NEWS
Moira has started a Centre blog. She plainly has nothing better to do. If want to encourage her frivolity, go and read it: From the Centre Manager's Desk
BEN BEN, the Centre Manager's dog, died on the 24th of December 2007. He was very old - about 14, she believes - and had been in gradually failing health for some time. During the Christmas holiday he let her know - in his own way - that he had lived long enough. He slipped away very peacefully and without distress. He was the Centre's mascot and client-greeter for over nine years, and The Chase seems strangely still and empty without him ...
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Our CHRISTMAS "AT HOME" was a huge success, in spite of the appalling weather forecast. From the moment we opened the doors at 10.00am to the time we forcibly ejected the last stragglers at 4.00pm, we had a continual stream of visitors. The event raised over £1,300 for the Centre and £450 worth of that was from the incredibly popular raffle. The most sought-after prizes were the hand-made quilt (donated by mavis Gaskell) and the autographed photograph of Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisborne in "Robin Hood - donated by the man himself and proving yet again that everyone loves a bad boy). Our thanks to everyone ... everyone who came, everyone who helped in whatever way, everyone who donated prizes, cakes and gifts. Unfortunately, the overwhelming success of the event means that we'll have to do it all again next year. Rats.
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2008 Calendars available now. Click HERE for further details.
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"THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD"
After a gestation period of something over 6 months, the Centre's long promised newsletter compilation – The Long and Winding Road has finally seen the light of day.
The 34 Newsletters (which over the years developed an idiosyncratic style and a small but vociferous fan base) were produced between 1993 and 2003 and are linked by a narrative written by the Centre Manager, Moira Briggs, who was also responsible (some would say criminally) for most of the newsletters.
Read together, the newsletters and the linking narrative tell the extraordinary tale of the ground-breaking Centre for Complementary Care – of the people and events that shaped it and of its survival, against all the odds, into the 21 st Century. Related not from the viewpoint of the therapists, but from that of a long-suffering and frequently bemused paper-pusher battling recalcitrant office equipment, unhelpful officialdom and the vagaries of the English weather, the story takes the reader on a gently humorous and occasionally poignant journey down a less-travelled road. For details on how to order, please click here
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VIRTUAL TOUR - A Virtual Tour has been added to the site - courtesy of Pulse Business Solutions of Thornhill. There are four 360° panoramas - two in the Centre and two in the garden. You'll find it on the "Muncaster Chase" page, under the link to "The Centre". Please take a look.
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