STANSTEAD LODGE SENIOR CLUB

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Saturday 16 June is the day for our Summer Fair.

Every group has been asked to contribute to the event. Has your group decided what they will do? So far the Choir will be running a bric-a-brac stall, French are organising a bottle and jar stall, The Gardening group will be selling herbs and Disco members will provide support where needed. There will be face painting and we have ordered a bouncey castle to keep the younger children amused. Anne has some nice ladies clothes for sale to helpraise funds for Seniors.and Christine has booked a stall to sell some special ribbon flowers she makes. The Art group will have a stall for Children’s creative activities and a carnival atmosphere will be provided by music from the Southwark Children’s Brass Band, the St Dunstans Jazz band as well as entertainment provided by a local DJ.

We want to fill the garden with stalls and activities to raise as much money as possible Lyndsey and the cafe staff are all geared up to feed plenly of customers with their own delicious hamburgers, hot dogs and samdwiches as well as ice cream, teas, coffees, cool drinks and their own famous home-made cakes and cookies.

How do you join in the fun? The poster is in Reception for you to to make your offers of help or list your group’s activity. If you want to book a stall to raise some money for yourself the cost is £10 per stall You can bring your own table or use one of our trestles

Entry will be £1 with a raffle ticket. More raffle tickets will be on sale. Raffle prizes can be your contribution. - and please invite your family and friends to come along!

Our Drama Group, under Judy Gordon’s professional leadership, has developed a new entertainment. You will have a few opportunities to see bits of the show. So get out your diaries:

Catford Fringe Festival runs from Monday 4 June at the Broadway Theatre in the different studio performance spaces. Our Drama Group performs at the event. Sunday 10 June at 1 pm the only full performance of SECRETS. Tickets £7 and £5 (concessions).

Wednesday 6 June at 7 pm. A scene from Secrets opens the Perry Vale Ward Assembly which will be held at Stanstead Lodge.Saturday 16 June at 3.15 pm A scene from Secrets will be performed in the Sun Lounge prior to the drawing of the raffle at the Summer Fair

Summer Fair

Exciting new Drama Group

QUIZ

I would also like to pay tribute to Juan Castro who has also recently passed away. He devoted a lot of time to Seniors as a volunteer in its early daysHe was a fellow Spaniard and although I never met him I have heard what a courteous and supportive member he was. Rest in peace Juan.

What to say about Arnold, our Arnold...Tina pays tribute to a member who will be sadly missed....

What to say about Arnold, our Arnold...When he first asked me to help with the Newsletter I just looked back, assuming he was talking to someone else. He can’t be asking me I thought! But he was! I was so proud to assist him with typing and adding the pics but he was the real deal, the genius composing those heartfelt words.

My loveliest memories are the laughs really. I remember he would read it for me to get familiar with it and clarify any doubt I cmight have had before typing it and I kept laughing all the way through it, and he would be chuckling too, I believe from seeing me laugh non stop!

I will forever miss him coming through the door saying, ‘get the red pen ready!’ It was music to my ears. One of the things I enjoyed most in all my work with Seniors!

I can tell you a million things I learned from Arnold but the most important was how humble and wise he was and he would modestly say: ‘Tina does the Newsletter!’ Tina?! He was the amazing writer behind those pages that will forever be in many members hearts! And mine.

My tribute to Arnold is to be grateful for the time I shared with him and for the heart he put in Seniors, not only for the Newsletter, but for so many things throughout the years! I can’t talk about Arnold without mentioning Greta as they were one. Always putting a lot of their time, efforts and knowledge to support Seniors best interests.

I hope to make him proud with anything we do here as that would be my guiding cause.

This is the first quiz that Michael, our intrepid and very knowledgeable quizmaster, will be compiling for each of our newsletters. There will be 2 prizes of vouchers for the cafe, worth £7 and £4 awarded each month for the first and second correct entries submitted by a member so be sure to fill in your name and contact details and hand your entry Tina as soon as possible! Correct answers will be placed on the notice board after the closing date.1 Is the sun a star or a planet?2 What is the capital of Cuba?3 Name the new mayor of Lewisham who was

elected in May 20184 How many red balls are on the table at the break

off in a snooker match?5 Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker

formed which group in the 1960’s?6 Which science fiction writer wrote The War of

the Worlds?7 Which of these battles was fought first,

Stalingrad, Hastings or Agincourt?8 In which body of water is the Isle of Man?9 Who was the outgoing Mayor of Lewisham in

the May election?10 Who was the principal actor in only one of the

James Bond films?

Closing date: 7 June 2018 Name:

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Friday 8 June at 11 amSTEVE GRINDLAY

will talk aboutSTANSTEAD LODGE and

ITS HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTThis is part of the

Local History Study Group. All are welcome to join us to learn

more about the history of our amazing building.

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Our grateful thanks go Care Outlook to for

covering the printing costsof this newsletter

MAY 2018

Visit to the Local Studies CentreOn Friday 11 May, Alan, Garry, Phyllis and Cathy, members of the new Local History Study Group went along to visit the Local Studies Centre in Lewisham Library.

On arrival we were first introduced to the reguations which protect the materials by Julie, the custodian. She then showed us the maps, street directories, census records, photographs and local newspapers on microfilm which would be of most interest to us. We studied early maps of Lewisham which showed that Northwood Road did not exist and then others which showed its development.

