very mental distress or crisis when dehydrated, not having a hospital admission is neither enough fluids due to having wanted nor needed. fleas which he had from his previous owner. Someone told Regarding the referral process me that kittens come with Speak to a member of the fleas. To me personally, I think team on 01782 811815. Jack as he is today Jack's mother must have had Or on the Web: fleas. The results came back fine apart from having high liver levels. Before his second appointment at the vets I thought I would try and get his weight back by trying him on

mackerel and tuna in Safe Spaces QR Code. Or use: sunflower oil and also gave http://www.brighter-

him milk and cream with his futures.org.uk/safe-spaces Jack as a kitten normal food. I thought he had Jack follows me everywhere put on weight. So when I took Mindfulness from the living room to the him to the vets for the second toilet. Jack stays with me when appointment for his second What is Mindfulness? I have had a bath or a shower. injections they weighed him Mindfulness is the basic Jack isn't keen on cuddles but and his weight was 4.9 kilos. human ability to be fully he will jump on my knee and It's a huge relief for me that present, aware of where we let me fuss him. He now sleeps his weight is coming back up. are and what we’re doing, and besides me at night. Also, eighteen years ago I not overly reactive or I think Jack has detected one adopted a dolphin named overwhelmed by what’s going of my episodes as I felt odd Whisky from WDCS (Whales on around us. and Jack was acting weird and Dolphin Conservation mindful.org around me which he hasn't Society) which they kept me This month’s Mindful done before. I rang my mum updated on when Whisky was Moments and she thought I was spotted. Whisky came off the sounding odd too she didn't radar and so they sent me Hen we are understand me. Jack is now another dolphin named Spirit twelve years old. mindful, deeply in which was Whisky's calf. W touch with the Lately I have noticed he has

been losing a lot of weight his present moment, our weight was four kilos which understanding of what is going was under weight and his fur on deepens, and we begin to didn't look good. So I took him be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love. to the vets he had to have a afe Spaces provides blood test and an injection for a safe, supportive Thich Nhat Hanh his eczema. I never knew S environment for people

Indfulness means Matchstick Men was the song I stage. They played for ninety paying attention in a played most. minutes performing songs old 9 M particular way: on Several years later in 1973 I and new before leaving the purpose, in the present heard that the band was stage for a few minutes break. moment, and non- coming to Hanley to play the Of course they were always judgmentally. Victoria Hall. I had a work going to come back for an Jon Kabat-Zinn colleague, Gerry, who like me encore but made the fans had never been to a concert work for it with loud clapping he better teachers before. He also liked the band and foot stamping. recognize that by freeing and so we decided to buy At the end we both decided to T yourself of the rigid ego tickets. stay in the hall for a while to identity habit, you actually let the crowds disperse. This is strengthen the resilient, when I noticed that I had a flexible, creative ego, and you ringing sound in my ears. I then can be more effective in turned to Gerry to tell him and helping others, and creative in he said he had the same whatever work you do. problem. We weren’t too Robert Thurman concerned and thought that is must be something that occurs after all rock concerts. Parfitt and Rossi, However the following day at the same as ever work we were both worried as On the night we arrived at the the ringing hadn’t stopped. packed hall and I noticed a This was Monday morning, all large banner at the back of the day our hearing wasn’t right stage with the word Hello on and by Tuesday morning we it. This was the name of the were both thinking about new album the band were phoning the doctors. promoting. Thankfully by the time we A criticism of the band has clocked off on Tuesday always been that they play the evening the ringing was Album of the Month same three chords in every starting to subside. his month GigMan tells song and many of their songs Over the years I must have us about his first gig. are similar to each other. seen dozens of live bands from The year was 1968, Whilst tending to agree, they T heavy metal to folk but none when the Quo released their are a great live band. louder than the Quo in 1973. first single Pictures of With reference to the album GigMan Matchstick Men. name the band took to the The song had a very catchy stage and lead singer Francis guitar riff with a psychedelic Rossi shouted HELLO to the Volunteer Lunch flavour. I had an LP Stars of audience. olunteers’ week took 68. There were many good I remember that the band place on the 1st to 7th of tracks on it including Marvin sounded great but were so June and it was a Gaye, I Heard it through the loud. V chance to celebrate and say Grapevine and Manfred The crowd were rocking and thank you for the fantastic Mann’s, Mighty Quinn but bouncers had to stop excited contribution millions of fans from getting onto the

