Issue 20 Autumn 2016
Welcome to our Autumn Newsletter
I hope you have coped with the heat wave that we had
in July and August. At our Annual General Meeting in
April, I gave a report on the work the Core Group has
been involved in during the previous year, including
working with Brightlife and Healthwatch. Quite a few of
the group have been involved in inspections of care
homes and the two hospitals in the Borough. Their
reports are put on the Healthwatch website and also
sent to the Care Quality Commission. Any action which
is needed will be taken at this point. We have been
having meetings with the Localities Teams at Cheshire
West and Chester Council and hope that in the not too
distant future we will all be working together in the
various Locality areas.
Our Treasurer, Roger Parkin, reported on the finances
of the OPN account. A block nomination of the present
Core Group was accepted by all our members who
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were present. We then had a very informative
presentation by Christine Skeldon of Kier Refuse
Collection, which was followed by a very lively
discussion and questions. A presentation was then
made, by Carol Berry of Chester Voluntary Action, on
the Social Prescribing aspect of the Brightlife Project,
and a workshop on Asset Mapping was then held with
the Members to identify the assets which were good or
bad in their Communities and things that would make
their lives better. Finally, we all enjoyed a tasty buffet
lunch and had time to talk to one another.
We mentioned to you last year that we were in the
process of becoming a Registered Charity, but in the
end we decided not to carry on with this as we don’t
have the skills, ability and workforce to be able to deal
with the complexities of current Employment Law – we
are all volunteers after all! So we are now looking, with
the help of Chester Voluntary Action, at other ways to
receive recognition.
You will notice that in this edition of our newsletter we
have had some articles sent in by our members. Please
keep them coming – we love getting them and hope to
print them. Date for your diary: Monday 5th
December. This is the date for our Christmas Forum at
the Quaker Meeting House in Chester. Further details
will be sent to you nearer the time.
Pat Lott, Chairman.
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The Bow Shepherd Figurine c1750
(With kind permission of the National Trust)
This piece, described as ‘The Shepherd’, is one of the
most interesting pieces of ceramic at Erddig. It
represents both the thinking and struggles of the early
eighteenth century porcelain manufacturers, namely the
desire to show-off the whiteness of their product and
their endeavour to match the quality and properties of
the imported Chinese hard paste ‘blue and white’
porcelain. The piece shows the unsophisticated
modelling and heavy glazing of the early Bow product.
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The story of Bow started with the discovery by Andrew
Duché of Kaolin clay in the Carolina hills of the
Cherokee Indian nation in America. America in the
early eighteenth century was an English colony and
many of the military were gentry or with aristocratic
connections. Duché sought patent rights for his method
of manufacture and the Earl of Egremont notes a report
from a General Oglethorpe that ‘earth is found which
Duché the potter had baked into chinaware’. A Colonel
Stevens reported that ‘Duché’s wares differed very little
from the finest earthenware made in England’.
In 1743, the Royal Society had been shown (possibly
Duché’s wares, but could have been from Chelsea)
“white wares made from natural material from our own
country which appeared to be in all respects as good as
any of the finest porcelain or chinaware, and much
more preferable for its fitness to the wares of Dresden
and it seems to answer the character of true Japan.
When it is broken, it appears like broken sugar, and not
like glass as the Dresden ware does and if it is heated
red hot and immediately put into cold water, it will not fiz
or break. And that this ware before it be glazed is firm
enough to stand the heat of a glasshouse furnace”.
Bow is regarded by the experts as the second of the
early porcelain manufacturers after Chelsea.
In October 1744, Thomas Frye and Edward Heylyn
applied for a patent to make porcelain articles. The
details were initially withheld but in the following April
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were subsequently released. “The material is an earth,
the produce of the Cherokee Indians of South Caroline
in America and called ‘Unaker’ by them. They wash the
sand and mica from it, take potash etc, one part of
sand, flints, pebbles or any stones of the vitrifying kind.
Form a glass and reduce to powder. Mix one part to
two parts of Unaker and mix well. The proportions can
vary and can be thrown and turned and then baked.
The first burn gives the biscuit ready to be painted blue
and white. Then dipped into glaze and fired until the
glaze runs”.
Thomas Frye was an Irish portraitist/painter and
engraver who immigrated to England in 1732.
