PAST volunteers and members of a Didcot club for young people with learning difficulties are being invited to a mass reunion.

The Northbourne Gateway Club was set up in April 1982, moving to the Didcot Youth Centre in Park Road in 1984. For 27 years it has provided activities and events for disabled youngsters, running trips to London and Blackpool and organising weekly youth club nights.

Since founder Terry Moylan moved to the West Country, the Monday evening club has been run by Jennifer Pozzoni.

The reunion will be at the Marlborough Club, Didcot, on October 31 from 4.30pm to 9.30pm.

More than 200 people are expected to attend.

Mr Moylan said: “Any past or present members, helpers or supporters are welcome to come along and renew old friendships, reminisce and celebrate the club’s 27 years.

“We’re all getting older, and we missed the 25th anniversary.

“I was going through a big pile of scrapbooks and talking to a mate of mine in Didcot, and we said why not have a get-together? For years, it took nearly all my time. I was on my own in my own business, but I spent half of my time doing things for the club. In a way, I still miss it.”

Mr Moylan founded the club after his volunteer work for a similar organisation in Abingdon led to him ferrying dozens of disabled youngsters from Didcot.

He said: “The idea of it originally was to give the parents a break.”

Anyone wishing to attend the reunion should call Mr Moylan on 01803 520202 or John Wilcox on 01235 810304.