CCA is privileged to be able to offer its services to the WASHINGTON YOUTH COUNCIL who are asking people if they are willing to donate pamper products to the WEARSIDE WOMEN IN NEED this Christmas. How very thoughtful, and CCA are enormously proud of these wonderful young people, as is Frost Magazine.
During the week Red Shoes Bob went off to do training on Life Support, CPR and Defibrillation, ‘That’s another ‘Ology he will have. He does love an Ology.‘ says Marion.
Monday saw Equans’ meeting and people coming and going though, sadly, it was the last session for Cultural Creatives. They will, however, be back very soon with their fantastic workmanship and creative skills. The CCA loves having them here and will miss them.
Now for an update from Richard, the surveyor, who is still waiting for the Archaeologist’s report for the Air Raid shelter. This is needed before tthe shelter can be demolished but in the meanwhile the internal refurb is coming along with Marion insisting ‘Evry day is an exciting journey.’
Marion mentioned to Frost Magazine that the CCA had pleasure of the company of Mr Reay who was having his bungalow rewired by Equans. ‘We thoroughly enjoyed his company, and he told us he had enjoyed his breakfast with us, hot buttered toast and coffee. He said he might just make this his daily routine and he would be very welcome. Our aim is to please.
The CCA volunteer list is growing – the lovely lady who donated the hall table has signed on the dotted line, ‘Welcome to our team Lesley,’ say the committee
Pauline has returned from holiday and is busying herself recording and tagging the CCA’s assets. She explained that she has a gadget in her bag for detecting the ‘hard to locate’ serial numbers. The Committee think she bought it in Fuerteventura while on a WINE tasting cruise. Margaret of Frsot Magazine is making no comment, because she has been on a WINE tasting day out, and prefers to draw a veil.
More hats have been delivered from Plain and Purl, so special thanks for their ongoing support. Sister Mary is overwhelmed at their generosity. PAT Testing all completed, Service records updated and filed.
Marion couldn’t wait to tell Frost Magazine: ‘Bob did the Vet visit, Rosco’s six monthly check up and his kennel cough (which he hates). Our beautiful boy got a clean bill of health and he was back to work at the CCA in time for the afternoon shift.’
Margaret put her dogs’ photo on, as Rosie thought her sister, Polly, looked so silly in her breadface, made by Margaret’s ‘him indoors’ Dick, that she should be seen by lots of people. After the photo was taken, Rosie and Polly ate the breadface, so very there.
The weather in Columbia has, apparently, been so bad even the flag didn’t fly, lest it be washed away, and Marion wasn’t having that. However; the centre remained snug and warm, kettle always on, hot buttered toasted teacakes available or delicious soup from 11am.
Lyn Beth and Alan
A huge thank you has gone out from the CCA again for all that Equans do for them. The lovely Kerry popped in with a donation of pamper products, enjoyed a chinwag over a coffee, made a note of CCA’s end of the month coffee morning and took a pamper donations poster away with her to circulate within the company. ‘You just never know what is coming next.‘ Marion says. ‘It’s like writing your Christmas list, and by magic, it appears. They even ensure that the community are cared for and often bring people along to our Warm Spaces days. Earth Angels, every one of them.’
Columbia Community Association received a thank from Macmillan for hosting the legendary coffee morning which raised £200 in support of this amazing cause. The CCA would like to ‘Share a thousand thanks with our fantastic community who gave their time, shared delicious homemade cakes and dug deep to support MacMillan Cancer. One thing for sure is we at CCA will continue to be in their corner.‘
Frost Magazine can assure the CCA that many are following the series on the refurbishment and therefore the community’s activities, and their readers increasingly talk of the power of ‘Community’. Hooray, says Frost Magazine.
Information: Columbia Community Association Columbia uk Community Forum