By 1750, it is likely that the prohibitive costs of acquiring
the US clay to meet increasing demand together with
the difficulty of producing hard-paste porcelain wares on
a commercial basis, had necessitated the use of an
alternative material. They were the first manufacturer to
use calcined (roasted) bone ash and white pipe-clay
clay mix. The formula was successful producing a very
versatile and malleable, white clay. As a result Bow
was able to mass-produce the ‘blue and white’.
However, this latter formula suffered from a serious
shortfall, namely, it was susceptible to cracking when
exposed to hot water; a feature that beset all the early
ceramic manufacturers apart from Worcester.
In 1762, Thomas Frye died of consumption as a result
of 15 years attending the furnaces. He was buried at
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Hornsley churchyard on 7th April. On 24th April, his
wife Sarah was buried beside him.
In 1765, Edward Heylyn died in the Isle of Man.
Sent in by OPN member Eric Pomfret
An Alphabet for Ageing
A is for apple, and B is for boat,
That used to be right, but now it won't float!
Age before beauty is what we once said,
But let's be a bit more realistic instead. . .
Now, A's for arthritis; B's the bad back,
C's the chest pains, perhaps cardiac?
D is for dental decay and decline,
E is for eyesight, can't read that top line!
F is for fissures and fluid retention,
G is for gas which I'd rather not mention.
H is high blood pressure - I'd rather it low;
I is for incisions with scars you can show.
J is for joints, out of socket, won't mend,
K is for knees that crack when they bend.
L is for libido, what happened to sex?
M is for memory, I forget what comes next.
N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low;
O is for osteo, the bones that don't grow!
P is for prescriptions, I have quite a few,
Just give me a pill and I'll be good as new!
Q is for queasy, is it fatal or flu?
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R is for reflux, one meal turns to two.
S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears,
T is for Tinnitus; there's bells in my ears!
U is for urinary; big troubles with flow;
V is for vertigo, that's "dizzy," you know.
W is for worry, NOW what's going 'round?
X is for X-ray, and what might be found
Y is another year I'm left here behind,
Z is for zest that I still have in my mind
I've survived all the symptoms, my body's deployed
And I am keeping twenty-six doctors fully employed.
Author unknown (Sent in by an OPN Member)
The development of local hospitals
Before the commencement of the National Health
Service in 1948, the main hospitals in Chester were the
Royal Infirmary, which was situated on the site of an old
prison on City Walls Road in Chester, the City Hospital
in Hoole, which was the site of an old workhouse, and
the Deva Hospital, which was a very large mental
hospital. There were also a number of small cottage
hospitals at Tarporley, Dutton, Runcorn, Halton,
Barrowmore and Crossley. Crossley Hospital was for
TB patients, but the others served their local
communities.
When the NHS started, all these hospitals were
absorbed and eventually many of the small cottage
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hospitals were closed. The only surviving small hospital
that remains is Tarporley War Memorial Hospital. At
the end of the 1914/18 war, the people of Tarporley
held a meeting in the Town Hall, which was situated at
the bottom of Park Road, to discuss proposals for a
suitable war memorial. During the war, Mrs Marshall
Brookes had opened her house at Portal as a hospital
and therefore it was decided that the people of
Tarporley wished to continue this as an appropriate
memorial. Fund raising started and when a house on
Park Road became available, it was purchased by
public subscription and converted to a small hospital
with the cooperation of the local medical practices.
There were two wards and a small operating theatre.
There are still some local people who were born there,
remember having their tonsils removed or were treated
for some accident or illness.
As with other hospitals, over the years the hospital was
maintained from investments and by local fundraising.
The League of Friends was formed as a fundraising
body and events were held throughout the year to help
to maintain the high standard of care that was provided.
Developments of the buildings took place, the original
wards were replaced, the theatre was redesigned and
general improvements continued to be made.
Having been absorbed into the NHS, there came a time
when the managers of the service wanted to close all
small hospitals and Tarporley Hospital was seen as a
source of funds. The people of Tarporley felt very
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strongly that this should not happen since it is a War
Memorial Hospital. A strong protest was made and,
after a hard fight, it was agreed that the land in the
gardens of the hospital should be used to develop
Rathbone Park for apartments for older people. This
left a smaller garden area but allowed the hospital to
remain.
