INCHGARTH COMMUNITY CENTRE
CRITTER KEEPER / KIDS FUN NIGHT A HUGE SUCCESS
Last Friday, the 17th May, seen the centre host one of it's children's fun nights and what a night it was for the children AND all of the parents as the CRITTER KEEPER arrived with his furry creatures and beasties to educate the children.
With spiders, lizards, snakes, turtles, creepy crawlies, massive snails and so much for the children has a great time.
On top of that there were face painters, a disco in the small hall which went down a treat, gladiators, bouncy castles and free sweets, juices and crisps.
With around 250 people in attendance it was great to see so many children and so many parents enjoying a fun night to remember.
LOOK OUT FOR THE NEXT ONE REAL SOON!
FREE LEGAL ADVICE
STARTING MONDAY 3RD JUNE the Aberdeen law project will be holing the first of their FREE legal clinics at Inchgarth community centre. You can gain free legal advice on a whole range of life matters.
Please feel free to drop in and take advantage of this excellent free service and spread the news on this service as it may be very useful to those who cannot afford such a service.
GREAT MEETING WITH THE NEW HARLAW ACADEMY HEAD TEACHER
Inchgarth chairman Paul O Connor has had a very positive and productive meeting with the new Harlaw head teacher Mr David Innes. Agreed was a range of measures aimed at giving pupils and parents the best possible opportunities and to bring the school closer to the community. We thank Mr Innes for his proactive and positive efforts and look forward to a long and fruitful partnership between the school and our community.
ADDACTION- Drug and alcohol support
Starting Monday 3rd June ADDACTION will be holding confidential drop-in groups giving advice and support to people or families affected by drugs or alcohol. From 3pm-5pm pleasse feel free to drop in to speak to their friendly staff.
INCHGARTH AGM 5th July 2013 7pm
Including the Margaret Morrison spirit of the community awards 2013 The official cutting of the ribbon for Peggy's cafe & an entertainment night
It's that time of the year again where Inchgarth invites it's members, users, the community and service providers to our annual big night where we celebrate all that is good, positive and exciting in our centre and community.
We invite you to join us for a free night of true community spirit, fun and food where we showcase the wonderful efforts of those who have shown dedication, triumphed over adversity or achieved. Where we showcase Inchgarth's tremendous achievements and outline the year ahead. Our members also get the chance to elect their committee while we will also officially open and cut the ribbon for our Aberdeen international Airport funded Peggy's cafe. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE NIGHT!
FLOWER ARRANGING CLASS
We are about to start our flower arranging class which takes place every Wednesday from 7pm-9pm. Classes are £40 for ten weeks. Call us on 325191 for more information or book a place.
Sainsbury's donation
We are delighted to announce that Sainsbury's Garthdee has kindly donated £200 towards our toddlers group activities. This kind donation will give the children additional fun activities and something to look forward to during the free toddlers group. Huge thank you to Sainsbury's manager Neil Masson
TUKIDO
For the last 25 years TUKIDO Martial art have run classes at Inchgarth for adults and children aged 10+combined. With a tremendous reputation and track record Tukido is a tremendous art suitable for people of all levels of fitness. Mondays and Wednesdays at 7pm-8pm.
Run by Anne and Ian Murdoch Tukido welcomes you to come and try for yourself and see why Tukido is respected throughout the country.
SUMMER CLUB FUN
While we will run our usual nightly youth clubs during the summer months and holidays, we would like to run a 3 day morning club for p1 to s2 but we need parental volunteers to make this happen. Please call us on 325191 in order to offer your time.
TODDLERS GROUP- FREE
EVERY THURSDAY 9.30AM our toddlers group runs where grand-parents, parents, carers and the toddlers / babies can meet, play, have fun and enjoy each others company. A great way for the children to learn to play with others while the adults can enjoy a coffee and snack from our new Peggy's cafe.
RHYTHM TIME MUSIC GROUP has just started and already the group has attracted a huge amount of babies and parents. Great start for an excellent group!
This tremendous group gives children and parents/ guardians an opportunity to socialise, the children a wonderful musical sensory experience and introduces children to community life at an early age.
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RECYCLE- Help others!
CLOTHING BANK FOOD BANK BOOK BANK
We are collecting old clothes, rags, curtains, shoes, hand-bags, material for or clothing bank.
Once we fill a wheelie bin of clothes we obtain anywhere between £10-£17 per bin (depending on weight) and this money is then donated towards future choices mini bus appeal to assist them in their efforts to purchase a new minibus for disabled people. Please help us.
The centre has just re-opened our book bank where you can take books, leave us books and if you feel able, make a small donation which will go towards the future choices mini-bus appeal to transport disabled people and tackle social isolation.
Inchgarth, in partnership with several other agencies will in the coming months open a food bank where we can discreetly donate food parcels to families, individuals, pensioners, who are struggling financially so that they can get back on their feet. Look out for further information on how you can help this cause.
OUTDOOR BOWLING
PRE SCHOOL MESSY PLAY AND ART
We are taking nows now for our new pre school messy play, arts and crafts group which will start 17th June 10am. The first session is completely free. This group will be run by Nicola who has vast experience in providing pre school art and play.
Please call us now on 325191 for further information or to put your childs name on the list.
Have you ever tried indoor or outdoor bowling? At Inchgarth we have indoor bowls every Monday from 12.45pm-1.45pm, Wednesday morning from 9.30am-11.30am and they welcome new members each session. You do not need to have experience to take part.
In addition, there are outdoor bowling groups running at the Kaimhill outdoor bowling club each week day from 10am-12 noon. For further information on how to join any of the sessions call us on 325191 now!
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