East Surrey
Here you can find the news and jobs from our centre in East Surrey
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Where would we be without our volunteers?
NewsAs you can imagine after 12 weeks of lockdown the front drive of the East Surrey centre was looking a little tired and overgrown. As part of the preparations for getting it ready for a rota of staff to return we were lucky enough to be able to benefit from three of our volunteers helping […]
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Life During Lockdown: Foodbags in East Surrey
NewsStaff and volunteers at Welcare in East Surrey have had their hands full recently, with more demand than ever for food and basic supplies for local families. Prior to lockdown, Welcare offered a foodbag service based from our centre in Redhill. Families finding themselves in financial difficulty could come to the centre to pick up […]
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Playlink 16th Birthday Party April 2019
News“The children enjoyed exploring the activities and many people just said ‘wow – there is a ball pool’ upon entering.” Playlink in East Surrey hosted its own 16th birthday party last month, in an afternoon enjoyed by Welcare staff and service users alike. “We had several ball pits and tents set up.” Says Helen […]
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Adding something for Lent rather than taking away
NewsWelcare in East Surrey hosted a Lent Lunch in early April, raising £60 for Welcare. Staff provided guests with a choice of three delicious home-made soups, fresh bread and fruit. Over the meal the Venerable Moira Astin – Archdeacon of Reigate, and Welcare Trustee – led the group in a Lent reflection and challenged us […]
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East Surrey Christmas Toy Choosing Day
NewsOn Wednesday 31st October our East Surrey centre held their annual Toy Choosing Day. Each year parents are invited along to choose gifts to give to their children and family for Christmas. The toys and gifts are very kindly donated to us by local schools and churches and the event gives families we work with […]
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New Children’s Garden at Redhill
NewsA wonderful day was had by all for the opening of our new Children's Garden in Redhill
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Sun Shines on Welcare’s Redhill Community Party
NewsLocal charity hosts family party for 150 at Timperley Gardens
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Redhill Theatre Group Raises £600 for Welcare!
NewsOn 6th, 7th and 8th August, innovative youth theatre and music group, YESOS, performed a beautiful production of Les Misérables at the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill. YESOS chose to raise funds for Welcare in East Surrey with collections at their shows and at a fair beforehand, raising a fantastic £600 for vulnerable children and families in […]
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Good OFSTED report for our Redhill Children’s Centre
NewsOur Welcare in East Surrey Centre had an OFSTED inspection at the end of May
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East Surrey volunteers wrap presents for our families!
NewsOn 12th December four of our fantastic volunteers came in to our East Surrey centre and spent the morning wrapping over 100 presents for our service users this Christmas