New: Chess Club

New: Chess Club

We have a new Chess Club for all ages and abilities.  Fair Close member Richard Whitaker has kindly volunteered his time to lead the club and help any customers or members that may want to improve their Chess game.  We get together the last Wednesday of every month at...
Bingo Night Raises £156.70

Bingo Night Raises £156.70

Congratulations to Centre Manager, Louise Meade for organising a Bingo fundraiser on Saturday February 17th. Along with a big shout-out to David Wilson for calling on the night. All proceeds will go towards “Ruth’s Challenge” and qualify for match funding on The Good...
New Website Launched

New Website Launched

HUGE thanks to the in-house marketing team at Vodafone and Karen Chappel from JCK Marketing for working pro-bono building our new website. And to our wonderful volunteer Penny Skelly for managing the...
Pub Quiz raises £180

Pub Quiz raises £180

Huge thanks to The Catherine Wheel pub in Newbury and everyone who took part in a pub quiz on January 15th to raise money for the Centre.   It was great fun and one of our volunteers was part of the winning team, they won a very generous voucher for future visits to...
Ruth’s Challenge

Ruth’s Challenge

Goal setting is important at every stage of life because it gives us a sense of purpose and something to do. Traditionally, setting goals is not emphasized as much for seniors as it is for younger people, but it should be. Everyone can help older loved ones live...