What's Happening at The Grange - April 2017

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Great Lifting Expectations!

An enchanting and friendly place
– that’s how our Patron Joanna
Lumley described The Grange
as she toured the new facilities
and met people in their Skills &
Activities sessions.

‘I love what they do here,’ The cost will be around £1 million Top left: celebrating completion!
she said, ‘its friendliness and ‘but we’ll do it!’ said Miss Lumley.
supportiveness – it’s a flourishing And true to her word she made a Above: Joanna with
community and helps not just very generous donation to set us representatives of some of the
people with disabilities but their on our way! charitable trusts and foundations
families too.’ who made Lifting Expectations
possible.
She said, ‘It’s sometimes hard
to get recognition for people Left: Joanna unveils the Lifting
who need support so that they Expectations artwork which
can live independent lives. I feel records the inscriptions of the
very passionate about preserving 160+ people who donated £25
funding for adult social care.’ to buy tiles.

The Grange is expanding and
its next project is a building in
which to offer new people skills
training and a respite care service.

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Respite Days Aimed at adults new to V Try new things –
The Grange and those already drumming, drama
The Grange will be running a using our Services, it will offer
new day service called Summer a fun programme of activities, V Fitness – golf, boccia, swimming
Fun from 24 July – 18 August lifeskills, outings and chill time. V Life skills – cooking, stay safe
2017 - Monday to Friday. online, photography

V Outings, Chill time

Call Vikki: 01372 455229 for details. Email: [email protected]

Boccia Denbies triumph
success

Our Boccia team has done
extremely well in recent
weeks getting as far as the
2nd leg of the Boccia England
Tournament. Pictured clockwise
are Tammy, Dominic, Annie,
Yves and Lottie.

Over 500 people visited our
Grange Artists exhibition at
Denbies Wine Estate in March.

Many of the 126 paintings, prints,
jewellery and collages were
on display for a week and sales
totalled over £600.

‘We had some wonderful
comments in our visitors’ book,’
said Senior Creative Textiles Tutor,
Helen Hughes. ‘So many people
found it inspiring.’

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Events Grange Has Thank You!
Got Talent
Joanna Lumley – for a wonderful
gift of £10,000 to kick start our new
building venture

Visitor Afternoons Friday, 9 June 2017 at 7.30pm Aviva who donated £4,858 for the
in 2017 King George V Hall, Browns Lane, ‘Cooking up a Storm’ Project
Effingham KT24 5ND
31 May 2017 Bookham & Horsley Brunch Event
9 August 2017 It’s here again – people at The which raised £1,700
25 October 2017 Grange strut their stuff! Come ready
Book on Tel: 01372 452608 to sing along, cheer and be uplifted. Co op, Bookham community fund
- now over £1,000
Songs from Tickets £10 per person
the Shows [email protected] Unum for £1,300 towards the
Tel: 01372 452608 ‘Shelter Me’ Project which will
provide a rain-proof canopy for the
Bridge Main House side entrance
Masterclass
Tanya Brennand-Roper and Nick
Hougham whose wedding guests
donated a wonderful £550

Concert with Sir Richard Stilgoe, Thursday, 12 October 2017 Mike Sharp grew a moustache
Orpheus soloists and Guildford raising £138 in sponsorship from
School of Acting Singers Times Bridge Correspondent members of Regis Aurigae Lodge
Andrew Robson, OBE, will be
Friday, 19 May 2017, 7 for 7.30pm leading this popular masterclass. Ann Sharp and the Ladies of the
Old Barn Hall, Bookham KT23 3QA Tickets £200 per table including Regis Aurigae Lodge who donated
lunch and glass of wine. Contact £500 instead of receiving gifts
[email protected]
The Lodge of Grand Design who
The Grange donated £250
Christmas
Concert Manor House School Christmas Fayre
for raising £400

Epsom Rotary for £260 towards a
holiday for Epsom House tenants

Saturday, 2 December 2017 Clyde Women’s Group, Sutton for
a gift of £30

A concert organised by Bookham Once again we have booked the Silver Stars group, Holy Trinity
Rotary in aid of The Grange, wonderful Yehudi Menuhin Hall - Church, Knaphill, for a gift of £50
featuring our patron and renowned add the date of this fabulous
musician Sir Richard Stilgoe with event to your diary! Alfold W.I. for a donation of £40

Top Shoppers Sarah Herman who donated
numerous raffle prizes plus £95 as a
result of the ‘Free Wills Week’ service

soloists from Orpheus alumni. 1. Mariusz Dmowski - £190.07 Judith Walker, former Chief Executive

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will provide the second half. 3. Charlotte Byrne - £101.11
Tickets £16 (including light 4. Jane Taoka - £89.85 To all attending Mandy’s memorial
service donating £397 at the door

refreshments) from Grange@No5 Thanks for shopping online towards a bench in her memory

shop, Church Road or email: through www.giveasyoulive.com All our raffle prize donors – we
[email protected] - where we get free donations from couldn’t do it without you!
suppliers! Book your holidays here...

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The Grange photography
competition What sort of photographs?

The Grange is a very creative We’re looking for creative, eye Blooming
place and we want to encourage catching photographs inspired gardening!
all budding photographers to by either ‘Patterns in Nature’ or
show us their talent by entering ‘Family and Friends’. Black and
the Grange Photography white and sepia are good too but
competition. no Photoshopping please. You
The prize fund (from Bookham can submit up to 3 photos and
and Lovelace DFAS Groups) is each one should be printed on
£500. Selected entries will also A4 size photographic paper and
be used in The Grange 2018 accompanied by the form below.
calendar. Please submit some text with each
photo about how and why you
took it.

Our Community Gardening
Team has a new job on its books
– keeping part of St Nicolas’
churchyard tidy. Our photo shows
Alice hard at work on location.

Who can enter? When should you submit entries? Inspire
Employee
Awards

The competition is open to all You can submit entries from

friends of The Grange – people we 1 May 2017 through until the

support, volunteers, family carers, closing date of 1 September 2017

staff and supporters. People with a giving you all Spring and Summer

disability are especially encouraged to perfect your shots. Winners

– it’s fine to get someone to will be announced at the end

support you if you need to. of September 2017. 

Name: Congratulations to Sue Lee,
Address who was voted most inspiring
Tel no. /email employee by her fellow workers.
Category Outside her normal working

How many photos are you submitting? 1 2 3 hours and on a volunteer basis,
Photocaption: Sue regularly takes people to the

choir in Redhill which they love

Send this form with your prints to: and she is seen as a real role

Photo competition, The Grange, Rectory Lane, Bookham KT23 4DZ model for The Grange in other

events as well.
The Grange Centre for people with disabilities founded in 1937. Registered charity No: 207740. A company limited

by guarantee & registered in England (Companies Act) No. 348341. Housing Association No. H3727. Rectory Lane,

Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey KT23 4DZ

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