Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
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# 29<br />
PATCHING LodGE, BRIGHToN<br />
New lease of life<br />
PatchingLodgeresidentsknowthere’s<br />
alwayssomethingfunhappeningwhenthe<br />
Lifelinesteamvisit.<br />
Thankstoapartnershipwith<strong>Hanover</strong>,the<br />
team’sweeklyactivitiesattheExtraCareestate<br />
includedancing,artclasses,games,knitting,<br />
yoga,a‘rollersandstrollers’walkinggroupand<br />
‘read,listenandlaugh’sessions.<br />
Alloftheactivitiesarevolunteer-led.<br />
What’smore,thevolunteersareall<br />
olderpeoplethemselves.Lifelines<br />
projectofficerAlanMarchbank<br />
says:“Workingwithvolunteerorganiserswho<br />
are50-plus,andgivingthemcompletecontrol<br />
overtheirownactivitiesandprojects,isour<br />
uniquesellingpoint.Ithelpstousepeople’s<br />
lifeexperiencestothefullandcanprovidean<br />
extrasparktogettheirpeersinvolved.That’s<br />
whyourmottois‘AgeandExperienceMaking<br />
aDifference’.”<br />
VolunteerartteacherJaneBroadhurstsays:<br />
“Theclasseshaveprovedtobeareallifeline<br />
forPatchingLodgeresidents.Notonlydo<br />
theygetenormouspleasurefromcreating<br />
vibrantartwork,it’sagreatplacetomake<br />
newfriends.”<br />
Thepartnershiphasbeeninplaceforovera<br />
yearnow.AllactivitiesatPatchingLodgeare<br />
opentoresidentsaged50oroverfromthe<br />
nearbyTarner,Queen’sPark,Craven<br />
ValeandEasternRoadareas.<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong>supportworkerCaroline<br />
Cartersays:“It’sgreatthatother<br />
olderpeoplemakeuseofthe<br />
facilitieshere.”<br />
Futureactivitiesinclude<br />
computertuition,fundedby<br />
thenational'GetDigital'programme.<br />
JackieMeacock,aPatchingLodge<br />
residentanddanceclassregular,has<br />
alreadyvolunteeredtohelpLifelines<br />
teachotherssomecomputerbasics.<br />
èFor more on the Lifelines project go to:<br />
www.csv-rsvp.org.uk/site/lifelines.htm<br />
<br />
“<br />
TheLifelinesdance<br />
sessionsaregood<br />
exercise– andgreat<br />
forsocialising!<br />
– Jackie Meacock, resident”<br />
Community:<strong>Hanover</strong> partners