volunteers make across the appreciated this gesture 1 small rosemary sprig, leaves 10 UK. greatly. finely chopped Brighter Futures held a 25g cooking chorizo (from the celebration lunch for its own This Month’s Recipe deli counter) chopped brilliant volunteers on 4th June. e hope you had a go 2 fat garlic cloves, crushed at making the 700g bottle passata W turkey cannelloni in 410g can cannellini beans (or Issue #24 of the Newsletter. broad beans) in water, drained Here is another tasty recipe: white fish with spicy beans 200g shredded green cabbage and chorizo. This recipe is so pinch sugar easy to make but looks really 4 skinless chunky fillets of cod posh. It’s a great dish to or haddock impress someone with. Method Heat the oil in a large frying pan, and then soften the onion for 5 minutes. Add the rosemary, chorizo and garlic, A splendid feast and then fry for 2 minutes more until the chorizo is The volunteers at Brighter starting to crisp. Tip in the

Futures bring many and varied passata, beans, cabbage and Whether you are a would-be talents to their roles. Whether sugar, season, then simmer for contestant on Master Chef or it’s volunteering with the 5 minutes. maintenance crews, for the ‘can’t boil an egg’ please give Add the fish to the pan, Catering Network, serving in this a go! leaving the tops of the fillets the cafes or even skills with a Cooking yourself a nutritious peeking out of the sauce, then word processor there is a meal can be very rewarding cover with a lid and leave to volunteer role for anyone who whether it is just for you, cook for 3-5 minutes or until feels that they want to help. friends or family. Please let us have any recipes you enjoy the flesh flakes easily. making. Delicious served with crusty bread.

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Twitter Catering made this delicious cake Amazing flavours The volunteers very much Ingredients enjoyed the great spread that @BFNW had been put on by Brighter 1 tbsp olive oil Futures catering and 1 onion, chopped

English, Chinese, Italian and Caribbean. 11 On the TV Colin likes most of the soaps but also enjoys a good documentary. His favourite films are thrillers and comedies. Finally, Colin is pleased that talking about mental health is now much easier and hopes to keep attending the American for a long time.

Colin Well travelled, Colin spent time in the 1980’s backpacking Clubhouse Stories around Europe. He has also Please give us your stories of visited Jamaica and the United what the Clubhouse Network States twice. The second was means to you. the most memorable as it was when Barack Obama became This Month We Have Colin president. Colin first came to the In his working life, Colin This month Lou has taken part American about fifteen years helped with the construction in both the Rock’n’Roll ago to learn about computers of the YMCA building in Hanley Liverpool 5k and half but stopped coming when the and other jobs include working marathon. Well done Lou! course he was taking ended. as a textile cutter and a He returned three months ago supermarket worker. and is now a member. Music is Colin’s great passion Colin enjoys day trips and and many years ago enjoyed palces he has visited include visiting many night clubs to Market Drayton and help his DJ friend. Colin Shrewsbury saying he likes to mostly likes R and B music visit new places with including new music by members. Stormzy and Bugzy Malone, Colin attends the American but still enjoys artists from the several times a week to past including Womack and socialise and play pool. Harold Melvin and the Blue He also greatly appreciates the Notes. Lou completed the courses help and support that is given Food is a great love of Colin’s, to him. his favourite dishes are

on a state of the art 12 manufacturing facilities and Find distribution centre. The huge factory is able to Brighter Futures supply over three million on savoury products per week, Wright’sPies with twenty six overseas markets. Facebook hen expat Stokies talk about what W they miss the most, and Wright’s pies are often top of the list. Indeed many stock up on the two when they return to the city. Oatcakes could be a story for a future issue so let’s take a look The Classic Meat and Potato brighterfuturesNW at Wright’s Pies. The company also owns a fifty In 1926 John James (Jack) thousand square foot Wright baked his very first confectionary factory in Stoke, producing over half a million A Passion to Play savoury pies from a terraced house in Bold Street, Stoke-on- donuts per week and thirty Again? Trent. Jack worked as a million cookies each year with many of the cakes being hand The Biddulph and mechanic/driver in the day finished. District Youth and and then carried the meat and Community Orchestra potatoes home from the Wrights pies are popular with football fans and over a third needs you! markets after work and of league clubs sell them. We’re keen to bring in all produced the pies along with instruments, played by his wife Elizabeth at night; Sausage rolls are a big young musicians and also selling for three old pence. favourite and every year the by folk who may have When they became popular he company produce fifteen- played before and had to gave his job up to develop the thousand miles of them; give it up when Life got in family business full-time and enough to stretch from Crewe the way. by 1935 had opened four to Paris more than thirty four Rehearsals are held every shops in the potteries. Even times. You’re never far from a Friday evening from today the same 11 ingredients pie shop as there are ten in 7:00pm until 8:30pm at are still used for his famous the City. Most also sell hot the Victoria Centre in . drinks, soup, sandwiches and Station Road, Biddulph. In spite of massive growth the rolls. company is still a family For the healthy eaters a well Want more details? business, guided by Peter stocked salad bar is always on Phone Frank on: Wright the great grandson of offer. 01782 517238 founder Jack. Over the years new pies have Note: the orchestra has The main factory is in Crewe been added, including steak, changed its age limit so and employs over six-hundred chicken and mushroom and workers. In the last twenty everyone can go. even a balti pie. I have tried years, Wrights have spent in them all but always come back

