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NEWS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE - LIFT ARRIVES !!!
Several months late the lift for the disabled arrived on February 3rd. Apologies to the resident who had to
be awoken to move his car - 60 feet of trailer takes up a good deal of space. We now wait for the lift company to tell us when they will start installing this miracle of German engineering, manufactured in Greece and carried by road via the ferry to Italy and then through Switzerland and Luxembourg before passing through Belgium and to Calais for the ferry crossing to Dover.
The equipment is currently occupying a great deal of space in the ex Miners welfare.
The decoration of the first floor plus some of the ground floor and the stair walls has been completed and floor coverings are down where possible, the toilet facilities for both able-bodied and disabled are in
place as is the the serving kitchen on the first floor.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The soundproofers move in in the next few days to eliminate as much noise as they can from the Hall, where dancing and other somewhat energetic activity will be happening. This is particularly important in view of the various computer courses which are running and the need for important meetings to be held with the minimum of noise distraction. With the band Room now operational on the ground floor the disturbance from that quarter is almost non-existent despite the enthusiastic efforts of the Trimdon Concert Brass.
The Line Dance and Sequence Dancing groups are operating in the Hall, the Band in their room, courses in the IT Suite, Citizens Advice Bureau on a Monday morning in whichever room is not currently full of builders, decorators and electricians. As far as young people are concerned we are extremely busy trying to get facilities rolling for them - the first major happening will be a Junior Disco for the under 13's followed by a 13-19 event on the same day.
AIM HIGH
We have had a lot of people using the computer suite. East Durham and Houghall College started with free courses which were almost oversubscribed, subjects being Word Processing, MS Publisher and Excel spreadsheets. We also run a class on Thursday evenings 6.00 - 8.00pm to improve your skills.
DIGITAL EXCELLENCE
Ms Marie Wilkinson of Prospect Terrace is the first student to reach the standard needed to achieve a Gold diploma in word processing. Marie reached the level quite easily and is now trying to reach the same level in desktop publishing - good luck.
STREET WARDENS
Our street wardens are here to help, if you have a problem please contact them. All calls are dealt with in the strictest confidence. Contact telephone numbers;
01429 837 992 or Christine Carter (Neighbourhood Watch) on 01429 880 025
FUNCTION ROOM
When the lift is installed for access to the first floor and the room is open for dances, etc., a kitchen will also be available for hot drinks and other food items. We are also trying to organise a temporary bar in order to be able to serve drinks for special occasions such as weddings and other celebrations.
LIBRARY
The old meeting room is now going to be our library. We hope to equip it with a computer to help anyone who wishes to research their family history. We will also have a number of books available for loan - any book donations would be very welcome.
ACTIVITIES
Depending on response we intend to start various activities such as bowling tournaments, 5-a-side football, cricket tuition plus other games and pastimes. Suggestions can be made to Mr. Bernard Chatterly or any other committee member.
Finally, there are some young people breaking windows at the centre. If you see any vandalism, please report it and identify the culprits.
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