Metheringham & District Hand in Hand Club Winter 2011

At present the club is still meeting once a fortnight at Westfield Community Centre in Metheringham, although we do not know for how much longer we can continue.

In March we were informed by Lincolnshire County Council that they would no longer provide transport to get our members to and from the Centre. I suppose we had taken the free transport for granted having had this provision for over 40 years, so it was quite a shock to have to pay £100 per fortnight for the minibus with the lift to get our disabled members to meetings.

Over the last few months we have been very fortunate in that we have received several very generous donations. Several other similar clubs in the area have had to close immediately due to these transport problems.

Anyway, on a brighter note, we are in the process of arranging a Christmas lunch at Martin Moor Golf Club and a Christmas Shopping Trip to Lincoln in November.

Through our transport problems we have had to cut back on our outings this year, which does mean that we will (hopefully) be able to carry on with the club for a while longer into the New Year.

Ann Tye (Secretary)