What's Happening At The Grange - July 2016

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£20k tiles
Golfing glory! campaign

Sir Richard Stilgoe, Joanna
Lumley, Waitrose, The Talking
Newspapers... these are just
some of the names on our
‘Buy A Tile’ artwork and there’s
still just time to add yours!

The Grange invited other local Over 60 people joined in and
day centres for people with The Grange grounds were perfect
disabilities to a fun golf tournament for the six themed holes. The day
with the help of the Community finished with a BBQ and medal
Golf organisation. ceremony.

Phase 2 starts... We are now embarking on Phase Generous donors have helped
2 of the building project, widening us raise £20k for the Lifting
The fantastic new Karten CTEC downstairs corridors to make it Expectations campaign by
Centre is looking like the deck of easier for people with restricted buying a ‘tile’ in our artwork
the Starship Enterprise with six mobility to move about. The lift based on The Grange logo.
top-of-the range PCs, ergonomic will also be installed. A tremendous Still time to buy a tile before
chairs and flexible height desks. result in just 15 months! the end of August when we
It will soon be ready to welcome hang the artwork. Email
new people we support. marion.chow@grangecentre.
org.uk or tel: 01372 455231

A Karten CTEC centre

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Success Designs at Running

Ten people passed their Amy and Rachel both had winning Scott Goddard, is speeding into
externally-examined ASDAN designs in the Mencap Design his new post as our new Learning
modules in either retail or a Christmas Card competition. Support Tutor for the Karten CTEC
horticulture this summer. Amy’s Snowmen Partying and Centre. He is running for The
Rachel’s Nativity will be on sale Grange in the Great North Run
Congratulations to: later in the year from half marathon on 11 September.
Mandy Pankhurst, Dominic Wilson, www.mencapcards.org.uk You can support Scott at
Julia Fairclough, Alex Viney, Annie https://www.justgiving.com/
Bartram, Jessica Harse, Charlie Winning at fundraising/Scott-Goddard
Hefford, Mary-Anne Wilson, Sarah Swimming
Markey, Katie Coen. Hopeful of
Winning!
Simply
Scones
takes a break

Charlie won both gold and silver
swimming medals at Swans Club,
a volunteer-run sports club for
people with disabilities held at
Leatherhead Leisure Centre.

Our Simply Scones tea room is
taking a break while phase two of
the building works take place.

In the meantime let us know your
favourite ‘scone of the month’
or send us your idea for a new
flavour ready for our re-opening.

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random to receive a cream tea for
the RDA National Dressage
two voucher for our re-opening.
Championships to be held at
We would love to hear from you.
Hartpury College in Gloucester.
Simply Scones Team:
He’s seen here with his rosettes
[email protected]
from the regional heats.

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Visitor Afternoons Bridge Tea Events

3 August and 26 October. Please Wednesday, 19 October
book on Tel. 01372 452608.
A friendly game at The Grange with Bridge
Donkey Derby a scrumptious tea made and served
by people we support. Book a table
Sunday, 4 September on Tel. 01372 452608.
We’ll be at this free Polesden Lacy
event with our fudge stand. Christmas Concert Masterclass 2017

Heritage Day Saturday, 3 December 12 October 2017 –
Date for your diary
Saturday, 10 September A wonderful showcase of what
people at The Grange can International bridge master and
Come and see the story of The do. Singalong carols with Times bridge correspondent
School of Stitchery & Lace with The Grange choir. Andrew Robson OBE joins us
tea in the Victorian conservatory Tickets: boxoffice@ for our annual masterclass.
– 11am to 3.30pm. yehudimenuhinschool.co.uk Register your interest:
[email protected]

Support our
cyclists

Sing & Sign Nine intrepid cyclists are riding to the 150-mile Cost to Coast ride
raise funds for The Grange this for The Grange and Family Carer,
‘Sing while you Sign’ is what a summer. Seven of them – Cathryn Helen Wilson, is cycling Land’s
group of people from The Grange Hossack and Mark Willcox, Ian and End to John O’Groats. Here are
have been doing every Wednesday Louis Maylin, John Aberdeen and their links:
at ‘Include Choir’ in Redhill led by Nick Jones and Susan Russell-
Speech and Language Therapist, Jones – are taking on the gruelling http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/
Alex Lewer. challenge of the RideLondon MelSheehan
-Surrey 100 event on Sunday,31
‘We go to practise our Makaton, July, which takes in much of the https://www.justgiving.com/
hear visiting choirs and socialise,’ Olympic route. fundraising/Cathryn-Hossack
says Communications Tutor
Sue Lee. ‘It’s great fun.’ Our Work Experience Co https://www.justgiving.com/
ordinator, Mel Sheehan, will cycle fundraising/nickandabbo
More info on Facebook/
IncludeChoir http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/
SusanRussellJones

https://www.justgiving.com/
fundraising/Helen-Wilson42

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Thank You! Horticulture branches out

A huge thank you to the following
supporters and to those who
wish to remain anonymous who
donated a total of £35,500 to
Lifting Expectations.

Leatherhead Horticultural Society
who raised an amazing £800 for
us at their coffee morning.

Trefoil Guild, Fetcham for a gift
of £250 from their annual get
together.

The Worshipful Company of
Chartered Accountants who gave
£2,000 to Lifting Expectations.

National Wives Register for inviting The Grange’s new Community seater crew van bought with
us to a talk and buying produce. Gardening team have done their prize money of £5,000 awarded
first job – they decorated the patio by the Surrey Mirror in its ‘Heart
Guildford Wives who visited us area of the Queen Victoria pub in of The Community’ awards
and donated £70. Shalford with planters and pots. last year.

The Brockham Wednesday Club The team goes out to schools and Stihl, the major power tool
for their gift of £50. charities to use their skills for the company, chose The Grange as
good of the community. They can its community gardening project
The Grange Has Got Talent – transport themselves and their of the year with a prize of £2,500
we raised £1,100 plus sales and tools thanks to a roomy six- worth of equipment!
gave £512.80 in support of Play
In A Week.

Zentangling teaching locals how to ‘zentangle’
- a kind of mindful doodling.
A group from The Grange went to Several people said they found it
really calming and relaxing and
a workshop at Epsom & Ewell Arts could we do it again!

festival MGSO4 where they were

Bookham Open Gardens,
Surrey Artists Open Studios and
Bookham Village Day – we sold
around £900 worth of plants,
fudge and cakes!

Thank you Sally Hornung who
has provided us with beautiful
photography for free.

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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