New Café development
Winthrop Gardens, located at Second Lane, off Morthen Road, Wickersley S66 1EE are delighted that the building of their new Café is now underway. Many customers are visiting more regularly to watch progress – which has been surprisingly swift! And they’re delighted that Claywoods, the contractors, are working closely with them to enable them to remain open with minimal disruption. The plans are for Winthrop to operate from the existing Café until they close for the festive break in December and then reopen at the start of February 2025 in the new Café building.
Walking at Winthrop
There are now two weekly walking groups at Winthrop – open to all and with no charge to take part. More and more people are recognising the physical and mental benefits of walking and ‘walking and talking’ is an activity with even greater benefits, which Winthrop’s weekly walks strive to encourage.
‘Seasonal Strolls’ meet every Tuesday at 1.30pm
These are circular walks from Winthrop which take no more than an hour. The aim is to support and encourage people to get walking and become confident walkers! These will be easy walks of around a mile and allow people to walk at their own pace with the support of Winthrop’s experienced Volunteer Walk Leaders.
If you arrive early you can enjoy a light lunch of some homemade soup and a warm crusty roll! Or maybe stay after for a cuppa and some delicious homemade cake?
‘Wednesday Walks’ meet every Wednesday at 10.30am
This group meet every Wednesday (at Winthrop, except on the last Wednesday of the month when the group meets elsewhere to enjoy walks slightly further afield. This group do longer, circular walks generally around three miles returning to Winthrop for lunchtime refreshments.
Winthrop Festive Afternoon Teas
These popular annual events provide a great opportunity to meet up with friends and family before Christmas and offer a ‘ready-made’ festive event for members of your group or association etc. They’ve still plenty of places available on:
- Wednesday 20th November
- Tuesday 26th November
- Wednesday 4th December
All the events are held at Wickersley Community Centre, Bawtry Road, Wickersley S66 1JJ and are 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start. Places are £17.50pp and must be pre-booked and paid for in advance at Winthrop – cash only please
Winthrop Men’s Group
This group is for older men living alone and Winthrop is pleased to provide a monthly opportunity for them to get together for a cuppa, quiz, soup and a chat. The current guys are friendly and welcoming and really enjoy meeting together and making new friendships – which we know from experience is not the easiest thing to do as you get older. Know anyone who might be interested? Interested yourself?
The group meets on the first Thursday morning of every month except January between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
Winthrop Memory Café
Winthrop’s popular volunteer-run Café for people living with dementia and their carers has been running since 2017. This is held on first and third Fridays of the month and those with a Wickersley or Winthrop connection are given a priority. Due to the limitations of space available this is not a drop-in activity and if you are interested please call 07397 039226 to enquire about a place.
‘30 Chords of Grey’
The Rotherham u3a Ukelele Group also known as ‘30 Chords of Grey’ have been visiting Winthrop regularly on Tuesday afternoons throughout the summer and providing much enjoyed and appreciated entertainment for customers and volunteers. They are going to continue visiting until December, so if you’d like to go along and listen do please join us on any of the following Tuesdays from 1.30pm to 3.00pm: 5th November; 19th November and 3rd December.