A NEW CENTRE FOR ALL
St Andrew's Centre is about to change!  From being solely a Youth Centre it will now become a Community Centre for everyone in Immingham. That is, if a lottery bid  made in July is successful.   
The planned changes will include a new heating system, disabled access & toilet, a new kitchen and a secure perimeter fencing.
A recent survey showed that a large percentage of people were interested in adult education classes, holiday play schemes, social meetings and luncheon clubs. 
At present it is used by a number of local groups.  With the improvements it is hoped that many more activities for and by the community will benefit.
A Mother & Toddler group is due to start in September.

TEENAGE ENTREPRENEURS
Two local teenagers have started up a new business which looks set to be a big success.  Based at the County end of Pelham Road Patrick & Andrew Gilboy (16 & 18) have opened a new shop.
The shop is a welcome addition to Immingham and concentrates on spares and accessories for MotoCross enthusiasts.  In the few weeks they have been open they have experienced a good response.  Already they have expanded their range to include a small amount of sales of bikes also.  Among the most popular have proved Quads, small four wheeled vehicles.
Patrick & andrew have always been interested in MotoCross bikes.  Patrick regularly takes part in national competitions.   He is now in the 125cc class and numbers among Britain's top ten riders.

WHATS ON
AT THE CIVIC CENTRE
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2002
Monday's  Blind Club    2-3.30pm
  Young at Heart (fortnightly) 10-12pm
  Mayflower Majorettes  5.30-7.30pm
   Cyber Café   9-12pm

  Slimming World                          1pm/5pm,/7pm
  Sequence Dancing (Tea Dance) 2-4pm
  Line Dancing   6-7pm
  Cyber Café Adult Courses 9-12 noon
        Adult Drop In  6.30-9.30pm
Wednesday's Stop Smoking Service  11-1.30pm
  Clifton's Dance Club  4-6pm
  Cyber Café   9-12noon
  Cyber Café Community Night 7-9.30pm
  Painting Class Watercolours 1-3.30pm
1st Wednesday of month
  Royal British Legion  7-11pm
  Apologies for omitting this booking from the last Newsletter
Thursday's Coffee Morning                 9-12 noon
  Weight Watchers         10am/12noon/6pm
  Body toning class                       7-8.00pm
  Handicapped Society (fortnightly) 2-4pm
  Cyber Café Adults Drop In 9-12 noon
                     Education  6.30-9.30pm
Friday's Coffee Morning   9-12 noon
  Credit Union   11-1pm
  Indoor Market   8.30-2.30pm
  Lunches (£3.75)   12-1.30pm
  RAOB    7-10.30pm
  Cyber Café Adults Drop In 9-1.00pm
Saturday's Available for Bookings
Sunday's Vine Christian Centre (fortnightly)   10-12 noon
  Bingo    6.45-10pm
  (Cancelled 3 weeks from 1/9/02 restart 22/9/02)
The Lindsey and Kesteven Suites are also available for hire at a reasonable cost.  All enquiries:

THERE'S MORE TO IMMINGHAM!
A new leaflet is set to promote Immingham.  Yes!  Immingham is well worth a visit.  At least that's what a new leaflet published by North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) tells us.
The leaflet titled, "Immingham - there's more than just a dock!", is free and well worth reading.  You'll find it in the library, Immingham Resource Centre, NELC's offices on Kennedy Way and various other sites.  What a pity N.E. Linc's Council didn't come and ask an Immingham school to help out - once again they've snubbed us!
Speaking of the docks - Immingham and Grimsby docks are the only two docks in Britain to actually show an increase in traffic last year.  Over the 2001-2002 season, Immingham  handled 28,000 tonnes of chilled foodsand attracted a number of new customers.

LOCAL GROUP, LOCAL BOOKS
A local group has published several books of local interest.   Each of these books were researched and written by local people.   They are all members of the local branch of the Workers Educational Association (WEA).
In Immingham the local branch has been operating for many years.  The topics of the courses it provides are chosen by  the local members.   Over the past few years the subjects have included Local History, the English Civil War, the Pilgrim Fathers, 18^th Century Art etc, and various natural history subjects such as birds, wild flowers and butterflies.
At the present time the Immingham Branch meet at the Resource Centre in Margaret Street. 
The next course of 10 weeks will commence on 11^th September from 10am to noon.  The subject  is Trees and the tutor is Mark Tyskza.
There are fees to be paid but those in receipt of benefits are exempt. 
New members are very welcome.  The branch will also welcome suggestions for new courses.
For further information contact:

The books published by Immingham's WEA are available at Gaits of Kennedy Way and the Londis shop in Bluestone Lane.