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Sitting on a Beach

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  • April 24, 2012
The Monday group decided a picnic on the seafront would be just right.  The forecast was a bit iffy but they are an adventurous lot, so off they went.  It turned out to be a day to remember with a pod of Orcas coming in close to the foreshore, and ...

Resources

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PSEC Strategic Plan 2011 - 2014 Please click the attachment at the bottom of the page to read the strategic plan  PSEC Annual Report 2011  ...

HOPE

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  • September 5, 2011
HOPE   It has been a difficult year with lots of changes in the wind which is unsettling.  Government cutbacks in funding for the disability sector have resulted in five people attending the Beacon losing their funding. The human co...

Goodbye to Sandy

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  • January 26, 2011
                    Sandy Lamb  pictured at her farewell  I could not let Sandy Lambs' leaving of The Beacon go by without acknowledging her long service. Sandy has been a volunteer cook at The Bea...

Two Deaths

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  • January 26, 2011
I am writing this having just come back to work after the Christmas break. I badly needed to turn my brain off and into neutral for a couple of weeks.  It had been a stressful time at The Beacon before the holidays. We lost a lovely young ...

The Beacon's 10th Birthday Celebration

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  • November 4, 2010
What a busy week has just gone by.  We have been planning two events to celebrate.  The first was a cocktail evening.  We invited community groups that have supported us, and the health professionals we interface with. The second was a big birthda...

Who is Presbyterian Support East Coast

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  • July 6, 2010

PSEC has been spotlighted in the media over recent months for its role in running Cranford Hospice.  Who is this organisation and what do they actually do?

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Quality of Life Indicators for Those Attending The Beacon

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  • March 25, 2010
Clients experience an increased quality of life from attending the Beacon....The Beacon - Theory of Change to read click attachment at bottom of page. Specific aspects of these quality of life changes have been identified in focus group discuss...

Newsletter January 2010

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  • March 25, 2010
 by Lynne Parsons I sat down today in front of my laptop to look at our web page.  A pet hate of mine is to look at very ... old news, so I try to keep articles current. Reading the present articles it felt almost unreal and sugary ...

Reflections

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  • March 25, 2010
   On December 17 once again I was looking at the weather map to see if we would be able to have our Christmas party in the garden.  It was a cracker of a day with about 60 - 70 people enjoying the jazz band 'On the Lips' and ten tons of part...