Debra Mendes

Lunch Club Christmas 2023: let’s dance!

If Hornsey Vale’s final Lunch Club for 2022 went off with a festive bang, the 2023 lunch was all steel pans and dance! The return to ‘normality’ over the last year was evidenced by the guest numbers: we served 65 guests (plus volunteers), easily our largest Lunch Club since the start of …

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Green Christmas Fair: 26 November 2023

Hornsey Vale was happy to kick off the festive season with its annual Green Christmas Fair on 26 November 2023. It’s become a firm highlight in the Hornsey Vale calendar and feedback from stallholders and attendees was very positive! We welcomed back many of the craftspeople and makers who have …

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Introducing the Crouch End and District U3A

“I should have joined the u3a as soon as I retired. It has given me back my lust for life and it’s so much fun.” “It’s a great way to meet new people locally with interests like mine. I’ve made so many friends through the u3a – I definitely recommend …

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Apple Day 2023

‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,’ the poet said. Apple Day on 14 October 2023 wasn’t misty but there was certainly lots of fruit around. And a magnificent crop of visitors to the Centre: 364 adults and at least 82 children! It took 19 volunteers to put the day on …

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