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Vida Walsh Activity Centre,2b Saltoun Road,SW2 1EP(near Effra Road, facing Win-

drush Square)[email protected]

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Creative Writing GroupThe Creative writing group have beenmeeting with John O Thompson every

Wednesday. This is a fun lively group whowith the gentle guidance of John have writtenrecited and read their own original pieces .The other members of the centre had thepleasure of hearing some of their work inMarch during a Show and Learn catch upsession. Monologues where recited, thrillerswhere expressed and plays where

dramatized. We have a growing collection of the groups work on Display in the Centre.Eileen has kindly allowed us to print one of her sonnets below. You can join the groupevery Wednesday 2-3pm

Walking is an ideal way to takeregular exercise, it is sociable andenjoyable. It is an ideal way tostart improving your health, getout in the fresh air and meet newpeople. It is a safe and achievableform of exercise, which is good for your heart, helps control your weight, blood pressure and isgood for your bones!Our healthily walk will be FREE,short, gentle and friendly This walkwill not have a led but a route willbe planned out before hand.The walking group will meetTuesday Morning 10am to takelocal walks. Walks will be gentle,

lasting about 1 hour. Sometimeslocal, others further afield. Put onyour walking boots and join us.New starters are always welcome

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Vida Enterprise Group (VEG) On Wednesday 9th March the first VEG ie meeting took place . Some greatsuggestion came out of the meeting. One was to hold a regular raffle andanother was to have life style, health and well being home parties such as Avonor Pampered chef. On that same afternoon we had a Pamper Chef event whichraised funds for the centre. As a result of the Pampered Chef demo we realizedthat we could earn even more money for our centre. A starter Pampered Chef Consultant kit was purchased and donated to the centre,. We now need our consultants. We also discussed having a directory of skills that for a small fee,the public could buy services i.e. clothes alterations, cake making, party favour making curtains or cushions making.Every week in the Brixton area there are table top sales or local markets. Our member like making cards, soft furnishing pickles and sauce. We could have amarket team that could sell these items.The VEG ie group are now looking for a person or people to runa) The monthly raffleb) Become a Pampered Chef or other product consultant.c) Be part of the skills directory

d) Make and sell homemade products at a local marketIf you would like to be part of any of the above please come to the next VEG iemeetings on 11th May 12.30pm and 8th June 2011 at The Vida Walsh Centre.

We would like to send a warm thank you to twoof the Vida Walsh volunteer who have moved onto new pastures. Lizzy volunteered with thecentre as a cook since September 2010 and isnowseeking full time employment. Donna helped setup the singing sessions on Fridaymornings.

We would also like to thankJessop school for coming tothe centre with LondonMusic masters andperforming there violinrecitalsLondon Music Masters believes that enablingopportunity, diversity andexcellence in classical musicwill inspire positive changefor individuals andcommunities.

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Donna (right) with Mary


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The Out and about group is back and will be lead by Abigail.Anyone can simply turn up on the day and the routes are plannedto ensure they are free for anyone with a Freedom Pass. All thedestinations are free too, so you dont have to spend anything if

you dont want to. These trips depart from Vida Walsh Centre 2bSaltoun Road, at 10.30am every FridayOur first event will be a trip to the South bank to see LPO FoyleFuture Firsts 6 May 2011 These are Members of the LondonPhilharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts orchestralapprenticeship scheme who will present music inspired by dances

from near and far. Other days out will be as follows

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Make a good EyewitnessDo you think you could make a good eyewitness? Are you interested in how thepublic help the police with there enquires? The eyewitness group at RoyalHolloway, University of London is conducting research into various legalpsychology topics, such as the eyewitness performance of vulnerable people, suchas children, the elderly, and people with learning disabilities. Furthermore, thegroup is interactively engaging withthe police by informing them how tobest deal with vulnerable witnesses.On 18th May Julie Gawrylowiczand Gary Dalton would like to cometo the centre to talk to us as a groupabout what they do. Julia and Garywould like to conduct some researchwith some of the group at a futuredate. For this work a small paymentwill be made to participants. If youare interested please attend the firstmeeting on 18th May 2011 at 3pmand see how you can help.

