We hold monthly Coffee Mornings at Our Centre when patients, carers and guests are welcome to join us for a friendly get together. The coffee mornings start at 10.30am and the regular raffle is drawn at around 12noon.
Throughout the year our support group 'The Friends of Dereham Cancer Care' organise many days and evenings events and trips which are also made available
to our cancer patients and their carers through our Centre. See our notice board for the next event.
Past outings include: Norwich Ice Show, Broads River-trip, Cromer End of Pier
Show, Sandringham Flower Show,
Thursford Christmas Show, Theatre Royal
Pantomime and an evening at Norfolk Herbs.To view a typical year of past events see Diary Review on main page.
WHAT’S ON & DATES FOR YOUR 2011 DIARY
JANUARY;
TUESDAY 18th COFFEE MORNING from 10.30am. ( Raised £89.50)
FEBRUARY;
THURSDAY 3rd OUR FUNDRAISING BINGO SESSSION at 7.45pm. (Raised £214.90)
THURSDAY 10th Meeting of the Friends of Dereham Cancer Care; AGM.
TUESDAY 15th COFFEE MORNING from 10.30am. (Raised £142.00)
MARCH;
THURSDAY 3rd OUR FUNDRAISING BINGO SESSION at 7.45pm.(Raised £309.50)
THURSDAY 10th Meetting of the Friends of Dereham Cancer Care (FDCC): talk: Out of Africa.
TUESDAY 15th COFFEE MORNING from 10.30am. (Raised £109.20)
APRIL;
THURSDAY 7th OUR BINGO SESSION at 7.45pm (Raised £198.00)
THURSDAY 14th Friends Meeting: talk :Dereham Operatic Society.
THURSDAY 19th COFFEE MORNING from 10.30am. ( Raised £145.00 + £40 from Elsie Fox handicraft sales)
MAY:
THURSDAY 5th BINGO SESSION at 7.45pm. (Raised £238.00)
THURSDAY 12th F.of DCC Meeting
TUESDAY 17th COFFEE MORNING. (Raised £126.00)
TUESDAY 31st CHAIRMAN'S SUPPER: B-B-Q at Castle Farm 7 for 7.30pm. £10.00 each.
JUNE;
THURSDAY 2nd BINGO SESSION at 7.45pm. (Raised£260.00)
SATURDAY 4th Fundraising Stall in Nelson Place. Raised £286.00)
FRIDAY 17th SUMMER BALL: POSTPONED until FRIDAY 9th MARCH 2012. Come and help us celebrate at our "10th BIRTHDAY CHARITY BALL" reserve your tickets at £35.00each with our Charity Office 01362 698527. Dancing to East Anglias top Showband Sounds Imperial. With Fundraising Auction; brilliant 'lots' already donated.
THURSDAY 23rd COFFEE MORNING from 10.30pm. (Raised £161.00)
JULY:
THURSDAY 7th BINGO SESSION at 7.45pm. ( Raised £243.00)
WEDNESDAY 13th Coach Trip to East Ruston Gardens; The Vicarage, stopping on route lunchtime at Potter Heigham Cost including coach and garden entrance £14.00.
WEDNESDAY 27th COFFEE MORNING from 10.30am at Our Support & Information Centre. (Raised £85.85)
AUGUST:
THURSDAY 4th BINGO SESSION at 7.45pm. (Raised £225.00)
TUESDAY 16th COFFEE MORNING from 10.30am at Our Support & Information Centre. ( Raised £108.00)
WEDNESDAY 24th Fiends of DCC Hoy Tea at the Meeting Point. 3-6pm.
SEPTEMBER:
THURSDAY 1st BINGO SESSION at 7.45pm. (Raised £211.00)
THURSDAY 8th Friends of DCC Meeting: Auction ( miscelaneous items, plants etc) at 7.30pm.
TUESDAY 13th COFFEE MORNING from 10.30am at Our Support & Information Centre. (Raised £202.00)
OCTOBER:
THURSDAY 6th BINGO SESSION at 7.45pm. (Raised £279.00)
WEDNESDAY 12th BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EVENT at Our Centre from 10am till 3pm, with Libby Lloyd Bennett of 'Chantilly Rose' with her range clothing for breast cancer patients and Helen Howard volunteer from the Breast Cancer Care charity.
TUESDSAY 18th COFFEE MORNING from 10.30am at Our Support & Information Centre. (Raised £131.64)
SATURDAY 29th Friends of DCC Event: Hayley Moses in Concert with Fish & Chip Supper at Yaxham Village Hall Tickets £10.00 inc. supper. Tickets from their Chairman Linda tel.01362 695820 or from our Centre tel. 01362 851439.
NOVEMBER:
THURSDAY 3rd BINGO SESSION at 7.45pm.
THURSDAY 10th Freinds of DCC Meeting: Teams Quiz Night with Cash Prizes. 7.15pm at theConservative Club.
TUESDAY 15th COFFEE MORNING from 10.30am at Our Support & Information Centre.
DECEMBER:
THURSDAY 1st ALL PRIZE BINGO SESSION at 7.45pm.
THURSDAY 8th Friends of DCC Christmas Party Night with Kareoke and Raffle. Members £7.00 non members £8.00.
TUESDAY 20th CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING at Our Support & information Centre date t.b.a.
Our Bingo Sessions and Friend of DCC Meetings are held in 2011 at the Conservative Club in Quebec Street, Dereham.
Watch for notices in the press and in town of Our Centre Fundraising Coffee Mornings and Friends of Dereham Cancer Care events throughout the year.
For further information contact Our Centre on 01362 851439, or Janet at Our Charity Office on 01362 698527. For information about the Friends of Dereham Cancer Care please contact their Chairman Linda Lambert 01362 695820.