Lymington Community Centre Celebrates 75 Years
Celebrations for our 75th Anniversary have begun with a series of different events.
To mark the special occasion, the celebrations kicked off with a Volunteer Appreciation Party on Wednesday 20th September. Current volunteers were invited to come along to join us for a buffet lunch with an afternoon of entertainment. The party was held show our appreciation and to say thank you to them for the hard work they have put in over the year and to celebrate our 75th Anniversary.
Susan Tyne and a group of students from Brockenhurst College supplied the entertainment for our Volunteers and put on a fabulous show with dances from ballet to belly dancing! A delicious buffet lunch was served to the volunteers by the Trustees of the Centre and Staff.
The presentation of the Fowler Cup was awarded by Lucie Lewis and Rachel Smith to the Volunteer who has gone above and beyond as voted for by the Volunteers and Staff. This year’s winner was Shiela Johnson, Volunteer Gardening Team. Sheila has worked tirelessly in looking after the gardens and completely re landscaping the garden area by the Gates Hall. She even helped to remove a tree with one of our Caretakers.
2nd place was awarded to Steve Henderson our volunteer projectionist who has worked behind the scenes with the Malt Cinema including producing Rotas, setting up cinema playlists and helping Mahala with Live Screenings and sorting the Satellite.
Judi Turner was awarded 3rd Place for all her hard work in the kitchen and helping with HAF lunches in conjunction with St Barbes Museum. A special thanks to all of our volunteers for their hard work.
Another 75th Celebration event was held on Saturday 23rd September, we held an evening with invited guests. The evening began with a short speech from Norman Browne, Acting Chair. The Centre Manager Rachel Smith then shared a presentation on the history of the Centre and the exciting developments planned in the future. Mayor Cllr Jack Davies attended and welcomed guests to the event and thanked everyone for their support.
Delicious drinks and canapes were served throughout the event by 7th Wave Events.
Guests were entertained all evening by the fantastic Magician, Robert Bone. Robert amazed guests with a series of different tricks and then performed a show inviting guests to join in which really stunned guests and left them wondering how!!!
We are very much looking forward to the future events to continue celebrating our 75th Anniversary.