This week - we recommend....

This week we've just been showing our Blog to our new member of staff, Jo, who's come over from Meadowbank Lodge to help out here at The Old Fire Station, so welcome Jo!

We've also been looking at our online statistics to see who's had a look at what we've posted and we're very impressed that lots of people from overseas have been taking a look....

Now we're down to business, here's Rae with his recommendation for today...

Rae went to Crewe yesterday morning and had lovely fish and chips which he would definetely recommend! He then went to the cinema to see Due Date, starring Robert Downey Junior and Zach Galifianakis. It was an action film, funny in bits, with a good car chase and very good all round. Robert played a father trying to get back across country in time for his baby's birth - Rae said the acting was very good and he won't spoil the ending but it was a happy one!


Barry Williams would like to recommend getting your Christams shopping done early! He's going a week on Saturday to Chester with Calvin Tag and he's looking forward to it a lot. Also this Friday he is getting a new Jack Richards truck which is a bit expensive but he thinks it will be worth every penny! He is also getting two brand new trucks at Christmas, a James CC Ferguson and a Dyce Carriers one!

Derek Powell has been shopping this week already, and recommends B&M in Winsford where they had a Christmassy atmosphere already with a snowy train scene set up - he said it was good and its well worth a look, aswell as bargains to be had there too.

Ricky Foster is helping out with typing today, so now over to Ricky...
i've been enjoying swimming again and hardly have to put my feet down at all now!!!!!!!


More next week - we promise some good pics too now we've got our new camera up and running!
Bye for now

This week - we recommend.......

Hello again!


We had a week off last week as we had Irene Threlfall come in from Holidays with Help and she showed us lots of fabulous pictures and answered all our questions too - so we'll write that up for our next newsletter. We just sent out a newsletter covering what we were upto in September and October, so if anyone wants a copy let us know at the Old Fire Station!


Anyway, this week, here's what the Blog team have been up to and want to share with everyone.....

Barry Williams, (pictured 4th from left) enjoyed his trip to Winsford last week on the bus. It was an Arriva bus, and the driver was lovely. They went to the fish and chip place in the shopping precinct for lunch, which Barry said was very nice! They went in Asda too and Barry bought a bendy bus which he's very pleased with and has pride of place at home. His visit to Jack Richard's lorry yard is going to be a week on Saturday so watch this space after that for a special report....

Derek Powell (pictured 3rd from left) very much enjoyed lunch at the Dingle Centre last week. Its on the main road in Winsford and serves lunches Tuesday to Fridays at 12pm. It's open to people who are 50 and over, or other groups by arrangement and every week on Tuesdays, a group from the Old Vic goes and joins in. Derek said its a nice place, and we get a nice meal - one week we had a lovely macaroni cheese pie, and jam sponge for dessert. Its very good value too, under £2 and you get a cup of tea. They are lovely people there and always make us feel welcome, so give it a try!

Ricky Foster (pictured far left) had a good time at the Old Fire Station last Friday at our special Halloween Buffet. He enjoyed the hot dog and fries, and Sue Wilkinson's lovely parkin cake. We decorated everywhere with scary spiderwebs and Halloween ghosts and witches and all our friends from Frodsham came over too so it was very nosiy but good fun. Lots of people dressed up as witches, wizards and scary monsters and prizes were given out. There was apple bobbing and lots of Halloween balloons too and after lunch a balloon fight broke out which our Ricky had good fun with. He never stopped smiling and gave as good as he got!

In the evening, Dane Walk organised a Halloween Ball at Castle Private, so all the decorations got sent up there. The balloons didn't last that long though as they all got popped by Paul! Barry and Rae both went aswell as lots of other people. Barry had a scary Frankenstein mask on, and black hair, and Rae was Count Dracula too. Rae won some aftershave in the raffle, and Barry enjoyed a tipple or two!

Rae Williams (pictured far right) went to Chester yesterday with his companion and went to a lovely cafe in the market for lunch, and had a very healthy baked potato and beans. He bought a Merseybeat CD which he said is good, he would recommend it. He would also recommend Chester market which is where he got it from, as it was very good value.

And lastly, Jackie (pictured 2nd from right, at the back) would recommend aquafit for keeping fit. Yesterday I did the deep end class and am very very tired today!

More next week, Bye for now from The Blog Team

This week - we recommend.......

Firstly - a big Happy Birthday to Karen Morrey who is 42 today! Rae reckons she doesn't look it! Karen's mum and dad bought her a Doctor Who DVD and she also had some sweets (lots!) and some pens and a Doctor Who calendar so she'll be weel organised next year!
Karen recommends giving paintball a try! She's just picked up a leaflet from a stand in amogst the shops....

