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Golden Oldies Movie Club Gets a Boost
Do remember the good old days, and names like John Wayne, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Bette Davis and Greta Garbo?
Well, we’re bringing them back to the big screen in a little way – with the Golden Oldies Matinee Club. The club meets in the Over the Rainbow premises in School Vennel, Maybole every second Monday afternoon at 2pm, and for just £2, you can come along, see a classic film, get a cuppa and some popcorn.
The Club, which is hosted by Maybole One Stop Shop, recently received a very kind donation of a mobile wheelchair ramp from Mobility Aid Services in Troon, which means that it is now completely accessible to anyone in a wheelchair or using a mobility scooter.
You can see residents of Fairknowe trying the ramp for the first time, before settling down to watch Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
Anyone living in Maybole or the North Carrick villages who is retired is
welcome to come along and join us. Look out for posters giving you details
of the next four films that will be shown, or phone us on 01655 884032.
Happy Birthday to Us
On the 21st May 2008, we celebrated the 1st anniversary of the opening of the One Stop Shop. We invited clients, partners, local dignitaries and anyone else who liked the idea of a bit of a do to join us!
We were able to tell our guests what an eventful and busy year we have had.
- Since last year we have registered over 800 people in North Carrick as clients - that's almost one in 10 people living in our catchment area.
- We have helped to generate over £100,000 of additional income for our clients, most of which is likely to be spent with local businesses.
- We have had nearly 3500 visits to the project for all sorts of reasons.
- We have developed partnerships with lots of different agencies and provided them with accommodation so they can deliver their services in Maybole.
- We have attracted additional funding from Awards for All, Age Concern and others to provide a dedicated worker to improve services for senior citizens in the area.
- We have provided new training and volunteering opportunities.
Photos from the day are available on our photobucket gallery. You can see them by clicking this link.
Goodbye Karen,........ hello Lynne and Irene!
We are sorry to say goodbye to Karen Jess, who worked with us for 9 months as our administration assistant. Lured by the promise of ice cream and holiday fun, she has gone to work at Haven Holiday Park in their reception. We all wish her the best of luck for the future!
As they say, when one door closes, another two open!! We welcome to our staff, Lynne Campbell, who had previously worked as our Project Assistant, and now takes over the role of Administration Assistant, and Irene Moledina, an experienced Benefit Advisor who will be volunteering with us every Tuesday and helping to deal with our client caseload.
The One Stop "Charity" Shop
We will be taking over the Maybole Charity Shop for a week in August to raise funds for the project. If you are having a clear out, or would like to volunteer to help staff the shop, please let us know. If you would like to donate something , you can hand it in to us at School Vennel.
Mobile Phone Fun
We recently held our first session for retired people to learn how to send a text message on their mobile phones. Over two afternoon sessions, we showed particpants how to send and receive SMS or text messages on 10 phones, which were donated to us by communications company "3". Everyone seemed to enjoy the sessions, and might even have learned something! If you would like to take part in our next workshop, give us a ring and ask about our "Rolling Stones" sessions.
Jock
Barr
It is with much sadness that we tell you of the death of Jock Barr, a very important part of the MOSS steering committee. Jock founded Over the Rainbow, which is one of our partner organisations, as well as doing years of work for the community as a volunteer. You can see more about Jock, and his life on the Maybole Website.
Helen Wray, of the Scottish Community Foundation said, "Jock played a key role in what is a very successful steering group. His years of experience in volunteering in the community and his experience as a valued member of the Over the Rainbow project helped him play an important part in the success of the Fair Share Trust One Stop Shop Project, and his humour and presence will be greatly missed. "