Ordsall Community Cafe Forthcoming events

ORDSALL COMMUNITY CAFÉ FORTHCOMING EVENTS

NEW PLAY AREA CONSULTATION
Thursday 15th November 1pm to 3pm

HEALTHY EATING AND COOKERY CLASSES COMMENCING OCTOBER 2007.
The launch will be on Wednesday 10th October from 3.30pm when you will be able to sample some of the dishes we will be learning to cook.
The course will run every Wednesday from 17th October to 5th December 2007, from 4pm to 6pm. There will be free samples for you to take home and try with your family, in addition to wipe clean recipe cards kindly produced by St Josephs IT class project.
A creche will be available. All welcome whatever age

BASIC SKILLS IT TRAINING
Every Wednesday from 1pm to 4pm

COMMUNITY REPORTERS
Every Tuesday from 10am to 4pm

LATIN LINE DANCE DROP IN
taster session from 10.30am to 12 pm 26th Nov. 2007
For more information contact: Louise Ashworth, Healthy Hips and hearts co ordinator on 07928522308,or 0161 778 0497

NEW OPENING TIMES
From Monday 3rd September, our cafe will now be open until 5pm on Mondays and Tuesdays, and to 7pm on Thursdays for a three month trial period. The cafe will also be open from 9am to 1pm on Fridays, on a permanent basis.

FREE GARDENING SESSIONS WITH NICOLA
Including tips on how to make your garden and plants look healthier and last longer.
How to plant hanging baskets
How to deal with slugs and pests
Every Thursday from 4pm to 6pm commencing 23rd August 2007

PRIZE BINGO EVERY FRIDAY AFTERNOON

FROM 2ND MARCH 2007 FROM 1.30PM TO 3PM
Four games including a line and house.
£2.50 including refreshments


HAIRDRESSING
Every Monday and Tuesday- see our hairdressing page for further details on how to book an appointment.

PARENTS AND TOTS EVERY THURS FROM 1PM TO 2PM (TERM TIME ONLY)

FREE INTERNET ACCESS EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY
You must join IT club and provide ID with proof of your name and address.

Drop In for fun and exercise at the Cafe

LET’S DANCE!!

The Salsa, Merengue, Mambo, Rhumba,

a little bit of Rock ‘n’ Roll and more………….

Join us for an Over 55s

LATIN LINE DANCE

‘TASTER’ SESSION

At

The Community Cafe

Tatton Street, Ordsall

on

Wednesday, 10^th October, 2007

Between 11 am and 12 noon

No partner required – No need to book –

just 75p per person – See you there!

For further information contact:

Louise Ashworth, Healthy Hips and Hearts Support Officer,

SALFORD COMMUNITY LEISURE

079 285 22308, or 0161 778 0497

Cookery Classes at the Cafe

COMMUNITY WALK FROM ORDSALL COMMUNITY CAFÉ
By Sylvia Sharples, Community Reporter

For the past three weeks on a Wednesday a walk has been arranged, leaving the café at 10am and returning at 11 am. I missed the first week, when I am told quite a few people turned up, and everyone enjoyed a leisurely walk down to Salford Quays.

My husband and I turned up for the second walk where we were accompanied by Charlotte the Park Ranger. Leaving the café (giving extra time for more people to turn up) we walked down through some open space which I didn’t even know existed. Unfortunately it was strewn with rubbish and I couldn’t believe that some local group hadn’t tried to clear it up. We then went through Ordsall Park, and the smell of new mown grass was overpowering. This area was very clean and well kept. We continued down towards the canal and the moment we reached the tow path the peace and quiet was unbelievable, it was another world. The water was like a mill pond and we saw quite a few pairs of mallard ducks busying themselves with their daily routine. We even saw a couple of coots. I imagined how busy the canal must have been in the past with shipping and barges up and down. The remains of the davits and mooring bollards, now sadly unused, was very poignant of people’s working lives in another age.

Our route continued past walls full of graffiti, very artistic, but in the wrong place. I had remarked I had noticed it from the window of the tram, the previous week. How all this could have been painted with nobody complaining is hard to believe.


We then turned off the tow path and crossed the road near the Bricklayers Arms and noticed what a lovely building it was. We then made our way up by the Neighbourhood Office and back along Tatton Street to the café.

During our walk we got to know Charlotte and exchanged views on all sorts of subjects. We also talked about our various backgrounds and things we had done in the past and our current interest, now that we are retired. All in all it was a great success and very therapeutic.

This last Wednesday I was the only one who turned up, which was disappointing. A new Park Ranger, Steve, whose area is Albert Park had come along to see Charlotte’s area. I was asked where I wanted to walk and suggested the same walk as described above. This time I took my camera and took a few photographs, which are shown in this report.

The weather had been threatening to cancel the walk, but it remained dry for the duration. We walked back through the New Barracks Estate, and Regent Square Park which is another oasis, and hidden gem to those who have no occasion to walk through the estate. We returned to the café and I thanked the Rangers for accompanying me.

Without this opportunity I would have never have gone down to the canal on my own as it is far too lonely. We only saw one person on the second trip, but would not feel comfortable going down there alone. Here’s to next week, weather permitting!