A special treat!
We had a lovely visit from Karen and Caleb from the Tesco Wells Community Team. They came and cooked a delicious spaghetti bolognese with garlic bread followed by treacle sponge and custard, YUM!!!
Our members then received a goody bag with items from the Tesco Aldi price match range. Thanks so much Karen and Caleb, you can come and cook for us whenever you like!
Christmas Parties!
It’s been a fun couple of weeks here at The Lawrence Centre.
Lots of turkey, lots of mince pies and lots of fun!
We have hosted a Christmas Party for every week day group so for many of us that’s meant multiple Christmas lunches, not that we’re complaining!
Music memories
We never fail to have a great time when Dave comes to entertain us.
Dave never fails to make us laugh with his stories and we all love singing along!
Crafty Christmas
We always have loads of fun creating festive decorations here at The Lawrence Centre.
Meet super woman…and her human!
We were all delighted that Poppy, the absolutely enchanting guide dog, bought in her human Helen who told us all about Guide Dogs for the blind and the amazing work they do.
Despite being registered blind, Helen fundraises for the guide dog charity by doing triathlons, marathons and other running events that she does with the help of a human guide.
She is also the president of the local Inner Wheel and helps fundraise for them too!
Helen’s ‘can do’ spirit was inspiring and we can’t wait to see what she does next.
Thank you Poppy for looking after your amazing human and keep up the good work!
What did the Romans ever do for us?
Another wonderful morning with Museum To You!
Our members were fascinated by the Roman artifacts the team from Museum To You brought with them today and they also presented one of our members with a Mulberry leather brooch after she won a recent design competition.
Wells in Mosaic
We were privileged to have a visit from Ruth Ames-White, the creator of the wonderful community artwork: Wells in Mosaic.
This huge piece has taken over 10 years to complete and is almost finished. It will be installed in Wells next year and will last for generations. If you would like to find out more, please visit the website here: Wells in Mosaic – A community art project in Wells
More Trishaw rides!
On a perfect, mild Autumn morning, we enjoyed rides on the WCN Trishaw!
Our members loved getting out in the fresh air and seeing the beautiful Autumn leaves.
Wednesday Sound Bath!
It's amazing what you can do with recycled daleks!
The lovely Jo came in today with lots of interesting instruments.
We all really enjoyed making the most beautiful sounds, conducted by Jo, and discovering new things.
AUTUMN CRAFTS
Embracing everything Autumn!
Autumn has well and truly arrived so we spent the morning creating Autumnal art to decorate the Centre and write a seasonal poem.
Memories with John Barkles
John Barkles has spent his life owning and working in local grocery shops in and around Wells.
He came to share all his wonderful memories with us and we all enjoyed sharing our own memories of his shops and what life was all those years ago.
A really joyful, interesting morning!
A morning of memories and stories with the lovely John
Designing our own Mulberry bags!
We had a wonderful session with Museum to You. We learnt about the history of Mulberry and even designed our own bags.
We are looking forward to a call from the Mulberry design team!
Autumn Activities
The onset of Autumn has inspired us to be creative!
Painting, sculpture, learning about Autumn plants, music....it's been a great week!
Dinosaur Discovery Day
We had an interesting morning learning about fossils and the dinosaurs that used to inhabit Somerset millions of years ago.
We had a talk about earth's history and then learnt about the fossils that have been found on Somerset Coast including remains of the largest sea reptile ever found!
The session leaders bought in fossils they had in their own collections, including some fossilised poo which you can see in top right picture.......lovely!
Out and about!
We had a chocolate tasting and memory session recently which went down very well! Watching old adverts for various chocolate bars made us all giggle and the bars themselves were enjoyed by members and staff alike!
We also took advantage of the lovely weather and took the Trishaw for spin around Wells.
Olympics, TLC style!
Phew, what a busy day. On the hottest day of the year we all chose a nation, and took part in some games to celebrate the 2024 Olympics.
We also took turns to go out on the WCN Trishaw (piloted by Graham).
After such a busy day, we spent the afternoon relaxing with ice-creams in the garden.
Listen with Jo and Doreen
A lovely morning with Jo and Doreen. Armed with lots of props they recited poems and enacted out the stories, played music and talked about childhood memories which prompted lots of discussion and laughter with our members.
Guess the object
Nic McElhatton kindly bought in a wide array of antiques and curious objects for us and we all had a wonderful time examining them and trying to guess what they were and their uses. We all laughed and learnt a lot this morning.
It’s been a great week for interesting talks and, as many of our members tell me, you’re never too old to learn something new!