The hospital has continued to develop and offers care
for minor injuries, respite care and convalescence, and
this is greatly valued by the local community. This must
take some pressure off the main hospitals since it
allows local people to return to Tarporley for care,
releasing beds in the main hospitals. The League of
Friends has been replaced by a Fund Raiser,
volunteers staff the front desk, help with the morning
and afternoon tea rounds, and a hospital shop has been
opened in the village to raise much needed finance.
The shop offers a wide range of interesting and
attractive quality items for sale and contributes much
needed finance to the running of this valuable local
hospital. As with other NHS hospitals, the cost of
running the service is a constant cause of worry and
fundraising a continuing concern.
D.Pritchard, OPN Member
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Ageing and isolation
In one’s younger days, there are lots of relatives,
friends and acquaintances with whom one can
socialize, but as the years go by, and one grows older,
it is inevitable that this range of people decreases. The
older one lives, the fewer close friends and relatives are
there to meet and to talk to. This is when an older
person can become isolated, since it takes a certain
amount of effort as a single person to join a group or
society, to attend social functions and to keep involved
with local affairs. There can be weekends, for example,
when the radio or the television is the only contact with
the outside world, and a feeling of acute loneliness can
occur. Memories are good and one thinks of happier
times and enjoyable occasions, but there is still the
need to talk to someone to avoid acute depression.
If we were able to know where all the older single
people live, it may be possible to ensure that, if they
wished, they could be contacted for a regular chat, and
possibly be encouraged to join a local group. However,
this is confidential information, so other ways must be
considered.
If it is not possible to make direct contact to offer
friendship and help if needed, then other ways must be
found. Last year, a meeting was held at the Town Hall
in Chester, when Sophie Andrews from The Silver Line
attended the launch of Brightlife and spoke about the
problem of isolation for older people. She spoke of the
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service offered by The Silver Line 24 hours a day,
which gives a telephone number for people to ring to
talk to someone. This is a very valuable service, since
even making contact with another person on the phone
can be a great help, and the availability of the service
and the telephone number should be widely publicised
for older people.
Call The Silver Line on: 0800 4 70 80 90 – 24 hours a
day
The Silver Line website can be found at the following
link:https://www.thesilverline.org.uk/
Written by an OPN member
West Cheshire Local Offer
The West Cheshire Local Offer is a website that
provides the citizens of Cheshire West and Chester with
information and advice, and a directory of local services
and organizations. It was created in conjunction with
local organizations, service users and carers following
the introduction of the Care Act 2014. The website
provides a wealth of information for service users,
parents, carers and professionals.
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The website can be found at the following link and is
split into three main areas:http://www.westcheshirelocaloffer.co.uk
The Service Directory
The directory section (Services A-Z on the home page
menu) will allow users to search for service providers
within the borough of Cheshire West and Chester.
For example, if you are looking for a residential home in
Ellesmere Port that supports people with a learning
disability, the website will give you a list of the ones
available to you. The website isn’t just about care
homes and help at home providers. It can give you
advice on: Being a carer and organizations that can help and
support you
 Volunteering opportunities and help with finding
work
 Community groups and events
 Travel planning and travel training
 How to stay physically and mentally healthy, and
what to do if you need some support with this
 Legal frameworks such as the Mental Capacity
Act
 Having your voice heard and how to make
complaints
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 How to stay safe and what to do if you think
someone is being abused or neglected
And much, much more.
Information and Guidance
The information and guidance section (type
information and guidance into the keywords search
box on the home page) will give you factsheets and
articles that can help you make choices, such as how to
choose a residential home and what to think about
when looking for one. It can also give you advice on:
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Healthy living
Keeping fit
How to change energy suppliers
What certain conditions are, for example “what is
autism?”
 Information about benefits and where to go if you
need help
And much, much more.
Social Care Assessment or Self-Assessment Tool
The website offers a Self-Assessment tool (click on the
Adult categories menu on the home page, then click
on the green box near the end of the page with the text
“What are your needs? Click here to complete the
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self-assessment to find out”). This is where you
answer some questions about what you need help with,
and it will then take you to the areas on the website that
we think will help you. For example, if you say that you
can’t cook meals independently, it will bring you a list of
organizations that can either help you learn to cook, or
organizations from which you can buy meals.
