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The Tapestry

June 18, 2019

Manna House made a Tapestry inspired by Grayson Perry, whose own tapestries were on display at Abbot Hall in early…

Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

October 7, 2018

When Susie Bagot of Levens Hall, a long-time supporter of Manna House, suggested we might try for the Queen’s Award…

We did it!

June 7, 2018

On Saturday 2 June, it was announced that Manna House has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. We…

Silly Swimmers make a splash

February 28, 2018

The Friends of Manna House annual Big Swim on Saturday 24 February was once again another wonderful fundraising event. Staff, volunteers, clients,…

Skills Café: Monet, Monet, Monet

February 22, 2018

This week’s was French-themed: a skills café making our own Monet mural, followed by some delicious French food and a…

Pretty patchworking

February 20, 2018

Spring seems to have sprung at last and we had a very happy Monday morning this week sewing at the Sew What? group.…

Skills Café: All loved up!

February 15, 2018

Thank you to our lovely friend Enid for running an adorable Skills Café this week making cards. Spending time together with people…

Flippin’ fantastic!

February 14, 2018

We had a flippin’ fantastic service today from the Learning Kitchen making ratatouille-stuffed pancakes and lots of lemon and sugar…

First steps in patchwork

February 6, 2018

At Sew What? this week we were customising T-shirts and learning how to patchwork, starting a quilt to hang in…

Pizza and pasta – just the way we like it!

February 1, 2018

We had a very tasty morning of pizza and pasta at Skills Café this week making bread buns, dough and…

(re-)Making Monet

January 31, 2018

We had a lovely trip on Monday with ‘Sew What?’, our regular women’s group. Kendal’s Abbot Hall art gallery had invited…

Get ready for the Big Swim!

January 29, 2018

It’s only 3 weeks until Saturday 24 February, when the Friends of Manna House (FOMS) hold their annual Big Swim at Kendal Leisure…