Swaffham Newsletter

Age Concern Swaffham & District
YES, it was good to receive the handdelivered
version of the Newsletter
last month, wasn’t it? Not everyone
has the capacity or interest to read
things off a computer screen so
that was to be welcomed although it was rather a
thinner version than usual. Those of us who deliver
the Newsletter no doubt appreciated the reduced
weight to carry around!
As was the case last month, we are still unable to
arrange our usual programme of free activities in
the Assembly Rooms on the last Tuesday of each
month or organise any trips out. We are hoping all
will be clear by late Autumn. In the meantime our
committee is meeting to try and see what is the
best way forward.
We are still in need of a Treasurer so anyone
interested in helping us in this way is invited to
contact our Chair, Barbara White, on 01760 720756
and email barbarawhite751@gmail. Ideally, if you
are perhaps newly retired with some financial /
management experience we would welcome an
inquiry so we can supply more information.
Our Befriending Service and Hospital Buddy Service
is still carrying on to a limited extent but again our
volunteers are frustrated in not being able to carry
out their usual contacts with needy folk.
We would very much like to welcome anyone who
would like to become a member of Age Concern.
We charge £5 per year to cover our expenses but
the monthly meetings, where there might be a
speaker or entertainer are held with no charge
to members. As mentioned above, we hope to
resume our programme of members’ meetings
and trips out as soon as we are “freed”. Anyone
interested in joining Age Concern should contact
our Membership Secretary, Barbara White, email
barbarawhite751@gmail.com or phone 01760
720756. Thank you.
James Dean, Hon. Secretary
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
SINCE 1999
Befrienders & Hospital Buddy Drivers Needed
In the current pandemic it is amazing how many people
have volunteered to help those that have had to shield
due to age or health. Hopefully, lots of you have found
this extremely rewarding and may like to continue as the
restrictions lighten. If you have enjoyed helping others
and have an hour or two to spare a week or enjoy driving,
we would love to hear from you. We need caring
compassionate people like yourselves to join our
fantastic team of volunteers to help elderly people to get
to medical appointments or just to stop an elderly person
from being lonely. Please call us for an informal chat to
see how you could help. Thank you.
We are here to improve the quality of older
people’s lives in Swaffham & the villages nearby
Tel: 07393 981 295
EMAIL: swaffhamsss16@outlook.com
www.swaffhamsupportservices.co.uk
The Community Centre, Campingland, Swaffham. PE37 7RB
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