DRC Newsletter
The Disability Resource Centre
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NOVEMBER EDITION 2024
The Disability Resource Centre (DRC) is a day centre providing services for physically disabled and sensory impaired people living in Renfrewshire.
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Welcome to the DRC Newsletter
• News about the Disability Resource Centre
• Details of the DRC's MovieMakers group
• Contributions from "Magic of Words"
• Examples from the Photography group
• Links to external sites we hope you find interesting
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Please note links to albums or movies will open in a new page of your web browser
- just close it to return to this one.
Click on the above image,
this will take you to our
Moviemakers Website
Video of the Week
(Friday, 1st November 2024)
The Rainbow Musicians created a musical vanishing spell masterpiece for us to enjoy.
(Monday, 4th of November2024)
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Monday saw the return of Boccia at KGV!
Despite the pictures, everyone had a great time.
Thanks to Scott for his time and instruction.
Simply outstanding guys
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PHOTOGRAPHY Group
(Friday, 1st of November2024)
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The Photography group were getting their scream on today.
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Click on the link below to see all the amazing creations.
The Scream, by Edvard Munch.
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Community Circus ​Paisley
(Tuesday, 22nd of October 2024)
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​Community Circus Paisley visited the DRC yesterday for some circus work.
Some budding circus performers amongst our customers.
I think the pictures say it all. Good fun
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Local Notice Board & News
Renfrewshire's History
A snail in a drink and an unsung heroine in legal history
Women like film-maker Lil Brookes, whose project with Paisley Disability Resource Centre on Renfrewshire’s own Jane Arthur, Mary Barbour and the ladies of the Coats thread dynasty was launched this year and is held by the National Library of Scotland’s Archive of Moving Images.
And now a visual artist, Mandy McIntosh, who like me has her roots in the town, will next week unveil a new public artwork inspired by May Donoghue in Paisley and, in doing so, will pay honour to the woman who until now has been practically invisible in the landmark world-renowned legal case The Paisley Snail and The Bottle, or Stevenson v Donoghue, from which the modern law of negligence was born.
For those not familiar with the case, back in August 1928 May Donaghue, a shop assistant from the Calton area of Glasgow, met up with a friend at the Wellmeadow Café in Paisley to enjoy a ginger beer float. However, she got a bit more than she bargained for when out from the bottle slithered the decomposing remains of a snail! She fell ill, and Glasgow solicitor Walter Leechman offered his services for nothing to raise an action for damages against the ginger beer manufacturer, Mr Stevenson. The matter was not easily settled. May was not by any means a wealthy woman and in fact had to declare as a pauper during the proceedings. She was ridiculed publicly for pursuing the case “just for the money”. But, she persevered.
To find out more information
A snail in a drink and an unsung heroine in legal history
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