Lunch Club @ the Allendale

Welcome to Lunch Club @ the Allendale

The only thing better than a tasty lunch is a tasty lunch you don’t have to cook yourself!

So it is with the monthly Lunch Club @ the Allendale: a two course lunch, freshly cooked on the premises, with tea and coffee included and bar open for optional purchases. All for just £8 per person.

At the Lunch Club in Platinum Jubilee week, the room and tables were decorated in red, white and blue and there was a prize raffle (see photos of room being prepared). The next dates, at the time of writing, are 28th June, 26th July, 30th August and 27th September. Tickets can be purchased from the Allendale or at www.allendale.org/boxoffice. Welcome!

Sing Together – an hour of great tunes and lots of fun

By Caroline Pugh Everyone says, “singing together is so beneficial”, so what makes it so good? Research demonstrates the many health benefits of singing, but currently many medical practitioners are also focussing on the well-being aspects that can be gained from that sense of community when we sing together.

Comments from our members such as, “It lifts my mood, makes me feel better when I’ve sung some great songs” and “It’s always fun and light-hearted, I even notice my breathing has improved when I’ve been to a Sing Together session” endorse the view that current medical research supports - that community activities can be very valuable alongside clinical interventions.

We have lots of fun, there’s no pressure of performing, just a lovely time singing different songs from a variety of styles and decades. Recently our weekly themes have included ‘Songs from Musical Theatre’, ‘The Sounds of the 70s’, ‘A Tribute to ABBA’ and ‘Beatlemania’, as well as tunes that give us ‘A Fabulous Feeling’.

So come along to the Allendale and join us on Tuesdays, 11.1512.15. Sessions cost £6. For more details, contact Caroline on 07984 828642 or email creatingmusicalparticipation@gmail.com