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20thth May 2011 ALFIES ANTIQUE MARKET, 13-25 CHURCH ST, MARYLEBONE,

LONDON NW8 8DT

27th May 2011 Geffrye Museum 136 Kingsland Road City of London E2 8EA

June date will be planned with Abigail and the group together


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Tue Wed Fri

10-11.30am

10-12noon

12-2pm

2.30-4.30pm

1.30-4pm

2-3pm

9.30am

10.30am-12noon

12-2pm

2.15-3.15pm

Goldie's~a coffeemorning for gay, lesbiansandtransgender people age 50and over(50p)

WalkingGroup (seepage 1)

Eat@Vida see

Art with EricaCraft withCarol

Show andLearn SessionsIncludingGardeningCooking

Creative writing

Out andAbout Seepage 3

Sing a long!Join us for some heartysinging

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Fit as aFiddleLearn theVida slide

EveryMonday

Information and Advice ( Free) 1-4pm

EveryThursday

Information and Advice (Free) 10am-1pm

Age Concern Lambeth provides free confidential and independent information and advice on allissues of concern for older people over 55 years of age. A surgery is held at the Vida WalshCentre twice a week


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Summer Time so let your self unwind The new centre will soon be open for 1year and what a great year it has been. We hope you will enjoy the activitieswe have planned over the next few months Lunch is 3.50 for a two coursemeal. Sandwiches are available each day for 1. Tea and Coffee served at allevents for 50p unlimited refills. Events can change without any notice soplease use this newsletter as a guide only

May Tuesdays May Fridays June Tuesdays June Fridays

3 MediterraneanChickenThree bean salad

StrawberryGateaux

6 SalmonVegetable TortillaWrapsScones and Cream

3 Chilli con carneVegetable stewFruit flan

10 Lamb Chopswith Mint SauceAubergine andMozilla bakeChocolate Cake

13 Garlic RoastChicken VegetableLasagnaCherry Pie

7 ChickenStroganoff Vegetable PastaApple Cake

10 Fish and ChipsBistro SaladJam tart

17 Meat Loaf Cauliflower CheeseApple Crumble

20 Tomato &thyme cod GrilledsausagesCoconut cake

14 Cottage PieVegetable andLentil pie CheeseLemon Cake

17 Vegetable andchickpeas Stir fryCumberland Sau-sage and chips

24 SpaghettiBolognaise

Spanish omeletChocolate Swirlcake

27 Home MadeBurgers

Jacket potatoesand Veg fillingsStrawberryGateaux

21 Thai-stylesteamed fish

Meat ballsTrifle

24 Curry ChickenVegetable Pie

Apple Crumble

31ChickenMasalaMacaroni Cheese

Fruit Sponge

26 SpaghettiBolognaiseMush-room and Ale Pie

Upside downcake

Meals are served with seasonal vegetable, salads potatoes or rice
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Vida Walsh

Vida Walsh Activity Centre,2b Saltoun Road, SW2 1EP(near Effra Road, facing Windrush Square)

[email protected]


May and June begins the gardens' peek growing season when the days arelonger and the heat kicks in. June offers those gardeners late to the party anample opportunity to get things started especially if the gardener is interestedin planting for autumn colour

Vegetables growing at Vidas We plan to start some warm weather vegetables such as Corn,We have planted Beans, Peppers, Tomatoes, Squash and PumpkinsVegetable seedlings are be thinned this month in order to provide ample roomfor growth.We plan to plant your Broccoli, Cabbage, Brussels sprouts and Cauliflower for next winter's harvest.We have been pinching our herbs to keep bushy and fresh with new growth

Gardening PoemOh what our Garden at Vida Walsh inthe gold days of May and June?Basking in the haze of wonderful days,It is a Brixton haven a secret that is intune,With cars roaring past and trafficwardens bays.The passer by look on and we listen,We hear The Saltoun murmur and wesee our garden glisten.Every gardener task is a might,Every Gardener helps build this paradise of elders powersThe Wisdom of Windrush Generation is lightComes from this Diaspora in plants and flowers

May 11th Make pickles

May 25th Make Tomato sauce

June 8th Make pepper sauce

June 22nd Make chutney

If you would like to brush up on your sauce and pickle making join usfortnightly 2pm in the Vida Walsh Kitchento make some tasty goodies. The cost of materials at these session are 2 andplease bring empty clean jars

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