Friends of Warboys Day Centre

30/10/2026

Things got a bit spooky, rather silly and at times, bordering on the ridiculous down at the Community Centre today. With Halloween decor greeting the members, it seems that we had more than a few unwelcome guests. Ghosts, witches and a rather large spider all graced us with their presence; even a devil in disguise turned up to do the ‘Thriller’ dance!
Then came the games..... witch’s hat hoopla, eyeballs in the cauldron, eyeball skittles and spider races….we are mad.
Clare gave a little ‘witchy' history talk and finished it with her spellbound poem that included all the members in the room. Our brave ‘mummies’ (Pat and Wendy) stood very still as Polly and Julie raced to apply their bandages in record time.
Lunch today was a delicious home-made Polly's lasagne and a sponge pudding and custard for dessert. Full tummies, happy faces and well-practised for tomorrow night……🧙🧹👿

28/10/2026

A relaxing morning this morning, spent with friends, chatting, laughing or sharing a game or two, just lovely. Some of us even put our poetry skills to the test as we prepared to write a spooky, Halloween style poem, in readiness for Friday. Anyone think of a rhyming word for ghostly ‘apparition’?

Main course at lunch today was all local produce from Warboys Fen kindly donate by farmers Helen Parr The Fabb Herd Beef and Tom Nobles Potato and onions, beef stew, with mash , dumplings and veg, kindly made by Val, our chairperson. Our cooks in the kitchen today were Kim, Jenny and Milly. For dessert it was apple strudel with custard.
This afternoon, we were visited by the entertaining St.Ives Uke Troupe. Thanks to them, some of our members aired their dancing moves and a great afternoon was had by all.

As it was half term we also some youngsters join us too.

23/10/2026

23/10/2026

Well.....we certainly gave Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore a run for their money today. What probably should've been a sedate, very sensible activity actually turned in to being so much more. The clay came out, the cutters came out and looking at the results, so did the members' imaginations!
Our chef, Rob cooked up the lunch today which consisted of chicken Kiev, chips and a bit of veg, with Jelly and Angel Delight for dessert.
This afternoon, we blasted out some 70s music intros and had two teams to fight to be champions. The 'Wrinkly Sweethearts' won, much to the annoyance of the Daring Darlings. The volunteers got their air guitars out and rocked out to their hearts content. Another exhausting but fabulous Friday. Happy weekend everyone.

22/10/2026

So one our dear members had a visit from Specsavers Home visits in the summer.

The members told the optician how much they love coming to Young at Heart club, how it cheers them up and they called it their life line, how they make friends , how they enjoy meals and how every session is so different and so much fun.

The optician was so taken back by what our dear member had said that we charity based and we mainly run by volunteers and we rely heavily on fund raising and donations. He decided to contacted me, to discuss if there anyway he could help us. As Specsavers home visit couldn’t believe the service we provide.

After a few conversations, Specsavers Home visits decided to sponsor this year Christmas quiz, which is a great help to our club and they also be providing some wonderful raffle prizes and some treats for our lovely members and great volunteers.

So thank you Specsavers Home visits.

Who also provide a wonderful service for our vulnerable members.

 Specsavers Bedford Home Visits provides professional eye care and audiology services in the comfort of your home, offering convenient, high-quality support for those who are unable to visit a store. Our experienced team delivers comprehensive eye examinations and hearing care services across the local community.

If you require more information please contact

Specsavers Home Visits Bedford
Office 10, The Incuba
Brewers Hill Road
Dunstable
Bedfordshire, LU6 1AA
Tel: 01234 862522
Email: [email protected]

If you like a table at the quiz night you got be quick as they selling out fast.

21/10/2026

Even though the weather was grim outside, we never let it interrupt our happy states of mind and besides, how could anyone be miserable with the charismatic Mr Stuart Clements to entertain us. We brushed off those cobwebs that had started to form, ready for Halloween, and out of our seats we got.
Our lunch today was a home-made cottage pie and veg, made by Polly's fair hands and there wasn't a plate that hadn't been cleared at the end of it. Strawberry cheesecake finished lunch off nicely and it was time to get the games out.
Clare taught a group of ladies how to play the ‘Newmarket’ card game, an old favourite from childhood, only we used tiddly- wink counters instead of half-pennies. Some tables had Jenga on the go and other table top games were in full flow.
Friday, we are attempting to try out the air-drying clay…..don't wear your best gear!

16/10/2026

It's un-bray-lievable what we get up to at the ‘Young at Heart Club’ sometimes and today was certainly one for the memory bank as we had two very special guests.
Thanks to Katie, Trevor, Steven and volunteer Sue, we had the gorgeous Matty and daughter, Berry visit us, along with a few carrots. What beautiful natures these donkeys have and they certainly didn't object to all the cuddles and attention that our members (and volunteers) showered on them. It was so generous of the owners to give up their time and we truly appreciate kind gestures like these.....as you can see from the photographs and big smiles!
One Leisure visited this morning with their stretchy things and we all gave it a go, doing as little or as much as we were comfortable with.
Some really corny 'donkey' jokes were told just before lunch, which we agreed belonged back in the crackers.
Today's lunch today was an all day breakfast, cooked and lovingly prepared by Rob, Kim and Milly. Thank you, it was cooked to perfection.
The afternoon saw some of us partake in a little speed quiz run by one of the volunteers. It wasn't planned but sometimes it's just fun to do these ad hoc things.

If you haven’t seen already we believe our Dalek will be on “ Have I got news for you” tonight BBC1 at 9.30pm.

16/10/2026

So BBC 1 have been back in touch today, I believe the Dalek will be on Tv Tonight on “Have I got news for you tonight “ at 9.30pm

14/10/2026

The legendary Jukebox Legends got us up on our feet today and we were thoroughly entertained throughout the morning. Whether they are fully mobile or need a little assistance in that area, it never stops our members embracing the music to their heart’s content and we simply love nothing better than to be part of this. We dance, we jive, we wiggle, we drum or we simply tap on the tabletops but music has a way of bringing us all together as one.
A delicious lunch of cheesy mash, sausages and beans was followed by a home made rhubarb crumble, courtesy of Kim, our crumble queen. We had intended to play a cards this afternoon but it panned out a bit differently when John, one of our members wrote us a poem. This was read out by Clare and we then spent the afternoon making up funny limericks about some of the members. Who knew we had a few poets amongst us? Okay, so we used a little ‘poetic licence’ at times and ‘Janet’ did end up on a ‘planet’ but we ended up laughing until we nearly cried.