The Greenery Cafe

Today we had our runners/walkers in for their second meet up of the week.
They even had enough energy to pick me this lovely posy of wild flowers. Made my day. 🤩

Our next free stitch group dates will be held on Tuesday afternoons from 1pm -2.30pm at our Linton site, Heath Road as follows:

June 4th, 11th, 18th 25th and July 2nd and 9th 2024.

From June 11th we start our new upcycled denim themed project called "Denim Dudes & Divas" which will culminate in a live shop display in Fremlin walk around 12th and 13th July.

Please register your interest with a member of our Reception Team if you would like to come along. 😊

Good Morning on this lovely sunny Monday morning 🌞
I've opened the patio doors hoping the sun stays around.
I'm taking a day off on Friday, the 24th, so the cafe will be closed but you can come and enjoy the sunshine before then.😊

Good Morning

Our fabulous Knitting ladies were knitting for the Buttercups Goat Sanctuary and have raised an impressive £210.

Their new mission is to raise funds for our very deserving RNLI. Pop in and see what they have been doing.

Maybe have a coffee and a bit of cake while your here. A hot chocolate and a cuppa is always good as well. 😃

Patients are welcome to come along to our Stitch group at Greensand Health Centre, Linton, free of charge on Tuesday afternoons.

The next session will be on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 from 12.30 - 2.00pm. All resources are provided, no special skills required! Our volunteers will guide you and show you new techniques. If you are interested in coming to find out more please let a member of our reception team know.

Easter has arrived at the cafè 🐰
Pop in and treat yourself to an easter treat knitted and crafted by our lovely knitters.
All proceeds go to the Buttercup Goat Sanctuary in Boughton Monchelsea.

NO MORE PUZZLE DONATIONS REQUIRED THANK YOU 😊

Further to our recent post regarding currently being unable to accept any more kind book donations (as our shelves are so full), we have now received a number of puzzles.

As these are quite bulky items unfortunately we don't have the space to accommodate these, or store them at the surgery.

Therefore, we have had to make the decision to cease accepting further puzzle donations. For this reason once the puzzles on shelves have found new homes, we will not be looking to re-stock.

Thank you again for all the kind book and puzzle donations and we will be sure to let everyone know when we are in need of more books.

Many thanks.

Our Knit and Natter ladies are getting in the mood for "love" 🩵❤️🩷

Pop in and get a heart for that someone special in your life. Ready for Valentines Day 💘

All proceeds go to British Heart Foundation.

Good Morning
The cafè will be closed on Friday 2nd February

I'll be back up and running as normal on Monday 5th February.😁

📕📕NO MORE BOOK DONATIONS REQUIRED THANK YOU📕📕

Thank you for all the kind book donations but we are now slightly overwhelmed so for the time being we are unable to accept any more until further notice.

Many thanks.

The cafe will be closed from Monday 25th December to Monday 1st January!

We would like to wish all our groups and regulars a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
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I look forward to welcoming you all back on Tuesday 2nd January.

Good Morning from The Greenery

So yesterday we had the Boughton Monchelsea Community Choir serenade the surgery with Christmas carols, it certainly put us in the Christmas spirit 🎄

They will be performing again next Wednesday, the 20th, if you are here with us feel free to join in. 😁

THE GREENERY CAFE - Closed on 4th/5th December 2023

Please note The Greenery Cafe will not be open on Monday 4th or Tuesday 5th December.

It will re-open on Wednesday 6th December.

Many thanks.

🎄 SAVE THE CHILDREN - CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY 2023 🎄

At Greensand Health Centre we are supporting this year's Christmas Jumper Day on Thursday 7th December.

If you would like to support this worthy cause and help us reach, and maybe exceed, our £100 fund raising target you can visit our JustGiving page by copy & pasting the following link: -
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/CJD230028050

We will also have a donation box in our Reception area at Linton should you have any loose change you wish to donate, and of course, please feel free to wear your loudest Christmas Jumper.

Many thanks.

Christmas has arrived at the cafe.
Why not pop in and have a browse. All hand made by our knit and natter group.
All proceeds go to the Air Ambulance.

Our Knit and Natter ladies have been very busy over the last few months and have raised a fantastic amount of money for two very worthy causes.

Heading into autumn they made pumpkins for the KSS Air Ambulance, a recent final count revealed they had made £463.09. A really great achievement.

And more recently have been knitting poppies for The Royal British Legion to support our very deserving armed forces. In total they raised £322.78.

Thankyou to all our very kind patients who donated and supported our ladies

Keep an eye out for Christmas treats next. 🎅

A big thank you to Pauline & Alex from our Knit & Natter Group who provided the Remembrance displays for us.

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.”

Games Club resumes Monday 16th October 2023 between 10-12pm at our Heath Road site, Linton. This will be a small social group activity, run weekly on Mondays - free of charge and based in the Cafe area. If you would like to register an interest in attending, please let one of our receptionists know.

Pumpkin stocks have been replenished. 🎃😄

The Knit & Natter Group have been busy knitting pumpkins & crafting Autumnal decorations which you can find on sale in The Greenery Cafe .

All proceeds will be donated to charity.

So why not, pop in to see Jill to make a purchase before they all go. Maybe grab a cuppa whilst you are there too, whether you wish to sit for a while or it take it away.

Many thanks.🎃

Please note both surgeries and the cafe will be closed from 1pm for Protected Learning Time this Thursday. Normal surgery hours resume the following morning.

Please see below for details of all future PLT afternoon during 2023: –
Tuesday 17th October
Wednesday 8th November

We do understand an afternoon closure can be an inconvenience to some patients, but please remember this protected time is invaluable for busy GP surgeries. It gives all staff, clinical and non-clinical, time to undertake formal mandatory training which can not be completed in normal surgery hours.

Thank you for your support.

Cancer Support Group

Patients living with Cancer, their family and friends are invited to join us for our monthly support group at Greensand Health Centre, Linton 1-2.30pm

TUESDAY, 29TH AUGUST 2023
TUESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2023
TUESDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2023
TUESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2023
TUESDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2023

If you would like to join us, please just leave a message at reception or email [email protected]

Many thanks.

The "Knit & Natter" group are busy knitting pumpkins, raising funds for the Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex.

As they explain on their website, they are our local air ambulance charity, and although they hope you will never need them, every year thousands of people do. And if you do, they will be there to fight for your life.

So why not pop into the The Greenery Cafe and enjoy a cuppa and support this fantastic charity by buying a couple of knitted pumpkins ready to display this Autumn. You will be assured of a warm welcome from Jill, our Cafe Manager.

For more information on this charity please visit https://aakss.org.uk/

Just a reminder that the Kent and Medway Recovery and Wellbeing College are in today between 1-3pm at Linton. Come along and find out more!

Just a reminder that our new Cancer Support Group starts today at Linton 1-2.30pm for any patient living with cancer, their family and friends.

Florey

Kent & Medway Recovery and Wellbeing College

Our Social Prescriber, Lyndsey Cooper has arranged for a couple of drop-in sessions by K&M Recovery & Wellbeing College for any of our patients who would like to find out more about the college.

In essence, the college provides health related educational courses, free of charge, in supportive and accessible learning environments. Through safe and supportive learning spaces, people can make sense of their own experiences and learn how to take care of themselves and others.

The sessions will be on the following dates at our Linton surgery: -

Tuesday 11th July 2023 - 10am to 12am
Wednesday 9th August 2023 - 1pm to 3pm

To find out more information please visit the college website by copying and pasting the link below: -

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk/about-us/recovery-and-wellbeing-college/ #

Please feel free to pop along to find out more. 😊