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On 5th February we have a meeting at 2.00 pm. - all members - and we may let the staff and volunteers come too! If they are good that is.

David W from Social Spider is coming along. He delivers training on Citizen Journalism, and Newsletter and Magazine Production. 'This training is affordable, practical, laid back and develops essential media skills. It gives people the confidence they need to get their messages and experiences into the open.' It is especially accessible to people who have mental health difficulties, so this is of great interest to us at Enfield Clubhouse. 

We have the opportunity (funds permitting) to have this sort of training held here for us at Clubhouse. How amazing is that?!

So if you are a member of Clubhouse, come along to find out about this opportunity and help to decide what we want to do together. Do we want to use this training to launch a member produced newsletter, or maybe we want to produce a publication of our artwork, poems, designs etc, or maybe we want to have a member written blog, or maybe we want to be able to write articles on things we feel strongly about, or maybe we have other ideas that we want to explore!   

Wishing everyone who knows us (and everyone who doesn't!) a peaceful Christmas and New Year.

You can now view and/or download and print our Annual Accounts and Review for 2008-09.

Please click on the image below to see both.

                 A big thank you to all of YOU!                           
      £1100+ raised during July and August

Many thanks to everyone who donated their time, energy, expertise and money to help us at Enfield Clubhouse raise funds over the last two months. Together we have raised over £1,100! This is made up as follows:

Enfield Clubhouse summer bbq                                   £105
Small Charity Car Draw raffle                                       £170 
Gunsel's sponsored bike ride                                      £500 and money is still coming in
Waitrose giving initiative 'Community Matters'            £255
Raheem, as a member of the local Mental Health
Foundation Trust, signed up 27 additional
Foundation Trust members.                                         £135

Making a grand total of £1,165, so far.

Many thanks for all the green counters, you put in the Enfield Clubhouse 'box'.

And many thanks to Waitrose Enfield!

A big thank you to the Foundation for Social Improvement for providing the Small Charity Car Draw, and to all of you who bought tickets.

And thanks to Diane for managing the admin!

The draw for the winner takes place on 1 October.

Many thanks to everyone who supported our summer bbq. 

Many thanks to Raheem for all his hard work.

Many thanks to Gunsel and all who sponsored her.

A group of members and volunteers recently visited Parkside Farm, Hadley Road which is approximately 15 minutes walk from Chase Farm Hospital.

The farm is set amidst the beautiful rolling countryside just north of Enfield and is one of a number in the area where people can pick their own fruit and veg. It's a popular place for families to visit.

Between us we picked courgettes, french beans, spinach, strawberries, raspberries and blackcurrants.

The minimum amount people have to pay is £1.50 for the fruit or veg. they pick, but obviously they can pick as much as they want.

After the fruits of our labours we had our lunch, and resisted the temptation of buying ice cream, Jersey cream, meringues, home-produced honey, and hot and cold drinks which were for sale at the farm.

It was certainly an interesting experience picking and choosing what would eventually end up on your dinner plate.

We were honoured to have a visit from the Mayor of Enfield

John, one of the members entertained us with his renditions of Bob Dylan and Beatles songs with the aid of his guitar.

Special thanks goes to all members for participating in this fund-raising event, especially Diane's brother Michael (who was on holiday from New Zealand) who helped with the BBQ.

With the entrance fees, car raffle, and other fun events such as tombola and hoopla we raised just over £100 for the clubhouse.

Thanks again to everyone who attended and we hope to see you again next year.

Before our tour we walked through Green Park, enjoying the various types of flora and fauna.

On our way to St.James Park for a spot of lunch we knocked on the door of Her Majesty's residence Buckingham Palace but we were met by a police attache with machine guns!

After lunch we walked past Westminster Abbey.

Before starting our official tour we had the opportunity to see the  "Parliament Past and Present" Exhibition housed in the Jewel Tower opposite the Palace which was accessed by a very narrow spiral staircase.

Finally, here we are outside the entrance of the Palace of Westminster eagerly awaiting our guided tour.

Before we were allowed to enter the Palace we had to endure a 'airport' like security check, where we had to place all items in our pockets in a metal tray which was passed through a x-ray scanner machine and we also had to pass throuch a special x-ray scanner door. Luckily we all passed without any unusual bleeps!

We were shown around the Palace by a very charming lady Elizabeth Johnson who gave a very informative and enlightening guided tour which took in both the House of Lords and House of Commons.  

From this point we were not allowed to take any photos or videos inside the Palace.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our member Diane for organising this trip.

Our volunteers planted an amazing 100 vines. Only three years to wait before we can enjoy the fruits of their labours! That is when the first white wine is scheduled to be available from these vines. 

On the first day of planting we reckon there were about twenty students from Capel Manor, along with six volunteers from the Faith Garden Project and three from Clubhouse. They even featured on the BBC Regional News that evening.