PANTO TIME!

Back by popular demand.........It's PANTO TIME on Sunday 11th December. Followed by our Carol Service on Sunday 18th December. See below for more details!

The Pampered Chef Cooking Show - in aid of Clic Sargent

This event was held at the Jubilee Family Centre on Friday 07^th October. There were over 50 guests who enjoyed the competitive spirit between two families, whose children have benefitted from the support provided by Clic Sargent, as they tried to outdo each other in their cooking abilities. There were also some amazing raffle prizes on offer: tickets for Legoland, Amazonia and Alton Towers to name just a few. After the cooking came the eating! We were able to sample the delights that were straight out of the oven, once they were cool enough to handle, along with teas and coffees.

The grand total raised for Clic Sargent was a fantastic £630.76 which will go towards helping to support other children suffering from Cancer.

We’re all going.... The Holiday Club for the 50s and over.

We went and had an amazing three days. This was the sixth year that we have held a Discovery Holiday Club at Jubilee Family Centre in Aylsham. We had sixty two people of fifty years and over, some of them friends from past years, some of them for the first time.

They played games like Croquet, Boules and Quoits and flew kites, they had made, on the field next door to Jubilee Family Centre. Inside the building they painted flower pots, decorated buns, made greetings cards, painted pictures, made flower arrangements and even made coasters using a Fret saw. Bingo was also very popular. As usual we had a thought for the day on the days in the Jubilee Family Centre. This year we were looking at where we are all going to, in this life and beyond. Again a number of people decided that they wanted to follow Jesus and so changed their ultimate destination.

The holiday club outing was a great hit again this year. We went via The Highway Garden and Leisure Centre where we were very well served with coffee and cakes. Then on to Somerleyton Hall and Gardens near Lowestoft, where we were made very welcome, and had a tour of the hall followed by lunch. After a quick look at the beautiful gardens we had a cream tea then back to Aylsham, a very pleasant day out.

We have a monthly coffee morning called Discovery Coffee on the last Wednesday of each month, except August, from 10.00 to 12.00 at Jubilee Family Centre. It’s a time for getting together and chatting, playing games and having coffee and cakes. This is open to anyone who is fifty years and over. If you would like more details please call Keith on 01263 733332.

Jubilee Tots at the Aylsham Carnival

With the Aylsham Carnival fast approaching, Jubilee Tots decided to throw caution to the wind and celebrate this annual community event by joining in the procession. Our interpretation of this year’s theme "Merry England" was old fashioned nursery rhymes - particularly relevant to our client group - we thought.
So if you were in Aylsham on the afternoon of Sunday 3^rd July you may have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of; a king, a queen, a blackbird or two, a farmer, a cat with its fiddle and even a fellow in his nightshirt (to name just a few characters), parading through the streets of Aylsham towards the "Rec".

The streets were lined with encouraging onlookers, much to the children’s delight, and the sun shone. It was a fantastic day, improved only slightly by Jubilee Tots being judged overall winners. (Who am I kidding, we were overjoyed!).

It was a great effort from the Tots members and the team and well worth it to be part of such a strong sense of community.... anyone fancy a go next year?

Amazonia at the Jubilee Family Centre

One Thursday in June, the JFC was transformed into a den of noise and excitement. The hall was buzzing with anticipation… Amazonia was in the building. A vast number of volunteers had turned out to help at the last FATJs: one to be remembered. Families began to arrive in and the anticipation mounted. Children were engrossed in the various activities that were on offer from making spiders out of wool, decorating cakes with spiders and other creepy crawlies to face paints and nail decorating. But the real excitement was the reptiles.

Anyone who wanted to have a go was able to hold a bearded dragon, baby tortoise and various snakes. But the main attraction this year was a baby alligator. Children, young and old, squealed as they held and stroked the different reptiles. Many grown ups took the chance to ‘have a go’. There were many golden moments as children were given the opportunity to hold creatures that were just so amazing and which they wouldn’t normally have the chance to see let alone hold.

The last FATJs was a truly wonderful event. Lots of laughter and fun lots of happy families gathering together to enjoy time out with each other. A HUGE thanks go to the army of volunteers without whom FATJs would not be possible.

One child put it this way:

“FAT J’s was AMAZING!! I loved being able to chill, talk and play with all my mates. I especially enjoyed being able to hold the animals! I just wish that wasn’t the last one because I loved going to FAT J’s because it was so fun!”