Columbia Community Association heads for its Open Day at a rate of knots. So exciting …

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After a wonderful tennis weekend,  Marion feared Columbia Community Association was to be flooded along with some of the village, with even the pubs closed on Saturday night amidst torrential rain, thunder and lightening. But all was well as Monday came which as always got off to a flying start.

Arthur, the decorator and thoroughly great bloke came to finish off the snagging. The new hub arrived ready for the changeover to BT, which, the CCA was told is a better broadband service, and as Marion says: ‘We will have fibre.’ Who would dare to contradict, so In no time at all it was connected by Bob, who, as Marion also says, ‘Can do everything.’


Alfie and Sam from Flowing Energy Solutions arrived to put the new WIFI password into the system, which as most of us would find extremely complicated wouldn’t we?  Cwertainly Marion and Margaret would. But in no time at all, this delightful duo had things working and the app on everyone’s  phones is doing its business.

Armchair Yoga classes started, and with all the relevant health questionaires to hand, everyone was pleased, leaving Helen to place the chairs the way she wants them. It is hoped this will be a regular weekly session.  Shake that Boogie were back after a week’s holiday. Staff from Azure Care were booked in for their staff meeting, with the  kettle on the boil for them as they are great and do a fantastic job.  The food hamper was as always,  prepared for the weekly raffle.

Marion’s wing man Richard called in, followed by Simon from SCC, and all work is now signed off. Of course coffee was had by all. The good news is that Richard will be attending the Opening of the CCA, and even better, his foot is much improved, which is one worry off the teams’ minds.

Hazel from Plain n Purl was delighted with the photograph Sister Mary sent her of one of the Seafarers wearing a lovely hat, knitted by one of Hazel’s customers.

To date they must have supplied the seafarers with well over one thousand knitted hats, and they keep coming.

The team’s list for next week’s opening gets longer by the day but the items are being ticked off – very canny – in Marion’s words.

The new CCTV is working a treat, but … but … somebody left the lights on when they locked up, so a peek at the CCTV  solved the puzzle, and lo and behold …. Promises have been made not to do it again! Tarmac has been quoted for – this will be laid to the side of the building where it is hoped raised beds can be created for the community to take part in gardening. Marion told us that ‘He believed it to be a little pathway however, on site he thought it was more like a road.’

Bingo ladies arrived bearing gifts of individual carrot cakes, Linda was cock a hoop as she had just purchased bingo books at a knock down price of £1, what a bargain, 600 tickets are usually £2.50p. The order was put into Di’s Diner for the Friday Coffee morning buffet who supplied, as always, an array of delicious food. Red Shoes Bob’s favourite is corned beef pie, Marion’s is quiche, Pauline and Sarah are partial to cheesecake. As the wet weekend gets into gear, Brady Square never fails in its enthusiasm, and Marion and the team are  all looking forward to hosting the Open Day next week and welcoming their visitors, many of whom were involved in the refurbishment, others who were not deterred by the upheaval of the beloved centre.

Marion offers the team’s thanks to Frost Magazine and all of its readers ‘For being with us throughout our journey, which seemed like a thousand miles once we took that first step. Now the world knows all about the folks of Brady Square.’

Indeed they do and are better for it.

Information: Columbia Community Association  Columbia uk Community Forum

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