Start Your Own Club for Widowed People

18 JUN 08

Sunday Scene shares its experiences of setting up clubs for widowed people with 'Ten Tips on How to Start Your Own Club For Widowed People' This can be found in the ‘Hints’ section of the website.

 

Whimsical Words of Comfort

26 Oct 07

Actress Maureen Lipman contributes Daft Verses to Sunday Scene website - see Words of Comfort and Reviews.

 

AGM Minutes Now Available Here

23 Oct 07

The Minutes of the first Sunday Scene Breakfast Club AGM are now available here, by clicking on the following link...

AGM Minutes

 

Our first Annual General Meeting

13 Sep 07

Approximately forty people were present on Thursday 6 September 2007 at a very smooth running AGM followed by a cream tea. The Minutes and reports will be posted on the website quite shortly.

 

The arrival of Sunday Scene Social Clubs

8 Aug 07

Members of our two most recent breakfast clubs at Runcton and Angmering have completed their five months membership and each has now formed its own self managed Sunday Scene Social Club. The Angmering social club will be known as 'Roundstone', Runcton as 'Palms' and the very first one as 'Gee Bees'! Friendship and friendly rivalry was cemented in July with an inter-group skittles challenge won this year by Angmering SSBCs and we look forward to many inter-group events in the future. All the social clubs will remain affiliated to Sunday Scene Breakfast Clubs.

 

New clubs starting in September 2007

8 Aug 07

If you’d like to know more about Sunday Scene Breakfast Clubs, you’ll find a warm welcome at our Introductory Talks when Jacquie Clarke, founder of the clubs, along with many current members, will be on hand to talk about what the clubs offer and to answer any questions.

We know how daunting something like this can be and sometimes it helps to break the ice first so call Jacquie on 01243 542528 to let us know if you’re coming. If you can’t make it to the Introductory Talk we can always make another arrangement for you. We look forward to meeting you!

 

Introductory Talk at Angmering

8 Aug 07

3.00 pm Wednesday 29 August 2007 at The Restaurant, Manor Nursery, High Street, Angmering (near the Spotted Cow pub).

 

Introductory Talk at Runcton

8 Aug 07

3.00 pm Thursday 30 August 2007 at Palm House Restaurant, Manor Nursery Runcton (B2166 Pagham Road), three miles south of Chichester.

AWARD PRESENTATION

25 April 2007 Palm House Restaurant, Manor Nursery, Runcton, Chichester

Award PresentationAt an Award Presentation, attended by club members past and present, representatives of local organisations, the Managing Director of Manor Nursery, Chairman Mike Nixon, members of the Management Committee and other Sunday Scene Breakfast Clubs supporters. Councillor Pat Arculus, Cabinet Member, Adult Services, West Sussex County Council presented the Awards for All Certificate to Jacquie Clarke, founder of the organisation.

Picture courtesy of Observer Newspapers.

 

Award Presentation

We’re delighted to announce that Councillor Pat Arculus, West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Adult Services has agreed to present the Awards for All Certificate at a special event to be held in The Palm Restaurant, Manor Nursery, at the end of April. Amongst the specially invited guests will be representatives from many local organizations with concerns for widow and widowerhood and Sunday Scene Breakfast Clubs members past and present.

 

Sunday Scene Breakfast Clubs, Angmering, West Sussex

We’re very pleased to announce that the Angmering club is now up and running with a mix of age groups, men and women traveling from within a ten mile radius of Angmering.  The Club meets at The Restaurant, Manor Nursery, High Street, Angmering (sister of the Chichester club venue) for breakfast on Sundays from 9.30 – 11.00 am and on Wednesday mornings for coffee from 10.00 – 11.30 am.

Conversation is lively, a social diary is already underway and some members are meeting at the restaurant on other days of the week too! In the first week, activities for some have included a visit to Highdown Gardens, a trip to the cinema, and a poetry evening where quite a few members shared their own poems. A Mothering Sunday lunch and a cheese and wine evening are planned for the spring and these will provide an opportunity for the Chichester and Angmering club members to meet and socialize together. 

Come and join us!

For more information telephone Jacquie Clarke on 01243 542528 or email editorial@sundayscene.co.uk

 

Dedicated club for widowed people promoted at the University of Brighton

Our founder, Jacquie Clarke was recently invited to address 130 delegates at the launch of ProfitNet, Brighton & Hove, a concept symbolizing partnership working, knowledge sharing and identification of creative approaches to the successful running of small to medium sized businesses. A participant in earlier trials of the programme, Jacquie was invited to explain to delegates how over the last year, her involvement with ProfitNet had helped shape Sunday Scene Breakfast Clubs.

Anjuu Trevedi, ProfitNet’s Director and Senior Business Development Manager said of Jacquie’s speech, “It was inspiring and engaging and I know attendees found it very motivational.”

From Jacquie’s point of view, whilst being delighted to reciprocate some of the help she’s received, she also saw it as a great opportunity of bringing the state of widow(er)hood and the Sunday Scene concept to the attention of a wider audience, many of whom had personally experienced the loss of a partner. As a result, many useful contacts were made during the course of the evening.