Testimonials
This is what people are saying about us:

Newsletter

• "This newsletter is a godsend for me working in the community", Karen NHS worker
  
•  "Its a wonderful explanation of everything that goes on in the area - its very well done" - Comment overheard about the newsletter.

Coronavirus

• I have to thank the community centre for coming to my rescue in supplying me with reading matter.   Very much appreciated. 
• just want to thank you for the books put out, have had a good couple of books and have forwarded them onto a friend who has also really appreciated them.  I have never read so much during the day !!!!! Thanks again.
• Thank you so very much,  Brad really is missing the Centre and we both think it is a very valuable asset to the area.  Roll on the end of Covid.
• Thank you so much for all your help in clearing Mum’s house.
• You should be very proud of all you have achieved this year.
• Thank you for your call nice to talk to a real person.
• much  appreciation  for  all  your  efforts.  In  fact, thank  you in mediation. I  am now  in a  singing class  with the  Bluebirds singing company.
• Thank you for all your work keeping the centre going during in lockdown.
• Looking forward to the centre opening soon, it is very missed and needed. Thank you for all you do and have done over the years.
• I leave my husband sat in this wonderful garden reading his paper while I go and do the shopping in peace, it gives him a break to get out as he has mild dementia.
• You are doing an amazing job keeping this garden looking so nice.
• The 3 of us have enjoyed sitting in the garden since lockdown and appreciate all the work you do to keep the garden so nice for local residents to use.
• How nice the garden was throughout this period of covid and how proud it makes me feel for our area. 
• The garden is an oasis especially at this time when we can only meet friends outside, it’s been lovely to sit amongst the flowers and have time for friends.
• Lovely photos from a most enjoyable day in the woods. Neroche Woodlanders team building day for our volunteers
• Fantastic newsletter – I really enjoyed the quiz! Jon Barrett  Community Engagement & Volunteering Officer
• Apologies for not getting round to this much sooner, but I just wanted to thank you for allowing me to use the centre last week.  It was very helpful to me and also our tenant who I met, I would not have been able to complete what I needed to do over the phone so just to meet face to face with the person was excellent and has resulted in more support being offered to her which without meeting may not have happened! 
• My mum was absolutely thrilled with her Xmas hamper.  Please can you thank everyone that played a part in raising the funds, buying the food, packing it up and delivering it.   We are extremely appreciative.  It meant so much to mum - she said she had never had such a hamper.  It is so heartening to know that there are so many kind people who made it all possible and we can’t thank you enough. Lorna and Sue x
• First of all appreciation for all your efforts with the community and the running of the centre. I am absolutely flabbergasted and overcome with delight from the Christmas 🎄 box. THANKS VERY MUCH INDEED!
• I have just  had  two nice people who are volunteers from the community centre, Come up with a gift box and card I was and am very blessed as you haven't known me for long, but have been very kind to welcome me into your centre, with so much kindness and I have missed my coffee and chat with the locals.
• That’s been a whole lot of work to pull this together but how lovely to see so much generosity. Christmas boxes
• A tonic as ever to see you today.
• thank you once more for thinking of me, means so much in these troubled times. I have been told you have been busy at the centre, and I hope it won't be long before we can all meet up again.
• Thank you for listening to me today, I find it difficult to talk to my family about things that are happening in my life at the moment and thank you for getting my shopping again today.

Fire

• Really missing the free book service - it was a wonderful idea and has helped people in lockdown with their issues - reading is a good thing - burning books is not.
• You've been a blessing to all around you, and you will be again.. Keep going on, hopefully 'with a lot of help from your friends'.
• Keep up the good work.
• The Centre and the team there do such a vital job to support the community.
• Good luck getting back on your feet guys, you are an incredibly valuable asset to all concerned and in particular the Residents of Priorswood. Stay safe all.
• Hope this is of some help for all the help you have given to others during this time. (Donation)
• Such a vital resource and support for Priorswood residents.
• Good luck with getting this place back on its feet! I know you’ll do an amazing job!
• Hope you are able to reopen soon - you are such a valuable part of our community
• Vital community service - looking forward to you being fully up and running again!
• A valuable resource for the local community. Keep up the good work
• Best of luck. Your community needs you. Thank you for everything you do.
• Hope you are able to re-open. Have seen how much it means to everyone who uses it. Good luck!
• Just a little something. Hope it helps. Such an amazing resource x (donation)
• So sad for all of you, I'm truly sorry this has happened. You provide a lifeline for the community in so many ways. Very best wishes.
• A big thanks for what you do.
• The community centre provides such a vital service.
• Wishing you all the best as you do so much for the community
• Once again, I have to thank the community centre for coming to my rescue in supplying me with reading matter.   Very much appreciated. Margaret
• just want to thank you for the books put out, have had a good couple of books and have forwarded them onto a friend who has also really appreciated them.  I have never read so much during the day !!!!! Thanks again.
• Such a terrible thing to have the centre attacked like that - well done for battling on and hope it’s up and running again soon. Shared Community resources are more important now than ever
• Just why would anyone do such a thing.
• These books have been a lifeline for me in lockdown
• The children’s books were an amazing resource as I’ve struggled to occupy my 3 children in lockdown
• Free books for all to take what an amazing help it has been to so many people in Priorswood
• The community centre is really beginning to look great well done to everyone involved.

This is what some of our volunteers had to say about their experience as a volunteer at the Community Centre. 
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• "Two years of hunting and 6 months of volunteering at the Community centre and I finally manage to get a job. I am certain that having the community centre on my CV really helped and I wanted to say a massive thank you for helping me gain experience and confidence."
  
• " I thank you for all the time, opportunities and kindness throughout my few years of designing but I am now out in the big world and just too busy if I am honest."
  
• "I'm in a good mood.. that's being here!"