It’s a sad day in the Careline office, as we say goodbye to our Assistant Manager Mary Beale who starts her well-earned retirement today.

Mary began her involvement with Careline as a volunteer before becoming the Assistant Manager of the charity in 2008.  Since then she has worked tirelessly for the organisation, whether that be the day-to-day activities, fundraising events, strawberry teas, volunteer training and mentoring, support for members or single-handedly managing the move of the charity to its new base at St Oswald’s Hospital!   Mary has played a pivotal role in the success of Careline and helped to shape the values which it embodies today.
We know you’ll join us in thanking her for all the hard work and dedication that she has shown to Careline over the last ten years and in wishing her a very happy retirement! She will be greatly missed but we hope that she’ll keep in touch with us all.

Thank you to everyone from Careline, Betty’s Sewing Box and Ashbourne Singers who bought a raffle ticket to win the stunning throw made by our very talented volunteer Jocelyn Dacie. Congratulations to Sharon Amy from Ashbourne Singers whose winning ticket was drawn last Friday by Careline volunteer Coral Hodges. We’re really grateful to Jocelyn for donating the throw, which we know took many hours to make. You have have all helped us to raise a fantastic £100!

Many thanks to the fantastic Shrovetide Dance Committee for their generous donation  – it means a great deal to us to be supported by such an iconic Ashbourne organisation.

We so grateful that having already made a donation after last summer’s Duck Race, they chose us again as one of three very worthy recipients to benefit from the proceeds of their annual dance. It really is much appreciated.

If you’re a bit of a brainbox or just love taking part in a quiz, then please save 6pm on the 2nd of April 2017 on your calendar !

Our fundraising quiz will be taking place at the Bowling Green Steak House, 2 North Ave, Ashbourne DE6 1EZ. Each team will be made up of 4 players, so make sure that your brainiest friends and family put the date in their diaries too – it’s going to be lots of fun! More information to follow soon…….

Did you know that Careline turns 20 this year? We’ve got lots of things planned to help us to celebrate our momentous anniversary, so please keep an eye on our Facebook and web pages for up-to-date information on how you can join in too!