Groups

Meets every Friday from 9.30am until 3pm. Friday club is a self-supporting club for people that have finished their treatment in the Speech and Language Department of Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup. The members enjoy the company of other stroke survivors, friendship, helpfulness and support.

The club has a freshly cooked meal, paid for through membership fees. What people choose to do at the club is entirely up to them. They can go to the artist’s table and paint of draw. The can play chess, dominoes, read, write or debate topical issues.

They enjoy a week’s holiday every year, a lot of carers come along, as they have such a good time going ten-pin bowling, going to the pub for lunch, various outings and dancing sometimes to the early hours.

For information about Friday club please contact Beryl Howes, Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup Tel 020 8302 2678 extn 4583

Known by its abbreviation DCF, the group meet in the church on the 2nd Saturday of each month. The afternoon gets underway at 2pm, usually with entertainment in the church, for example Irish Dancers, Barber Shop Singers, Soloists etc. We then move into the church halls for tea and cake and a good natter. Please contact the church if you would like to attend. Transport can be arranged.

·	We welcome people with any kind of disability, of all faiths and none

·	We are part of the national DCF network and affiliated to ‘Through the Roof’

2010 is DCF’s (Disabled Christian Fellowship) 25th anniversary year and a number of events are planned to mark the occasion. One of these is a special concert by professional recording artiste Clarissa at our September meeting. Clarissa will be donating a portion of her fee to the charity SANDS (Stillbirth And Neonatal Death Society), which she keenly supports and which is obviously relevant to us in view of past leader Monica’s recent sad experience.

We hope this concert will be well attended – the exact date is: Saturday, 11th September, from 2pm to 4.30pm, as usual, and all are most welcome.