Ricky Foster recommends giving swimming a try! He's been working really hard at Moss Farm baths every Friday and is coming on a treat with his front crawl and has a kick that would do an England footballer credit! He's really enjoyed it....

Derek Powell would like to recommend watching Family Fortunes on TV - he likes trying to guess what the answers are going to be so look out for it!

Barry Williams recommends giving your local library a try - Barry goes to Northwich library every Tuesday as he loves reading and getting out lots of different books, especially ones on trucks! And he'd love to read about anything to do with Jack Richards and Son but hasn't found them in any books yet...

Rae Williams would like to recommend getting out and about in this lovely autumn sunshine. He walked into Northwich yesterday and had a lovely lunch at the Cosy Kitchen - cabbage, potatoes, carrots and pie! After that he had a wander round all our lovely Northwich shops....

Thats all for this week folks. Next week there may or may not be a post as we've got Irene Threlfall from Holidays with Help coming in to give us an exclusive interview, which will be up the week after if not before so watch this space....

More getting to know us......

We're going to be busy next week so for this week we're going to go all out to give you lots to look at!

Here are three more of our celebrity interviews with three of our lovely ladies......

First is Christine....

FULL NAME Christina Gale

AGE? 52

WHAT DAY CENTRE DO YOU ATTEND? Frodsham Community Day Services, Tuesday & Wednesday

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY THERE? Knitting

FAVOURITE FOOD? All food!

FAVOURITE DRINK? Tea

FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAM? None!

FAVOURITE HOBBY? Drawing

FAVOURITE COLOUR? Pink

FAVOURITE MUSIC? Pop music

Next up is Lisa.....

FULL NAME? Lisa Hoyle

AGE? 48

WHAT DAY CENTRE DO YOU ATTEND? The Old Fire Station - Monday to Friday

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY THERE? Going out on the bus, going out for lunch and singing with Dane Walk

FAVOURITE FOOD? Sausages!

FAVOURITE DRINK? Cappucino

FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAM? Liverpool FC

FAVOURITE HOBBY? Swimming at Winsford pool

FAVOURITE COLOUR? Red

FAVOURITE MUSIC? Shania Twain and Tina Turner...

Last in the hot seat today is Susy....

FULL NAME? Susy Blowers

AGE? 35

WHAT DAY CENTRE DO YOU ATTEND? The Old Fire Station, Monday to Friday

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY THERE? Going to the pub for a drink!

FAVOURITE FOOD? Salad

FAVOURITE DRINK? Coffee

FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAM? Man United

FAVOURITE HOBBY? Playing with Charlie the cat

FAVOURITE COLOUR? Orange

FAVOURITE MUSIC? West life

Getting to know us..

Next in the hot seat is a new member of our Blog team, welcome to Derek!






FULL NAME? Derek Keith Powell


AGE? I feel like 21!


WHAT DAY CENTRE DO YOU ATTEND? The Old Fire Station, Monday to Friday


WHATS YOUR FAVOURITE ACTIVITY THERE? Going out and about on the bus


FAVOURITE FOOD? Fish & Chips


FAVOURITE DRINK? Tea


FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAM? Liverpool FC


FAVOURITE HOBBY? Watching TV - my faourite is Harry Hill

FAVOURITE COLOUR? Blue

FAVOURITE MUSIC? Leo Sayer

Stop Press! Medal Success!

Emma Calvert has recently been in Taipei, Taiwan, for the World Down Syndrome Championships and won medals for Breastroke, Freestyle and two relays. Well done Emma!
She reached the final of the 200m breaststroke and almost broke a world record in in the process!
She's on a well earned holiday now but we'll get pictures and an interview with the lady herself when she gets back.
Watch this space!

Bye from the Blog team this week - more next week, and hopefully more pictures as we'll have a new camera by then!

This week.....we recommend

Ian Billington recommends having a look at the Help for Heroes website - he's just bought a wristband to help raise money for our troops abroad....

Tracy Radcliffe recommends having a go at jigsaws now the nights are drawing in - this week she's got some real bargains from charity shops - her favourite is one with trains on it which she'll be doing soon.

Barry Williams has been in touch with Jack Richards & Sons haulage company and is very excited about his upcoming trip to go for a ride on one of their trucks - watch this space!

Ricky Foster has been to the Tate Art Gallery in Liverpool with the staff at his house and would recommend it! Ricky enjoyed looking at all the pictures and would also recommend the coffee!

Rae Williams went to Chester yesterday on the bus and had a really good day - he had a pub lunch and had a good walk and thinks it would be a nice day out for anybody. He was enjoying the autumn sunshine.

More next week.....