September 2011 - Circles' volunteers and focus people enjoyed another social event at Warden Hill, with lunch, craft activities and music.
July 2011 - Focus people, volunteers and staff all enjoyed lunch and skittles at the Farmers' Club in Gloucester.
June 2011 - A group of focus people enjoyed a cooking workshop generously given by Waitrose in Cheltenham.
May 2011 - Building Circles biggest ever social event at Warden Hill, with delicious food and lovely music to listen to and join in with.
March 2011 - Circles' trustees held a special "magical " social event for all involved in Building Circles, with a conjuror and buffet lunch - enjoyed by all!
January 2011 - On 22nd January we held our Winter social event in Warden Hill.
November 2010 - Are you planning to shop online to avoid the queues this Christmas? If so please follow this link www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/bcig, everytime you shop online with any retailer through that website you will be raising money for Circles at no extra cost! There are hundreds of stores linked up, including Amazon, Tesco, Ebay and Argos to name a few.
November 2010 - Frances Watson our General Manager is the winner of the Trustee of the Year award at the Cheltenham Volunteer Awards 2010!
October 2010 - On 9th October we held our Autumn social event in Warden Hill.
July 2010 - On 3rd July we had a fun social event at St Christopher’s Hall in Warden Hill. Around 40 of us met for a tasty summer buffet, made fans together and chatted and then listened to the “S-Band” (Stef, Sophie and Sophie) as they led us through a medley of songs. Many of us joined in the dancing and singing too.
June 2010 - Building Circles has been busy throughout June working on the web site. We’ve switched suppliers to LCN who have kindly agreed to host the web site for free until June 2015. A new look and layout has also been launched and feedback would be greatly appreciated. Let us know your thoughts on how the web site could serve your needs better by sending us an email.
Earlier in the year we had a visit from Martin Horwood (the MP for Cheltenham) who was very interested in the service we provide.
May 2010 - Building Circles held a May Day social event at St Christopher's Hall in Cheltenham for all involved in circles on 1 May 2010. Forty people enjoyed lunch and craft activities, and joined in with music and dancing in the afternoon.
January 2010 - On the 23rd January at St Christopher's Hall in Cheltenham we held a New Year's Buffet Lunch for all volunteers and focus people, their carers and families. This included entertainment with magic tricks performed by a conjuror then enjoying some music together.
October 2009 - Volunteers joined us for a training session on communication and behaviour from 10.30 - 12.00. We then provided lunch for volunteers and focus people from 12.30 followed by a gentle aerobics session and then some music.
August 2009 - We were delighted to be chosen by Gloucester Rotary Club as their local ‘Charity Of The Year’ 2008/9. This has resulted in a number of social opportunities for our focus people and some valuable links with Rotary members.
July 2009 - Summer party - Building Circles held a summer party for all current volunteers, focus people and their families and carers on 4 July at St Christopher's Church Hall, Warden Hill Cheltenham. We enjoyed lunch followed by live music in the afternoon.