COPES May NEWS 2026
Our May Support Group/ Coffee Morning is on Saturday May 2nd 2026 at the Ekco Social and Sports Club, Thornford Gardens, SS2 6PU.
Drop in anytime between 10 and 1 pm.
Free refreshments, support, therapies, discussions, news
Also your chance to buy tickets for our JUNE EVENT………”Beads on Sea – beads/charms/jewellery workshop and lunch.
Tickets are £30 per person, which includes Beads Instruction by Ellie, all materials – make as much as you can – and a buffet lunch.
The Ekco Club bar will be open for drinks and the buffet lunch will include
- Sandwiches – ham, cheese, egg and tuna
- Cheese and onion Quiche and Quiche lorraine
- chicken pieces
- veg sticks and hummus
- sausage rolls
- Cheese and onion rolls
Tickets are strictly limited to 15 people so it’s on a ‘First Pay’ basis. Lunch is from 12.00 to 1 pm. The bead workshop starts at 1 pm and finishes by around 3 pm. Reserve your tickets (payment required to secure places) between May 1st and May 29th, in person at our May Coffee Morning, or by emailing COPES11.05@gmail.com or texting 07546 316735. Bank Transfers to COPES Gynae Oncology Support,
At our Quarterly COPES Meeting at the Hospital, your COPES Executive Committee of Wendy, Jan, Christine, Chris and Sue were re-elected without opposition. We will continue to organise support and events for COPES members into the next year. Watch out for another popular Clay Cottage event later in the year and possibly a pre-Christmas live music brunch at the Cliffs Pavilion….last year’s was popular! However, we are always open to suggestions for new COPES activities, so please let us know if there is anything you’d like us to look into. We have had suggestions of a Quiz Night and a Book Club (perhaps virtual) in the future, which we’re looking into.
We were saddened to hear of the death of Phyl, a long-time COPES member. Phyl was always calm & thoughtful, with a wry sense of humour. She was always very supportive of new members of COPES. Phyl had been bravely coping with illness for quite a while. Our condolences go to Phyl’s family and friends.