| Welcome to your May newsletter |
| We’re film stars! We hope the recent filming did not inconvenience you too much. We were excited to see what went on and can’t wait to see the finished result. The production crew had to set up beforehand of course, replacing the ground floor window grilles that we had taken down and reintroducing grime and dirt that we had cleaned away, not to mention covering up umpteen things that were not in keeping with their vision of a run-down children’s home. Then of course everything had to be reinstated when they had finished with the actual filming. We were quite exhausted! We’ll keep you informed once the film is released and we can all see the results. |
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| Building Works Updates |
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| Final Handover Findlay Wallace and Tommy Bell from Ashwood’s have finally completed the recent renovation works, and have handed the building back to Judy Crabb (Chair HONC) and Hugo Target (HONC Architect with John Gilberts) as pictured below. It will be good to be free of scaffolding and hard hats but it was worth it! |
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| Update on the Heart’s record-breaking Christmas Tree Hello to the Heart’s army of knitters. The Christmas Tree Project is making great progress and we are one third of the way there, with lots of squares and decorations being delivered by hand and by post, but we still need you to keep knitting even when the sun tempts you outside. We are planning to fireproof the squares and decorations that we already have, towards the end of May. Then in June we need volunteers to come to the Heart and stitch the squares ready to hang on the branches and of course there will be cake and tea for all those involved. More about this next month. On May 11th there is a craft fair at the Eric Liddell centre and we shall be advertising our Christmas Tree. Please come along with your squares and decorations and support the Eric Liddell 100 celebration. We have been very fortunate to receive a donation from Bailie Gifford to help with our project, so many thanks to that organisation.Happy knitting and crocheting. |
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| Open for Coffee The recent Open For Coffee morning on Saturday 13th April, proved a great hit, with some hundred people coming along to enjoy the free food and entertainment. The Scran Van rolled up to provide free lunches and the food was accompanied by musical performances from the Men’s Shed. The free bicycle maintenance provided by EZ Bike Tours was also in great demand. |
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| Role-Play teachers wanted Our Partner, the History of Education Centre is keen to recruit some new role-play teacher volunteers for their Victorian Schoolroom. The facility on the first floor of the Heart has been proving so popular for visits that new volunteers are needed to help cope. Volunteers always work in pairs and the most common time to be needed is on weekday mornings. Training is provided. If you’re interested, check out their website at histedcentre.org.uk or contact christine.mcderment@heartofnewhaven.co.uk for more information. |
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| Gala Day – Saturday 1st June Gala Day is fast approaching, when the Gala Queen and Fisher King arrive in the harbour and are met by a parade of fishwives and pirates to be escorted up to the grounds of the Heart for an afternoon of family fun. This is the biggest local community event of the year, and we need your support to make it the success we all enjoy. Can you help us serve refreshments on the day? Can you help steward and keep people safe? Can you help us to promote activities that go on at The Heart? i.e give out leaflets, talk to people and get sign-ups to our newsletter? Contact roger.walpole@heartofnewhaven.co.uk if you’d like to help make the day a success. |
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| Gaze at the stars All Together Edinburgh have loaned us a fantastic, professional telescope that we can share with any local groups that may be interested. Please let us know if you are interested, we would love to hear from you. roger.walpole@heartofnewhaven.co.uk |
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| Shanty Group The Dreadnought Shanty Crew was originally started in January 2020 at The Dreadnought Pub and shortly after ran into heavy weather. They navigated Covid by singing weekly online and then went into dry dock for repairs when their skipper absconded to The Northern Isles! Now back by popular demand with the barnacles scrubbed off and seeking new recruits, The Dreadnought Shanty Crew can be found singing on Wednesday lunchtimes from 1-2pm in the Anchor Building. There are no auditions; apparently all you need is a broad mind and a sense of humour! Contact jan.brown@heartofnewhaven.co.uk if you’d like further information. The first session is free and then by donation to cover the cost of room hire. |
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| Jan B Brown, leader of the Dementia Meeting Place and the Dreadnought Shanty Crew |
| Staff Update You can now meet our caretakers – come and say hello when you come into the Heart . |
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| Coming up soon Saturday 18th May – Join us at the Heart for a day of free events being organised by the National Film and Television School – 10.30 till 4pm – a day of insight into some of the many creative careers available in film and television. Three sessions will be delivered by film and TV professionals, including award-winning documentary filmmaker Miranda Stern, animator Ana Songel and sound designer Anya Przygoda. Book your space through Eventbrite – |