Fair Close Day Centre celebrated its 40th birthday on Thursday 29 November and I together with Edwina Cooper were invited to share in the celebrations that afternoon for tea and entertainment. When we arrived at 2 p.m., the hall was full of people, around about 90 or so, so we found a couple of chairs and waited for the entertainment to begin. The entertainer played an electronic keyboard, sang popular songs and told jokes, so he was pretty versatile. When I mention popular songs, these were from the 1940s and 50s which the assembled pensioners would remember. And they did with some gusto so everyone became quite relaxed and content. Then came the tea and an enormous cake which the kitchen staff had made. I was asked to cut the cake and made a short speech, thanking the staff and volunteers for their efforts in providing the tea and the cake. I congratulated the Centre on achieving forty years and that I was sure it would continue for at least another forty years although I would not be around to see it. Before we left, we were able to speak to many of the guests who were very pleased with this event.
Fairclose is a very valuable resource in the Town, not just for their residents, but also for those living in and around the Town, as it enables the elderly to get a good lunch as well as the company of others. Without it, there would be many lonely pensioners who could not meet others in a such a convivial environment as this provides. Long may it continue.
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