Pictured above are some of the works on show at Inverness Museum produced by the centre’s Creative Design group. Other groups pursue their interests in gentle exercise and sports, environmental issues and so forth - and attenders have access to cooking, gardening, swimming, riding, hydrotherapy and computing amongst other subjects.

THREE exhibitions of art work from the Corbett Centre are currently on display: one in the Community display area at Inverness Museum, one at Abriachan Garden Centre, and one at Projectability in Glasgow. The exhibition in Glasgow is of totem poles made by centre attenders over the last few years. The Inverness Museum show is called “Interpretations of Matisse” and is inspired by the work of the French painter. The show at Abriachan is of fabric sculpture.

• Recently the Centre’s new kitchen was brought into use and lunches are now made on the premises. Everybody at the centre enjoys them. I particularly like the fish and chips, macaroni cheese, and meringues with ice-cream.
• Several people in the centre - myself, Michael Lewis-Smith, Cindie Maclennan and others do a work placement in various places. We enjoy this very much.

We were really sad to hear of the death of Mrs Florence Williamson, who died in March at the age of 75.
She was heavily involved with the Corbett Centre and its attenders for a number of years. Florence was a member of the Corbett VIP (Value Inclusion Project), and was latterly secretary - VIP is the committee formerly known as Friends of the Corbett Centre. We miss her very much.

Mrs Williamson, who lived in Swanston Avenue, Scorguie, was a mental health nursing sister before she retired. She had been involved with ENABLE for around 30 years and prior to the opening of the Corbett Centre in 1989, she was involved with the facility in Bruce Gardens for adults with learning needs.

The Centre is planning an Open Day this summer, probably in August.