Macmerry Lives!

The new Macmerry Lives oral history project, funded by Tyne-Esk LEADER, was launched at Macmerry Primary School on Friday the 25th Sept.

The pupils of Macmerry were holding their annual Macmillan Coffee Morning when the LMA turned up amidst the homebaking and choccy biccies. Some of which made their way back to the LMA offices.

Rooting about in the school's cupboards we found a fantastic stash of old photos and used them to advertise the event, interest the adults and amaze the kids.

One of the primary one boys got the day off to a cracking start by solemnly announcing that he didn't live in Macmerry but by the end of the day over a dozen people signed up to share their memories.

So as they say in all the best movies - watch this space over the next year folks for tales of excitement and daring do from Macmerry.

Settling in.

You can smell autumn in the air at the stables- well outside anyway! The leaves are yellowing and the ground is peppered with conker casings.We are pretty much organised now. Office up and running. Everything networked- even the staff!

The reminiscence area is ready for action. We will be starting an over 55 drama group on Wednesday, 30th Sept, 2pm. All welcome- just give us a phone or drop us an email.

We have a great meeting area now- comfortably seating 12. We want to utilise it as much as possible. We plan to start up a weekly open reminiscence session. If anyone is interested just let us know. If you have a group and are looking for a place to meet we could offer a suitable venue. Its homely and crammed full of interesting stuff!