THE Happy Days Club had a very happy Easter thanks to Cowdenbeath's Morrison's store.

The Community Champion at the High Street store, Deborah Graham, called in at last Friday's club day, at the new Maxwell Centre, to hand out an Easter egg to every member.

The club members, who had moved from Broad Street Centre only a week before, were delighted to see Deborah and gave her a warm welcome.

The Happy Days Club started meeting at Broad Street in 1985 and is open to those with physical and mental handicaps plus the elderly, and people who may be lonely.

Popular Cowdenbeath man, Danny Kinloch, has been involved with the Happy Days Club since the start and has been delighted with the smooth move to the new Stenhouse Street community centre, warmly thanked management and staff at Morrisons for their Easter gesture.

The Happy Days Club is all about music engaging with the members and it caters from between 40 and 80 every Friday.

Said Danny: "Music is the amazing tool we use which communicates with everyone and we have four singers who get the ball rolling and then the members make various contributions themselves."

Danny is no mean singer himself and he is joined by his daughter Vicky, who is the treasurer; Thomas Docherty, from Lochgelly; and Lorraine, from Kelty, who keep the feet tapping.

The catering sees a light meal provided at low cost with chips, sausage rolls, stovies and salad rolls on the menu.

Chairman Danny is also helped by Wilma Little and Liz Davison, along with Brian Hall and Stephen Kidd, all doing their bit each week.

Added Danny, who is now 73: "All our volunteers do an unbelievable job each week and the members really enjoy their support.

"Our formula works well and to be honest we were a bit worried about the move from Broad Street after things going well there for over 30 years, but the members took to the Maxwell Centre like ducks to water.

"Seeing our members enjoy themselves gives you a really warm feeling.

"We have spaces for more to enjoy what we offer and we would welcome new members". Just call in at the Maxwell Centre on a Friday from noon if you would like to get more information.

Being also chairman of the Broad Street Centre management committee for over a quarter of a century, Danny has always had a close interest in the development of community facilities in Cowdenbeath.

In 1978 he became a volunteer at the newly established Broad Street Centre and in the mid 1980s the Happy Days Club started there and he has worked hard for the Cowdenbeath community.

And he hopes to be able to make an input into the work of the new Maxwell Centre.

He said: "At Broad Street we were always tight for space so this new facility really is exactly what the town has been needing for a very long time.

"The Maxwell Centre will not have a management committee but an advisory group, but the role will be similar and I hope that a number of the former members of the committee will consider becoming involved in the new body.

"This is an important moment in Cowdenbeath's history. Broad Street Centre was created out of gym of the old mining school and was only supposed to be there for a few years but that turned into 40.

"Now we have a purpose built £2.8m community centre and hopefully it will be used to the maximum by the people of the town.

"It has the function hall and many multi use rooms plus a special youth room, learning kitchen and music studio, so there is accommodation there for all types of need.

"It is a magnificent facility and hopefully it will provide the perfect setting to be used by organisations and individuals."