We exchanged memories of different areas as we examined the maps and photographs. Garry explored some family history. Julie told us that we could also contribute to the archives by compiling material for them about the Lodge and submitting it in a file labelled Stanstead Lodge.

On another visit we’ll be able to look at the journals of the Darby and Joan Club which held it meetings at the Lodge in the early days and. some members will probably have memories of coming to the club with their grandparents. There were several photographs of the old club showing what went on in that period. And the fashions!

Gwen invited Kathy from Carers Lewisham to come along on Monday 23 April at lunchtime to give us all a different experience. It was full of laughter.

We were greeted by a range of toys that laughed. That raised a chuckle from one and all. I think the black and white cat that rolled around the floor intrigued and tickled us most. That broke any ice on what was a sunny day.

Next we had to warm up to be able to laugh - from top to toe. Now that was an interesting idea. This was followed by movement and then a musical chair game. How many ways can you laugh was the next thing we learned. And in between, we learned why laughter was so good for us. And there we were - an hour gone in the laugh of a moment.

So if you see someone with a silly grin on their face or a guffaw escaping at an odd moment, you’d better ask them if they’ve been to a laughter workshop

We have funding to run a 5 day intergenerational workshop during the summer holidays this year. This will be lead by Judy Gordon who has a wide range of skills in running type of activity. We shall be working with Rockbourne Youth Club and the Young Mayor’s team.

You are invited to join in this activity as a change from the usual class you attend that is probably on its summer break. It is an opportunity to have a go at doing a bit of drama, straight, musical or comic for yourself with some different energy.

Some of us hardly ever get to talk to young people. Here is an excellent opportunity to learn some new skills in different company. Anyone who has seen the performances of Montage Theatre Group will have an idea of the sort of few days you could enjoy Contact Tina for details

Laughter Therapy Workshop

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memorate 100 years of votes for wom

enStanstead Lodge Seniors is holding a

POETRY COMPETITIONin remembrance and appreciation of all

who campagned and fought for

Votes for Women

A £25 book token will be awarded for the best poem in each category at Seniors’ Open Day Wednesday 12 September,

Closing date Friday 3 August Entry forms from Reception

Judges Jacqye Paschood, Greta Sandler, Maggie Smith

THE SUFFRAGETTES

There are 3 cattegories:

A short poem about why women should be entitled to vote

A short poem about the Suffregettes themselves

A limerick about either of the above

Six intrepid members set off on our first ever freedom pass trip. We were off on a visit to Two Temple Place, a grand house near Temple Underground station near the Embankment.

What a surprise to see a somewhat grander version of Stanstead Lodge. Two Temple Place was built as an estate office for William Waldorf Astor, then the richest man in the world. This and much more we learnt as we were conducted on a tour around the building by Jenny, one of the volunteers with the Bulldog Trust who now run the building.

Tour completed, we had a light late lunch in the cafe before making our own way round the exhibition on when Jazz came to Britain, just a century ago

Meeting Young People

THE LODGE CAFE

Tasty Local Cooking

Tea, coffee and soft drinks,home-made cakes, Freshly prepared breakfasts and lunches

families welcome, garden and children’s play area, Disabled entranceOpen Monday to Friday10am - 4pm

Freedom Pass Trip

We offer a friendly environment for people living with Dementia and organise activities, arts and crafts for them and socialise over cake and hot drinks’Here are the next meeting dates up until the summer: Friday 4th May Friday 18th May Friday 1st June Friday 15th June Friday 6th July Friday 20th July Summer Break Back Friday 7th September

INTERGENERATIONAL DRAMA PROJECT

Judy Gordon will lead an intergenerational drama project during August. This has been funded by Perry Vale Ward Assembly. Children and young people will be offered the chance to join the project. It will run from 11 until 3 for 5 days. The children will be drawn from Young Lewisham Project, Rockbourne Youth Club and the Young Mayor’s Team.If you are interested in joining in this new venture, please let Tina or Cathy know. The more the merrier.!We’ll finalise the dates soon. Watch the notice boards for updates.

ST DUNSTAN’S FESTIVAL DRAMA PROJECT

Seniors members have been invited to join pupils from St Dunstan’s sixth form to create a drama in four days as part of their festival on 2 July. Three of us met some of the pupils recently to throw up some ideas around their interests. Gang and knife crime, the environment, and Brexit were suggested. Some amazing technological ideas emerged from their previous studies. .....And we added in Mack the Knife, Threepenny Opera, teddy boys, Rock Around the Clock, rationing and not wasting anything. That was an hour gone!

The pupils finish their A level exams in the middle of June and will be getting together to develop some ideas and talk to other departments about what can be added to the mix.

The project will be run by Amy Clark, who, with years of acting experience behind her, is joining the school. So this is an excellent opportunity for any aspiring thespian to have a go!First workshop is on Sunday 30 June from 2 pm at the Broadway Studio Theatre with the performance at 6 pm on Wednesday 3 July. There will be workshops on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2July. They will start at 9 am, but we’ve made clear that we don’t necessarily have the stamina for the hours that they can put in. So don’t be put off. You can join in!

Tina’s top tips..........Be sure to look at the notice board for details

of upcomig events!