Jimmy Mac’s Programme
March 2022
Thursday 17th March – St Patricks Dance
We welcome back Alliance 1.30pm – 3.30pm Cost £5.00
APRIL
Thursday 28th April – Dance -The Rock Bottom Band 1.30pm – 3.30pm – Cost £5.00
Wednesday 27th April – Pretty Woman – Savoy Theatre London – Sold out
MAY
Thursday 5th May – Windsor – Cost £19.00
Home to Windsor Castle, the second residence of Queen Elizabeth II. Enjoy the shops, visit the castle, or have a boat ride!
Sunday 15th May – Bressingham 1940’s – Cost £35.00
Bressingham Steam & Gardens Military; Miniature Railway; Miniature Steam; A Celebration of Dad’s Army, Gardens and much more!
Price Includes Admission
Monday 16th May – Dance – Alliance
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Cost £5.00
Saturday 21st May – Rickmansworth Canal Festival Cost £14.00
Runs along the Grand Union Canal, Boat Shows, Craft Stalls, Entertainment
Thursday 26th May – Wicked – Apollo Theatre London
Includes Return Coach Cost £60.00 – Spaces Still Available
JUNE
Wednesday1st June – Queens Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
More information to follow – Roast Dinner tickets go on sale Sunday May 1st from the kitchen Cost £6.50 (80 Tickets Available for dinner)
Tuesday 7th June – Cotswold – Moreton in Marsh – Market Day – Cost £23.00
Largest street market in the Cotswolds offering local produce, books, pet products, clothing and much more. The high street which is also surrounded by idyllic Cotswold stone buildings housing independent shops, tea rooms, antique shops.
Sunday 19th June – Watercress Line – War on the Line – Cost – TBC
War On the Line will feature civilian and military re-enactors, vintage vehicles, live music, dancing and historic displays. Travel Ticket gives you the freedom to explore the displays
JULY
Thursday 7th July – Southend – Cost £19.00
Walk along Southend Pier, which is the longest pleasure pier in the world, at a length of 1.34 miles. Then finish with a fish & Chip dinner?
Sunday 24th July – Bedford River Festival – Cost £17.00
This will see the return of lots of the Festival’s old favourites, from the music stages and funfair, the dragon boat and raft races on the river, and lots of stalls and activities to get involved with across the Embankment, Mill Meadows and St Mary’s Gardens. Bedford High Street will also be closed for the first time.
Thursday 28th July – New Forest – Blue Badge Guide Cost £53.00
Over the past millennium a wealth of myth & legend has wound itself around the forest trees like a clinging vine. Your expert guide will take us back through time and to thatched villages and on to Lyndhurst and Beulieu.
PRICE INCLUDES MORNING REFRESHMENTS AND TWO COURSE MEAL
AUGUST
Monday 8th August – Walton on the Naze – Cost £19.00
A day at the seaside Walton is a traditional seaside town with wonderful walks along the golden sandy beaches
Thursday 11th August – Dance – The Rock Bottom Band
1.30 -3.30pm Cost £5.00
Wednesday 17th August – Faversham & Whitstable – Blue Badge Holder – Cost £53.00
We visit the little-known gem that is Faversham, a market town set among the Kent apple orchards and the seaside at Whitstable. We explore Faversham with a gentle stroll in the morning seeing some of the 475 listed buildings. Then back to the pub for farmhouse ham, egg and chips or vegetarian option. In the afternoon we head to Whitstable with its picture postcard of weatherboard cottages.
PRICE INCLUDES MORNING REFRESHMENTS & LUNCH
Thursday 25th August – Clacton Air Show – Cost £19.00
Details TBC
SEPTEMBER
Monday 19th September – Dance – Franz Black
1.30 – 3.30pm Cost £5.00
Friday 23rd September – Vintage Essex – Cost £67.00
We begin at Thaxted with morning refreshments. From high in the coach, we will take in the gentle rolling landscapes of rural Essex and the chocolate box village of Finchingfield. Where we will have a ploughman’s lunch and enjoy the vintage vehicle collection.
DECEMBER
Thursday 8th December – Oxford Christmas Market Cost £19.00
With the sound of choirs singing Christmas carols, market traders offering unusual and handmade gifts, colourful decorations brightening wooden stalls and the aroma of mulled wine and cinnamon drifting in the air – a visit to the Oxford Christmas Market is a truly magical Christmas experience.
Thursday 22nd December – London Lights with Fish & Chips Cost TBC
Tour of London Lights with our regular coach driver Andy! Stopping for Fish & Chips at Waterloo
Other Information:
- Rhonda’s Chair Exercises – Every Monday & Tuesday morning – 10.30 – 11.30am Cost £1.50
- Film Shows on the big screen every other Monday – keep an eye on the board for details
- Line Dancing is back – every Tuesday at 1.30pm
- Money prize Bingo is every Wednesday from 1pm
- We now have a hairdresser in the Centre. Laura is here Wed, Thurs & Friday. You can book appointments at the centre or call her on 07816 384422
- Solesisters Foot Clinic is based in the centre on Tuesdays from 10.00am – 2.00pm – Cost £20.00 Nail Trim etc, £30 is footcare (everything included) please phone Amanda 07437018951 or Tara 07769714628
- Hot lunches, jacket potatoes, sandwiches and paninis plus teas and coffees are available everyday Mon to Fri
- Roast dinners every Sunday – price £6.50
Holidays for 2022:
9th Monday – Friday 13th May – Tenby:
Clarence House Hotel
Cost includes: Coach, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast, Day Trips & Entertainment
Cost – £609 pp – Double/Twin – Still Available to Book
£629 – Single Sold Out
£50 deposit required
13th Monday – Friday 17th June – Potters:
Staying in bungalows in the beautiful grounds this fully inclusive holiday at Potters Resort which overlooks the picturesque Norfolk Coast includes lots of activities, mouth-watering food, and live entertainment
Cost – £585 pp which includes all drinks, insurance, full activity programme and coach
£50 deposit required
Still Available to Book – Twins & Doubles
Mon 12th – Fri 16th September – Isle of Wight:
Staying at the Shanklin Beach Hotel. Cost includes Coach, Breakfast and Evening Meal, Entertainment & Day Trips
Cost – £450.00 – Double/Twin – Still Available to Book £470.00 – Single Sold Out
Please note Day Trips go on sale Friday 1st April 2022
