03/08/2026
Despite the soaring temperatures in the recent few months, members of The Billericay Men’s Shed have gone into full summer mode and totally embraced it !
For us, The Summer kicked off around Dementia Alliance Week when we were very kindly invited by The West Ham United Foundation to spend a day touring the West Ham Ground at The London Stadium followed by a meal and activities at the foundation’s headquarters, The Foundry, situated in Beckton, East London . A great day was had by all, even the non West Ham fans amongst them! Our thanks to everyone at The West Ham Foundation who made us feel so welcome and we hope to make a return visit soon.
We got so consumed in this Football Fever it then carried on to the World Cup where we were getting so excited about our progress through the tournament we ended up making our own England bunting! Hey ho, next time .
Prior to the commencement of the School Summer Holidays we have also had some great visits from the pupils of Quilters Junior School. They always bring a smile to our Happy Wednesday members’ faces and are always willing to join in on our fun .During this warm weather they’ve been able to participate in some of our outdoor games with them although I will hasten to add that they are more sedate, gentle pursuits such as hoopla and skittles!
The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Happy Wednesdays have also continued to have great fun with our monthly visits from TIME who have helped us with another recording and, in another creative form, our regular visits from Roger and Carol Savage to brush up on our artistic skills, we thank them all for their continued support .
This year several of our members have been celebrating some milestone birthdays and one of our couples, Roger and Irene, wished to make a donation to The Happy Wednesdays to celebrate Irene’s 80th . It was therefore decided to organise a Summer Lunch Party for us all in her honour .
Our very own Pete W made a beautiful cake and we ordered in sandwiches and chips from The Lakeview Palace Cafe in the park along with lots of other goodies. It was a wonderful get together and a most generous gesture from Roger and Irene. Thank you so much and Happy Birthday, Irene.
