Bowling at Cinebowl, Uttoxeter
This Week was a Curling Match at the Club
Club members were split into three teams with the staff and volunteers making up a fourth.
There are two styles of mat, one a target format and the other with more spot targets of varying values for scoring.
Lots of fun with a bit of the old competitive spirit creeping on to the teams. Well, everyone wants to be a winner but at Gateway we are all winners!
Naturally, there was the usual Tuck Shop break, made special by a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday for one of our members before play resumed.
Unfortunately, I had to leave before the results were added up but not before I got a photograph of one member of staff practising her bowling skills for next week!
Until next time…
Anyone for chocolate?
After the glorious weather on Saturday our Easter weather slowly deteriorated and by Easter Tuesday it was blowing up a storm! Not to be put off our hardy members loyally turned our for the Easter Bingo!
A wonderful selection of goodies awaited them. Our loyal supporters had not disappointed. Huge Thank You to Julia Dixon who passed on the Easter Eggs left over from the Church’s Easter Egg Hunt and to Stramshall ACE too, who kindly donated their spare Eggs from their Easter Trail. It is wonderful to experience the shared support of the local community groups.
Now for serious concentration, eyes down, dibbers at the ready, and we are off! Legs 11, two little ducks 22, Kelly’s eye no 1, unlucky for some 13 but hark the shout goes up and Bingo we have a WINNER! Numbers were called and all too quickly the evening was drawn to a close. But yet again smiles in abundance and lots of chocolatey grins. Who cares what the weather is doing when you have an armful of chocolate, not me that’s for sure!
See you all next week for Curling.
Another fun night at Club this week!
House of Games was the theme, and the evening certainly stretched the brain cells and taste buds. Our members were divided into three teams, with each team seated around a table. A team captain was chosen to present their answers to the the Club Leaders. The evenings game was in the form of a Quiz Night.
Sue kicked off with a general knowledge round. Each team given three possible answers, answer A, answer B or answer C. It was really good to see the members conferring with each other before their team captain gave their answers.
The Challenging Picture Round!
Next round was certainly a challenge and there were some rather interesting faces being pulled as the members were give a series of savoury snack to taste by Di, their challenge to decide what flavour it was meant to be? The first one was suppose to be Chilli, however, I concluded the nearest that snack had been Chilli was if it sat in the fridge! The last was very strong and a flavour that certainly was hanging around in the mouth providing the perfect opportunity to take a break for tuck shop break. I can’t help but get the feeling Tuck Shop was very popular as an orderly queue was quickly formed in front of Di as she served everyone.
Drink and snack purchased it was back to the game, further rounds consisted of guessing the numbers of items in jars. The jars were lined up on the table and no one was allowed to touch them. Members had to give their best estimate. From the number of £2.00 coins in one jar, to the number of discs that were not blue in another jar (There were a lot of blue discs), to name two examples.
There was a picture round too. The pictures were challenging and I definitely thought one looked like the eye of a crocodile but apparently it was a toad! Well having never been eyeballed by either, how was I to know?
Another evening of fun and conversation with friends was enjoyed and everyone went off for the Easter Break to return on the 11th April for Easter Bingo.
Happy Easter everyone!
The task of spreading the word about Uttoxeter Gateway Club continues.
The Club was delighted to accept Burton College’s kindly invitation to a Transitional Event held to support their students in the next stage of their journey in life away from college.
Trustees, Fay and Catherine, went along to share the opportunities that Uttoxeter Gateway Club can offer to them. There was a brief introduction and then Students and their carers or parents were able to approach Fay and Catherine on the Uttoxeter Gateway Club stand. They were able to chat openly about the exciting events and club nights that the Club has both participated of in the past and share what the club has lined up for the members in the upcoming months.
Whilst most of the students are based in and around Burton-upon-Trent, it was encouraging to hear an active interest in what the club can offer them. It was heartening to speak with a couple of students and their mothers who are currently living in Uttoxeter and are hopeful that this morning’s efforts will have provided an insight into Uttoxeter Gateway Club and the club looks forward to welcoming the students for their free taster session soon.
In Other News
This week’s meeting was at Cinebowl and the usual hustle and bustle of the bowling alley that takes place there. It is without doubt one of our members favoured activities if our swelling numbers are anything to go by!
Well as they say, it’s all over bar the shouting!
We all got active with Angie