If, after looking through the information from your selfassessment, you think you need help from social
services, you can then refer yourself to the Adult Social
Care Gateway team to ask for a social care
assessment.
Contact: [email protected] for
further information, or call 01244 973205.
Paper copies are also available from the Gateway
Team on telephone number 0300 123 7034.
Consultation on early intervention and prevention
services in Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester Council have recently
brought out a consultation which is very relevant to our
members. It is all about the “early intervention and
prevention services” which are provided by the Council.
These services support residents to stay as
independent and as well as possible for as long as
possible, and also reduce demand for more expensive,
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long-term types of care. The identified services range
in scope from community good neighbour schemes
through to services that support early hospital
discharge.
The aims of the consultation are to provide local people
with the opportunity to: Comment on the types of services the Council is
proposing to commission (buy-in)
 Influence the way in which early intervention and
prevention services are delivered in the future
 Identify any gaps in identified service provision
 Make suggestions to help improve services
 Provide opportunities for those with an interest to
offer their opinions on proposals to service
changes
They are keen to hear your views to ensure that over
£1 million of the £3.2 million they have available is
spent on services that meet the needs of local service
users and their carers. Over £1 million of this budget
has been made possible through the Council using its
powers to raise an additional 2% on Council Tax bills to
enable investment to be directed towards supporting
vulnerable adults.
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How can you get involved?
Visit the dedicated website at:www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/ThirdSectorRedesign
Here you will find an online questionnaire and a
consultation document in PDF format that explains the
background and details of the redesign.
You can collect a printed copy of the consultation
booklet and paper questionnaires from libraries and
council buildings.
Alternatively, call the Commissioning Team for a copy
on 01244 973129, or email:[email protected]
Your Core Group hopes you will all take advantage of
having “your voices heard”.
Social prescribing is coming to Chester!
Social prescribing is a way of linking people with
sources of support in their community. At Brightlife, we
are testing it as a way of reducing loneliness and
isolation amongst people aged 50 and over.
People can be referred to the service by health
professionals, by friends and family, or they can refer
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themselves. One of Brightlife’s social prescribing coordinators then supports them to set personal goals that
will help them to access a range of activities and
services in their local community. This could be
anything from joining a club or group of people with
similar interests, to simply meeting people with whom
they can enjoy having a cup of tea and a chat.
We launched social prescribing in Malpas and Winsford
earlier this year and are delighted to announce that Sue
Downham (Brightlife Co-ordinator for Chester) is now
fully operational and working across Chester East and
South.
If you would like to find out how Brightlife can help you
get more out of life, you can arrange to meet Sue in
Lache, Blacon, Upton and Boughton. For more details,
please contact:Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01606 884444 or 07715 658431
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Volunteering Opportunities
Brightlife’s volunteers are our most valuable resource.
They contribute to our project at every level and help to
ensure Brightlife is run ‘by older people for older
people’. We’re currently recruiting volunteers for two
key roles:Brightlife Alliance Member
Do you want to help shape the direction of Brightlife?
As an Alliance member, you will join a group of older
people who are involved at a strategic level. They use
their skills and experience to recommend what we
should commission; inform and influence how we
engage with older people; act as ambassadors for the
project; and represent older people’s interests on the
Brightlife Partnership. If you’re someone who can see
the big picture, this role is for you.
Community Connector
Could you help connect older people and their
communities? Community connectors support the work
of our social prescribing co-ordinators by providing
practical assistance to older people. This might be
accompanying someone on their first visit to an activity
or group; helping to arrange transport for an isolated
older person; visiting or making telephone contact to
encourage someone to reach their goals; or assisting at
a Brightlife drop-in session. You choose how you’d like
to help. If you’re someone who enjoys bringing people
together, this role is for you.
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If you’d like to find out more, please contact Mandy
Roberts on 01606 884441 or by email at
[email protected]
Chester Park and Ride PR1 and PR2 services
Cheshire West and Chester Council is pleased to
announce a new improved Park and Ride Service,
operated by their partners Stagecoach. Twelve brand
new low-emission single-deck buses have been
ordered and will enter service soon.
The four current routes have been replaced by two new
routes, PR1 The Blue Line and PR2 The Green Line,
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that will operate ‘cross-city’ to offer more stops,
meaning more travel options.