excess of forty million pounds to the original meat and

potato. They are certainly the Sunday Lunch courts at the top end of the most satisfying. Did you know you can park. 13 PieMan get a delicious Sunday lunch Please don’t judge me, we at twentyfourSEVEN? were mostly poor kids, apart Sunday lunch is served from from one of our gang, Clive, 12:00pm-1:30pm and 2:00pm who was an only child and got – 3:00pm. The cost is £4.25 spoiled rotten. with proceeds going back into Doubles were always great fun the catering network. as you got to use the whole court. Although many a time the ball was never returned as both players waited for each other to hit it. As I grew up Wimbledon was always something I would stay in and watch on TV, even on hot days. twentyfourSEVEN A friend at the time, Richard Nail art takes place on the first we gave the nickname of a Sunday of every month from twentieth century dictator. He Anyone for tennis? always dictated to me and my s a child I lived in mates what we should do Shelton for many years next. He informed us once we and was the A were going to corfu, and we main playground for us. In the had a month to pay him back winter it was football played in the deposit he had put down old jeans (Replica football on the holiday strips were never heard of The holiday turned out to be even for rich kids). In great so we got to trust him 12:00pm till 2:00pm at summertime we occasionally when he made plans for us all. twentyfourSEVEN. played cricket but my It was the summer of 1978 favourite game to play was when we met up on a tennis. Wednesday and he said that The park had a plethora of he had checked out courts and apart from Wimbledon and we were Wimbledon fortnight when going on Saturday. everyone went tennis crazy getting a game was easy; you Karaoke takes place on the turned up with your racket first Wednesday of every found an empty court and month from 4:30pm till started to play. Eventually the 7:30pm at twentyfourSEVEN. park keeper (Parky) would Don’t worry you do not have arrive and you paid for thirty to sing if you don’t want to, or sixty minutes. Court eating strawberries? just go along and enjoy Alternatively you could play I must admit for me this was a listening to the tunes. until the Parky came and then dream come true. Rich was run off to have a game on the great at research and had

found out as long as you got Both parks were built around 14 there very early, every court the same time and are notable had a cheap standing area for Volunteering for the use of terracotta brick spectators. here are many to highlight features including We met at hanley bus station different volunteering bridges and water fountains. on Friday night and boarded a T opportunities within National Express coach to the Clubhouse Network. London. None of us got much sleep and we arrived at the capital very hungry so we found a basic ‘greasy spoon’ type cafe for breakfast. After we made our way to Wimbledon and although still Terracotta Fountain early, joined a very long Work began in 1893 and was queue. completed the following year in 1894. The total cost was The weather was warm though we were all still in Volunteering can be very over £17,000. The grand th good spirits. beneficial and help develop opening was on 30 August The addmission cost was no skills, such as 1894 and large crowds more than a football game and communication, gardening, gathered as the ribbon was inside the atmosphere was organising events, pool cut. electric. We decided to go to tournaments or helping in the famous centre court first the cafes. If you feel that and even though we were a you would like to try long way away from the action volunteering then please at the back it was still a great contact Mel McClure at experience. I remember Brighter Futures. watching games on the outside courts, meaning that you could get very close to the nets. Everytime a player served the ball it became a white blur. The soothing sound Later in the day members of of running water the club would leave and it There have been two main was possible to get a seat on City Places to Visit programmes of restoration, some courts. So a great time Burslem Park firstly in 2005 and then in 2012 was had by all. when a large grant from On the Monday I was back at he site of Burslem park Heritage Lottery was obtained. work and was chatting to a was largely an area of Although only a small park it female colleague about T derelict industrial land has tennis courts and skate Wimbledon. When I told her I with pit shafts and cinder facilities, children’s play had just got back she didn’t heaps. It was laid out as a equipment and a playing field. believe me. Luckily I had public park by Thomas H. A large fountain was added to purchased a souvenir Mawson who also designed the lake a few years ago, programme to prove it. Hanley park. enhancing its beauty. There is J McEnroe

also a Pulhamite rockery and a horticulturist. He developed very much taken by) a sunken restored Victorian terrace. Biddulph Grange gardens, path bordered by stumpwork 15 The park has a Green Flag assisted by Edward William (upside down tree stumps), award and also features a Cooke, between 1840 and leads to China, and to the large Mayfly sculpture by Andy 1869 after moving there eastern terrace. China lies Edwards and Philip Hardaker. around 1840, from nearby south of the Dahlia Walk. It is Knypersley Hall in hidden from the rest of the Staffordshire. garden by high banks, trees, and the tall, stone, Wall of China.

