Memory Café – held on the first Friday of each month, 10.30 am–12.30 pm, in Room 2 at The United Church. This is run in conjunction with the Winchester Dementia Support Group for anyone who would like more information or requires support in dealing with all types of dementia. This drop-in is open to carers, family and friends, volunteers and those suffering with dementia.
Tesco Collection – 4 February. We will be outside Tesco collecting small change to put towards the running of the Scheme. If you are able to help out, please contact the office.
Swimathon – 18 February. We are entering 2 teams into the Winchester Rotary’s Swimathon. If you would like to support this event, please contact the office. To find out more about the event itself visit the website www.winchesterswim.co.uk
Annual General Meeting Friday 16 March at The United Church. The meeting will start at 12 noon and will consist of a short meeting, followed by an informal lunch. Deputy Mayor, Cllr Frank Pearson will be attending and the focus for the meeting will be a celebration of the work of our ‘Fit for Life’ project.
Our ‘Fit for Life’ exercisescheme is aimed at encouraging those who have poor mobility or balance problems to continue exercising after being discharged from the RHCH Falls Clinic. We currently offer three services under the ‘Fit for Life’ programme: a weekly short walking group, a weekly exercise group called ‘Exercise Plus’ and an at home one-to-one exercise programme.
Please remember the Scheme in your prayers. This is a difficult time for many of our Members who are adversely affected by public sector cuts and by bus service reductions. We are receiving an increasing number of requests for transport - if you know of anyone who could help with this, regularly or occasionally, please consider suggesting they contact the Scheme to see if they can help.
Best wishes to you all,
Claire Morgan, Live at Home Manager
For more details about the WLAHS: visit our website www.wlahs.org
Location and contact details:
The United Church, Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8RZ
The Winchester Live at Home Scheme, which is part of a national initiative of Methodist Homes, is one of about 50 similar schemes set up round the country. The main aim is to ’recruit, train and equip volunteers to provide support and friendship to older people in Winchester who still live in their own homes and may have become isolated and lonely for whatever reason’e Winchester scheme is based in the United Church, Jewry Street, Winchester and was set up in July 2000. Since then Volunteers have been recruited, older people supported and weekly activities organised
The Scheme has a Scheme Manager, Claire Morgan, three Assistant Managers and an Administrator. They are supported by a steering committee.
With local and Statutory Body support the Scheme has gone from strength to strength. We now have over 230 members and 80 volunteers.
The various activities that the members enjoy have also increased. We now provide a Monday Walking Group, Tuesday Men’s Pub Lunch, Tuesday Exercise Plus Class, Wednesday Friendship Club, Wednesday New Age Kurling Group, Friday Lunch Club, monthly Friday Art and Craft Group, One-to-One Support, help with shopping, a Telephone Link program as well as a range of regular outings.
If you know of someone who might benefit from our services or would like to become a volunteer or you would like more information then please contact us on 01962 890995 or visit our website at www.wlahs.org
