Douglas Drive were back out on the road again last Friday this time to Farnham House, Hertfordshire County Councils Offices in Stevenage.

We had a stall in the staff restaurant where we displayed craft and cards made by the
Friends of Douglas Drive Craft Group as well as our awareness boards and leaflets.

It was another great opportunity to chat with people about Douglas Drive and also raise funds for the centre.

Thank you to everyone who supported us… we really enjoyed the day.

So, what will we be up to next Friday?…

                                              ….. Watch this space!

Douglas Drive went out on the road today and attended the POhWER Hertfordshire
‘Shout About It’ event at Stevenage Leisure Centre.

It was great to chat with visitors about Douglas Drive and the work we do.

We also took the opportunity to share with other charities and organisations who were at the event, explore the services they offer, and see how we could maybe use these services at Douglas Drive in the future.

It was a great day and thank you to everyone who stopped by and chatted with us…
…we enjoyed meeting you all.

The Mayor of Stevenage Cllr Sherma Batson

Douglas Drive were honoured to receive a visit today from The Mayor of Stevenage Cllr Sherma Batson,
The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire Fergus McMullan, Cllr Jeannette Thomas and Cllr John Lloyd.

The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire Fergus McMullen chatting with members of the Tuesday Group

Our visitors joined us for lunch and then spent time mingling and chatting with members of the group.

 
It was a lovely atmosphere and an enjoyable afternoon.

Douglas Drive had a stall at The Stevenage Dog Watch ‘Doggie Day’ held in the Town Gardens last Sunday.

Our initial aim was to raise awareness of Douglas Drive but we also took along
hand-made cards and craft made by The Friends of Douglas Drive craft group…

The day also wouldn’t have been complete without our popular cuddly toy stall… all the cuddly toys being dogs (see what we did there?!) and all were sold again in record time!

It was a beautiful sunny day and lovely to be able to chat with people and share about the work of Douglas Drive Day Centre and raise £116.50 for the centre at the same time!

Once again, thank you to all who gave their time to help on the day…. it really is very much appreciated.

After several weeks of washing, wrapping and naming, Douglas Drive were ready to take their ever popular Cuddly Toy Stall to Stevenage Day on Sunday.

It was a great day and yet another sell out with an amazing £738.40 raised for the centre.

A huge Thank you to everyone for your help and support… We couldn’t do it without you.

During next weeks Stroke Awareness Day, members of our Tuesday Stroke Survivors Group will be participating in a sponsored walk as part of the Stroke Associations ‘Step Out For Stroke’.

The walk will take place around the green outside the Day Centre and, whether walking or using wheelchairs, all will be taking part in order to raise funds for both the Tuesday Group and The Stroke Association.

The day is open to all so please feel free to join us and cheer our walkers on!….

Dear Clients, Volunteers and Staff

I would like to say a very big Thank You to you all for the time and effort you put into making the Spring Fair held on 12th April such a great success.

Many thanks go to the Friday Fundraising Craft Group ‘The Friends of Douglas Drive’ who raised £65.00 on the day and continue to bring in profit from sales throughout the year.  To Diane’s daughter in-law who donated a beautiful Easter Cake to raffle, and indeed to everyone that donated items for the stalls and for everyone that attended on the day.

And finally, a big thank you to Chris for working tirelessly over the weeks to ensure the success of the day.

Rose

The Grand Total Raised ………….. £578.70!!!

Our Annual Spring Fair will be taking place
this Saturday!

There will be the popular Win a Teddy stall,
Craft, Cakes and plenty more!

Why not pop along for a browse and a cuppa…

…We look forward to seeing you!