Scrapbook

 Our scrapbook page will contain interesting things that have happened
at Clayton Park and which we would like to share with you.

Open afternoon 20th February 2010 

Hope you all enjoyed your visit and will return 
with friends and family, on our next open afternoon.



Special thanks to those of you who allowed
us to use photo's here.



Seems like some of our younger visitors may
 turn out to be pastry chefs.  Good luck boys.



More comments from the visitor's book below.

I loved coming to Clayton Hall.  I loved the dinning room.  Hope aged 8.

I liked the kitchen because I got to cook.  Abbie aged 11.

Amazing!  I saw this house many years ago, how sad it looked
but now it is obviously happy, so bright and welcoming.
As good as any National Trust house I've been to.  Diana.

First time I've been here, having lived in Clayton over 70 years.  A lot of hard
work has gone into achieving the finished product. well done!  O. Hine.





 

We are so proud to have been awarded the

Eastlands Homes 
 Being Involved award,

for our work at Clayton Hall, during 2009

At the awards night on Friday 29th February, 2010
our Chair Shirley Hughes and group member Kay Symcox
accepted the award on behalf of the group

Photograph courtesy of Bridget Halliday, Eastlands Homes.

On Saturday 28th November the Clayton Hall Museum
was officially opened by Tony Lloyd MP.

This item is about our brand new kitchen which has been donated by
Connaught, the company who, among other things,
fit kitchens and bathrooms for Eastland Homes.

Our old kitchen was very grotty and located on the ground floor of Clayton Hall, 
there was no plaster on the walls and the units were falling apart.  It was
decided that if we could get the funding, this downstairs kitchen should be
turned into a disable and ladies toilet and the upstairs
tatty old bathroom should be turned into a kitchen.  
It was at this time that Connaught heard about
our work and promised to help.





At 1 o-clock on Monday 5th October Jamie the Site Manager,
Karen the Community Liaison Officer and plumbers
Gary and Dave arrived to take out the old bathroom and
put in new pipes ready for the kitchen to be fitted.
Then Andy the electrician arrived to put in the feed for the plugs.



Tuesday morning brought Steve the joiner to fit the units.



On Wednesday afternoon Mike came to tile the splash back
and Andy came back for more electrical work.



Thursday we had Carl and Steve to start the decorating.



Friday the flooring was laid and the job was all finished.
Karen, who had been popping in and out all week,
came back to check that the work was complete.
Also working at the Hall during the week were Pete, Ian and Neil.

We would like to express our appreciation for the way the whole job was handled,
all the workmen were fantastic and couldn't have been more helpful.

The result, a wonderful new kitchen,
donated and fitted by Connaught Plc.UK.
an amazing company with amazing staff.

Our special thanks go to Karen and Jamie, two lovely young
people, who it has been a real pleasure to meet.