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!
Fabulous Fabric Beehive!
What a creative bunch we have here at TLC.
We spent the morning cutting up fabric and creating a super festival beehive. Everyone joined in and there was a real buzz about the session (sorry).
Wells Tuesday Strings!
We had a lovely morning being treated to our own recital thanks to the Wells Tuesday Strings.
The group was led by violinist Hywel Jenkins and our members loved the music.
In the afternoon we enjoyed a game of quoits followed by a quiz, what a busy day!
‘Smashed’ update
Vicky Dawson from the Wells and Mendip Musuem came back to the Centre to return some of the exhibits our members had made, along with local artist Duncan Cameron, that were used as part of the recent ‘Smashed in the Cellar’ exhibition.
She also presented a video of the exhibition itself and we were delighted to see the pieces our members had made featured.
We clearly have some very talented members. One of them commented that he’d never created anything like it before and he was so proud of it!
We won!
We are delighted to announce that after recently taken part in the Tesco Community Grants blue token scheme in Wells, we won the top grant.
The lovely Community Team surprised us during lunch and presented us with a cheque for £1500!
Thank you so much to everyone who dropped a blue token into our collection box!
A morning of song and dance!
We always have a lovely time when the wonderful group, Simply Uke, come to visit us.
Lots of singing, lots of dancing, lots of smiles and an awful lot of fun!
Museum to You
What a incredibly interesting session we had with Museum to You today. We studied floor tiles that were hundred’s of years old and had been excavated from the remains of the great hall at The Bishop’s Palace. It was so exciting to be able to handle the artifacts and learn all about the buildings that used to stand in the Palace grounds.
We then made cards using stencils based on the original tiles, which was enormous fun and got into the spirit of things with a good dressing up session!
What a busy week!
We’ve had a really busy week, with a visit from Owl Enlightment, crafting and celebrating Burn’s night with songs and poems! phew……..
‘Smashed in the Cellar’
We’ve been privileged to take part in two workshops with the Wells and Mendip Museum as part of their ‘Smashed in the Cellar’ project.
Following the excavations of the Musuem’s gardens in the 1990’s, they discovered lots of smashed ceramics, dating across 500 years and much of which would have been very expensive.
Our workshops involved painting china cups, plates and tiles with individual designs which were then (safely) broken up. Our members could then choose to either rebuild them or make them into something completely new and unique.
We hope to see some our efforts at the ‘Smashed’ exhibition which will be in the Museum from 16th February until 11th April. Do go along, it should be fascinating!
Lantern Parade Preparations
Emma LeFevre from Project Factory visited us ahead of the evening Lantern Parade that will take place on Saturday, 20th January.
We all had fun making up the frames for our lanterns with willow, before wrapping fairy lights around them. Plenty of masking tape was used!!!
Owls, owls, owls!
What a wonderful day! We recently won a competition to get a visit from a very special organisation called Owl Enlightenment. Their ethos is to invoke memories, raise wellbeing and initiate social activities with the help of their beautiful owls.
Our members had such a lovely time engaging with, talking with and holding the owls.
Quite an experience!
Christmas celebrations
We’ve had such a fun week, preparing for Christmas and enjoying some lovely entertainment! Three Christmas lunches and two more next week so everyone gets a party!!
Songs and a visit from a friend!
We had a lovely week with singing and a visit from our friend Wendy and her beautiful grandson, who enchanted everyone!
Festive flavours
We’ve had a lovely couple of days cooking some mince pies and festive flapjacks…..all delicious!