The Pavilion Cafe

Dogs are allowed but not in Hedged in the children’s play area. The plans for the garden were Finally the café in the historic laid out by the Batemans pavilion has to be before 1849, with Bateman Stumped recommended. Operated by responsible for most of the Although when we parked up volunteers from Burslem Park planting, and the architectural the car park was fit to burst, Partnership; here you can features designed by Edward taking a short walk from the munch on an all day breakfast, Cooke. main building will lead you daily specials, other snacks Biddulph Grange gardens are into one of the garden pods and the usual tea and coffee. divided into connected garden where solitude and serenity pods. There are a number of may be found. world-themed gardens Don’t worry if it’s not including China and Egypt. flowering season; the gardens may be enjoyed at any time of year with autumn being especially lovely.

Biddulph Grange The Newsletter team embarked on an expedition to Chinese Leaves Biddulph Grange gardens. The southern terraces are divided up into several distinct In recent times these Victorian Egypt formal pods of varying design. gardens have been restored to Before leaving we made the The way in which the garden how they looked 150 years usual visit to the café which leads a person through the ago and are now looked after serves up the usual National myriad of themed tranquil by the National Trust. Trust type of fayre which we pods is magical. James Bateman (18/7/1811 – enjoyed. The Shelter House leads to the 27/11/1897) was a British Stumpery, (which Howard was landowner and accomplished

always thought positively In north Staffordshire 16 about life. My gran lived to the hundreds of local miners lost age of eighty-five years old. their jobs when Silverdale colliery became the last pit to close in 1998 so the play’s story set in Yorkshire is also close to home. Charlotte Throughout the play the Every year I walk in the Race miners’ wives joined the for Life for Cancer Research. pickets waving placards trying I do the walk for, my friend to keep the pit open, even who I lost last year, two days though one admits to saying a before Christmas, and my small prayer every time her Mum is also a cancer survivor. husband leaves to work in the My Gran was sixty-six years bowels of the earth. old when she was diagnosed Brassed Off with lung cancer; she had to at the have a lung removed. The New Victoria Theatre doctors gave her 6 – 8 months N 1994 Yorkshire, Gloria to live. My gran was a fighter; returns to find her she surprised the doctors by community in crisis. The living a lot longer than they I local pit although profitable is expected her to. facing closure again and only the colliery brass band is keeping the men’s spirits up. Flugelhorn-playing Gloria brings hope until the band find

out who she works for. Nicholas Shaw as Andy The play was a fine mix of gritty drama, romance and With my gran experiencing political comedy with a great lung cancer she had a different finale as the band make it to outlook on life. The doctors the Royal Albert Hall for the were so surprised that they brass band championships. wanted her to speak to university students about her experience. Before that time she would have hated standing in front of people but she was able to stand in

front of a class of students Clara Darcy as Gloria telling them her experience of The play is based on the having lung cancer and that Award winning 1996 film The company recruited the the doctors only gave her six starring Pete Postelthwaite, excellent Crewe based TCTC to eight month to live. My Ewan McGregor and Tara brass band. Rousing numbers gran was an amazing lady, Fitzgerald. included The Floral Dance and brave and a fighter and she The William Tell Overture.

