Middle Wallop Robots

It was a cold night out in Test Valley, when CB visited the Community Centre at Middle Wallop Station where the Army Welfare Service look after a large number of local Families.
Stuart worked with the adult volunteers to put on a robot making competition using recycled materials, showing them how to use the hot glue guns safely. At the end, each robot maker had to give a short presentation about their creation - it's name, as well as it's special functions and abilities! There were some fantastic ideas - all made in just 2 hours.
There were lots of questions about the Scrapstore and how it operates, and more than one request to come and see the store!

New Films for Mansbridge and Swaythling 2009!

The Mansbridge Cinema Club has now gained independance, having been set up with the help of SCC development worker, Elly Wong,the CB Project and the

support of the residents association.

Local residents, Isobel and Nick, have now taken over the running of the group and renamed it 'Swaythling Films'. The group shows films once a month at Mansbridge Primary School and has a special licence for the showings within a local community setting, but are not permitted to charge. However, you can buy yourself a cup of tea and a cake during the interval.

Good luck to the project, which recently featured in the Southampton Echos, 'Beat the Credit Crunch' guide!

Mansbridge Art Sessions

During November and December, members of the Mansbridge community met together for a series of craft workshops run by Scrapstore artist, Vicki Hodgson. Swaythling Housing very kindly lent their Gilbury Close meeting room and the sessions, and local artist, Ade Hollinshead, also assisted. In this time of the credit crunch, the group members learnt how to make their own custom wrapping paper, cards, rags and crackers! skills to be retained for future money saving. Elsewhere in Mansbridge, The Cinema Club which CB helped to set up, is now being run by two local residents, Isobel and Nick, who already have set up a new programme for Spring 2009.