Watford Community Housing are holding a Cleaning and Grounds maintenance contract review update at their offices Gateway House, 59 Clarendon Road on Wednesday 20th March from 6.30pm – 8.30pm.
Come along to Gateway House and speak to staff about the new contracts, and to find out what this will mean for you? how the contractors were selected? and how they will be monitored.
Want to know more about your health? Then why not drop in and get a FREE health check on Tuesday 19th March at Gateway House, 59 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1LA from 6pm -8pm.
Meet the ‘Living Room’ is a great opportunity to find out about the group that will be using the Meriden Community Hub from April. It will be held on Monday 25th March at Gateway House, 59 Clarendon Road 7pm – 8pm.
A spokesperson from The living room will come and talk in general about their charity. The types of addictions they support and how they help people on the road to recovery.
Their vision is a future where people with the illness of addiction are able to live their lives free from an addiction to drugs, alcohol or behaviours, becoming contributing citizens in society.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more about the charity, then please come along as they will open up for any questions after the talk.
Peace Hospice Care are holding a Chick Appeal; If you love meeting up with friends for a knit and a natter, or you knit as a hobby, this is the perfect opportunity for you to support the Peace Hospice Care and their patients and families whilst doing something you love!
Here’s how you can get involved:
Knitting Chicks – Knit as many chicks as you can to donate to their Chick Appeal. Be as creative as you want, you might like to knit a hat for each chick or a scarf? They don’t have to be yellow either, maybe you could knit some purple chicks – the more variety, the better!
Donating chocolate eggs (Cadbury’s Creme Egg sized) – They need lots and lots of chocolate eggs to pair with our chicks. When donating please make sure they have a sell by date lasting to at least until the end of May. You will need to bring the eggs to us on a week day between 9am and 5pm.
Selling Chicks – They need lots of venues to sell our our lovely chicks- schools, businesses, shops, cafes, religious organisations and other community groups… If you can adopt a box of chicks to sell, we can give you posters, collection tins and a thank you certificate at the end.
Deadline – please let them have your knitted chicks and chocolate eggs as early as possible, and by Friday 5th April 2019 at the latest so they can start distributing them to selling stations.
If you would like to support their Chick Appeal or want to find out more, please register your interest or contact them on: 01923 335 371 or email fundraising@peacehospicecare.org.uk
Watford Community Housing will be holding a diabetes talk, hosted by the Diabetes Group in Watford at their offices, 59 Clarendon Road on Wednesday 13th March from 6pm.
Learn more about diabetes and how to manage it with this 30 minute to an hour educational talk.
There will be time for questions and refreshments will be available.
Sunday walk and talk are free and are informal, relaxed, inclusive and open to all, to create and provide a regular chance for people to meet others in the community in a different way; on a walk in nature. The next walk is Sunday 26th January and as always they meet at the Cha Cafe at 1pm for about a two hour walk.
At these community events, you’ll find yourself in a friendly atmosphere with other local people. There are no attendance fees or barriers, please just book in to attend, come along and join them. Why not bring a friend too?
You can pace yourself, stick around for half an hour or go all the way. It is suggested you have a brunch or an early lunch, or take snacks and water with you.
The Random Cafe is at the Meriden Community Centre on Saturday 22nd February. You can enjoy a coffee or tea, cake and other snacks whilst having a chat, and then do some shopping at their food boutique table from 1pm – 3pm.
The Random Cafe is a pop up cafe and part of The Real Junk Food Project. Diverting food destined to be thrown away. All items are available on a pay as you feel basis.
West Watford Community Centre, 15 Harwoods Road Watford (near the hospital) are holding an Up-cycling Workshop; Friday 29th March, 2pm-4pm.
Come and make something new out of something old. Learn different techniques to transform unwanted items into something you love.
Cost is £5 including materials.
To book or for more information email; info@westwatford.org.uk or call 01923 235488
St John’s, Watford are hosting a Table Top Sale on Saturday 30th March in their Parish Hall, 38c Estcourt Road, Watford WD17 2PS from 10.30am – 3pm.
Free entry to shop and browse
If you have things you want to sell, why not rent a table from them for only £10. Set up and unload from 9.30am – Sale starts at 10.30am
Sutton Road Car park 2 mins walk away – standard parking charges apply.
Please book tables at https://saintjohnswatford.churchsuite.co.uk/events/kjcb9csj… or to book by phone please call 07462 201 903 or email administrator@saintjohnswatford.org.uk
Friends of Cassiobury Park are holding two volunteering days in the park for Woodland management and litter picking on Tuesday 12th and Saturday 16th March.
On Tuesday 12th March they will be coppicing and other woodland management tasks in the Nature Reserve from 10am – 3pm.
On Saturday 16th March they will continue with the coppicing from 10am – 1pm. Also during the morning they will do litter clearing in the park and the Nature Reserve (South side bike racks) from 10am – 12pm. Litter pick sticks and black bags will be provided.
If you wish to volunteer for as much time as you can spare, please wear boots and gloves. On both days please meet at the Hub at 10am.