Last week saw the team at Columbia Community Association with rooms to sort, furniture to move back, even the kettle and fridge, which will leave the office and return to the kitchen. ‘Further to walk’ whispered Marion to Frost Magazine. ‘However, as we are delivering a Warm Spaces programme, we need to ensure our visitors are comfortable and well catered for so back to the kitchen they went.
The team were really delighted to receive the most generous donation from Beverlea Jayne Mitchell who together with her friends and family rallied round to support the Warm Spaces project with tea, coffee and biscuits. Frost Magazine knows how essential the community is to the well being of an area, and it seems, every week, the kindness of this community, of which the CCA is the centre, knows no bounds. Margaret Graham’s mother, Annie Newsome would be so delighted to see all this and who knows, perhaps she can, sitting up there on her cloud.
Red Shoes Bob without his shoes – No, Margaret didn’t nick ’em,she has her own Red Shoes
Bob – he with the two pairs of red shoes – just saying – mounted the Smart Television on the newly plastered dried out wall, while Pauline the treasurer returned from what seemed to Marion to be her 100th holiday this year (meow Marion – Frost will tell Pauline you said that, so very there) and organised the licence. Davey from Equan is arranging an aerial and frankly the team really don’t know what they would do without such fabulous people.
It seems external refurbishment is not going to plan, so it’s back to the drawing board but Marion – ever the optimist – is sure everything will get sorted quickly. ‘Does anything ever go to plan? ‘ she asked Frost.
‘Not in my world,‘ muttered Margaret before smiling and fibbing. ‘Of course it does..’
Of course, the various classes continue unabated and yet another email room hire request for Roadshow type events. How exciting. Like Topsy, it is growing.
‘Should we apply for a building extension?’ mused Marion. ‘Should I put this on the agenda for our next meeting?‘ Margaret suggested not, unless she wants to be run out of town.
Just look at the above – yes – Teddy Bears were made at Cultural Creations so how about a Teddy Bears picnic sometime soon? Is Margaret to be run out of town now?
Lee from Faltec started a new project this week, clearing out more business units and he let Marion know he will keep an eye out for yet another tele. The lovely Justin and Alan, the comedy duo, came back to do some plastering and kept everyone entertained. Marion even saw them shaking their boogies to the music from the exercise class and Marion still thinks they should have taken a video and watched it go viral on the internet. The biscuit tin was,of course, replenished for their coffee break(s)
Brian Mason and Wayne called to see what was required in way of name plates for the doors, ‘They loved the names we choose,‘ Marion told us, ‘And we reminisced about days gone by and how fabulous it is to bring our childhood memories of growing up in Brady Square back to life.’
Ever eager to keep up with the times, the CCA had arranged for someone to look at the possibility of solar panels. More on this later. Stu the Boss from Equan has promised to pop in to discuss what else they can do help the internal refurb along. (Marion AKA Polly P to her friends) has lists, but what’s on them is hush hush. Frost fears the worst! Lee the joiner, placed an order last week for materials to make a slight alteration (Arch) in one of the communal rooms which will make a vast improvement to the appearance. The materials are not a problem, manpower is the issue, but Marion is confident they will find a way, because they always do, ‘That’s what makes them special.’
Liam, now aged 6 having a grand time at his party – Happy Birthday Hip Hip Hooray
This weekend is jam-packed, Early Birds bring the Diddi Dancers, followed by a succession of birthday parties, Bouncy Castles and Discos. MBC are in creating amazing ceramics and not forgetting Sunday’s Wargamers.
There are not enough days in the week for the team to get through everything but they are loving the progress, it may be slow but it’s positive.
Information: Columbia Community Association Columbia uk Community Forum