The audience, including the 1914 thirteen members of the 17 To a living nightmare straight Clubhouse Network, gave the from hell large cast and band a deserved A raging war had just begun standing ovation. At first they thought it would I for one would have stayed be fun for longer to here more tunes Mundane work takes a back seat Jokes Now Smiling faces and This month’s selection of jokes marching feet probably wouldn’t have made Around the world we would go it into Bob Monkhouse’s joke Exciting places we did not The Italian Job book because these are funny. know Often voted the greatest Six months time we are told My mate has got a ticket for British movie ever made. The Then back to civvy street to fit the Germany v match film is fifty years old this in the fold on Saturday. Unfortunately it month. Here are five It turned out it was not like clashes with his wedding day. fascinating facts: that Does anyone want to get To win the war with the drop 1. The lead role of Charlie married? of a hat Croker was played by My granddad always said With shattered bodies and Michael Caine, but nearly ‘When one door closes minds to mend went to Robert Redford. another opens’. He was a A long time on the memories 2. Caine is rarely seen behind good man but a lousy cabinet last the wheel in the film as he maker. Of a bloody war fought in the couldn’t drive. past 3. The real stars are the Mini I ordered a chicken and an egg Coopers, used as getaway Adrian from Amazon... I’ll let you vehicles though in reality know. they wouldn’t have been I got my boyfriend a ‘get This Month in the strong enough to carry the gold. better soon’ card. He’s not ill; Clubhouse Calendar: I just think he could get better. 4. Most of the chase scenes July were shot in Turin, but the When I pass away I’d like the one where the Minis drive word, ‘Humble’ to be written through sewer pipes were on my statue. shot in Coventry 5. Stunt driver Remy Julienne Poets’ Corner did most of the crazy This bit is for you. In each issue stunts including racing we like to include your poetry down steps whizzing around on a roof building or creative writing and Pic: Mark and leaping 60ft between sometimes something from a Submissions for the 2020 literature great. This month buildings at 50 mph, for calendar are most we have a thoughtful poem by real; no CGI needed. welcome. Adrian.

18 twentyfourSEVEN Timetable Observatory Timetable The American Timetable Monday Monday Monday Social Space – Craft, Art, Pool, Women Only Service Open 9:30am – 4:00pm Board Games, Chat Art and crafts, Relaxation, Bingo Pool Tournament Open 9:00am – 9:00pm 10:00am – 4:00pm 12:30pm – 4:00pm. Tuesday Art Workshop Social 1:00pm – 4:00pm Social Space – Games and Quiz Healthy Eating Tuesday Afternoon Walking Groups Open 9:30am – 4:00pm Walking group 1:00pm Open 6:00pm - 8:00pm Sewing Group Open 9:00am – 9:00pm Tuesday 10:00am – 3:30pm. Wednesday Art Workshop Social 2:00pm – 4:00pm Art Workshop Massage therapies by Wednesday 10:00am – 2:00pm appointment only Open 9:30am – 2:00pm Arts and Crafts 12:00pm – 2:00pm Craft group 11:00am – 2:00pm Open 10:00am – 2:00pm 10:00am – 2:00pm Karaoke Evening Wednesday Thursday 4:30pm – 7:30pm on the first Music Sessions, Guitar Group, Open 9:30am – 6:00pm Wednesday of every month. Karaoke, Art Workshop Open 9:00am – 9:00pm Keyboards, Singing, Song 10:00am – 2:00pm Thursday Writing, Studio recording and Help with computers, Social Space Editing phones and tablets Art, Pool, Board Games, Chat Referral required. Call on 07540 1:00pm – 3:00pm Open 9:00am – 9:00pm 673 560 for an appointment to Friday view the project. Friday Open 9:30am – 4:00pm Open 12:00am – 16:00pm Hand Massage by appointment Make and Model only 12:00pm – 2:00pm Thursday 10:00am – 2:00pm Open 9:00am – 9:00pm Closed. Training when available. Saturday Friday Creative Writing 9:00am – 12:00pm. Breakfast Men Only Service 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Club – Toast and your first 10:00pm – 4:00pm Games and Quiz afternoon drink free. Guitar Group, Art Group, 2:00pm – 3:00pm Open 9:00am – 9:00pm Games, Relaxation, Quizzes, Photography Club Sunday TEL: 01782 835220 Sunday lunch. Open 10:00am – 1:00pm 12:00pm-1:30pm and 2:00pm – 3:00pm TEL: 01782 272799

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Clubhouse Network Useful Contacts

The American Clubhouse: Brighter Futures Helpline: 148 Waterloo Road, 0808 800 2234 Burslem, Echo Stoke-on-Trent, 07500 444 4116 ST6 3HB Safe Spaces Network: 01782 835220 01282 811 815 The Observatory Clubhouse: North Staffs Mind: 17 Bucknall Old Road, 01782 262 100 Hanley, Citizens’ Advice Bureau: Stoke-on-Trent, 0344 411 1444 ST1 2AF [email protected] 01782 272799 www.snscab.org.uk Changes: 01782 413 101 twentyfourSEVEN Clubhouse: Headway House: 280 952 23 Hillcrest Street, Greenfields: 0300 790 0236 Hanley, Sutherland Centre: Stoke-on-Trent, 0300 123 1162 ST1 2AA GrowthPoint: 0300 123 0907 0300 123 1535 ext 1470 Clubhouse Recovery Network:

Meir Community Education Centre, Pickford Place, Meir, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 7DY 07824 638088 or 07824 326498

Scan to be taken to the Brighter Futures website or use: http://www.brighter-futures.org.uk/