The introduction of the new service coincides with an
exciting project to improve the public realm in Frodsham
Street in Chester that started on 27 June 2016 for six
months. They hope that you will enjoy their new buses
and take advantage of quick and easy travel into the
city centre.
The Park and Ride bus service runs every 12 minutes
at peak times and every 15 minutes off-peak. With their
special Park and Ride branding the buses are easy to
spot, and drop off and pick up points are conveniently
located across Chester - and at certain points on route,
(please see the timetables in the link below for full
details.) Please note, on bank holidays a Sunday
service is in operation.
For full details of the new routes, including maps and
times, and click on the link for “Park and Ride”, near
the bottom of the menu on the left side of the home
page at http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Prices
 Car parking is free.
 Adult return bus fare £2, with up to two
accompanied children (under 16 years) travelling
free. Tickets can be purchased at the Park and
Ride.
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 Frequent traveller? Why not take advantage of
saver books of tickets? Books of six return tickets
for the price of five (£10) are available to purchase
from the attendants on site. Plus if you have a
Charisma Card show this to the attendant when
you buy a saver book and you’ll be given another
ticket for free.
 Unfortunately, the Park and Ride service is
excluded from the concessionary travel scheme.
For further details about Stagecoach, the service
provider, please go to:https://www.stagecoachbus.com/help-and-contact
For your convenience we are printing copies of the
route maps overleaf:-
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Older People’s Welfare
In 2014, the charity Chester Voluntary Action celebrated
its centenary, and Pat Lott (Chairman of the Older
People’s Network) and Margaret Yorke (Secretary of
the Older People’s Network) assisted in identifying the
welfare of older people during these 100 years. Both
are now working with Brightlife, helping to reduce
isolation and loneliness amongst older people. It was
interesting finding the needs for older people haven't
changed very much during this time. We thought you
might enjoy reading the history, which will be printed in
the next four editions of our Newsletter.
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Part 1
At the beginning of the 20th century, the only general
support for old age was through the Poor Law and life
was hard. Pioneering surveys by the Liberal
Government showed intense poverty among the elderly,
which resulted in Lloyd-George's “Old Age Persons Act”
in 1908. All persons over 70 with an income of less
than eight shillings per week (40p) were given a noncontributory means-tested pension of five shillings, or
seven shillings and sixpence for a couple, which did
prevent many having to end their lives in the
workhouse. By 1925, contributory pensions were given
to 70 year olds, and widows received a maintenance
allowance. After the First World War, the Chester
Council of Social Welfare (COSW) was formed and in
1930 agreed to take over the work of the Charity
Organization Society, and to carry on the payment
given to pensioners so that they didn't need to seek
Poor Law Relief.
There was little change in help until the start of World
War II, which brought hardship to everyone in Britain,
and older people were especially vulnerable. Many
families had lost their main breadwinner and become
separated. There was no welfare state and the 'poor
law' provision at this time was inadequate, so groups of
individuals, governmental and voluntary providers,
came together to discuss how the situation could be
alleviated. The result was the formation of the
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National Old People's Welfare Committee. Visiting
schemes for elderly evacuees were established along
with an Old People's Homes Advisory Service.
At the end of the War, a major National Conference was
held to consider future developments and needs, with
special attention given to the care of chronic sickness
and the need for special housing facilities. The keynote
speaker stated that the problem was that people were
living longer; that houses and domestic help were much
more difficult; that their mode of life had changed and
there was instability and mobility of the family. She
thought children should be taught to respect age.
She called for a Charter for old people so that:
 medical and nursing care was equally as good as
for other groups
 long-term treatment of sickness should be
available in suitable surroundings
 there were homes built for all types of need,
including the bed-ridden, with special trained
personnel
 research should be done into diseases of the
aged and ageing
 social workers should banish loneliness,
monotony and boredom
It took campaigners until 1949 to establish an Old
People's Welfare Committee in Chester, after the
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Mayor, Robert Frost, set up an Advisory committee
which included representatives from the Cestrian Club;
British Red Cross; Women’s Voluntary Service; Rotary
Club; Chester Council of Social Work; Chester Standing
Conference of Women’s Organizations; St John’s
Ambulance Brigade; TOCH; Chester Free Church
Federal Council; The Venerable Archdeacon, Rev H
Burns, Church of England; Roman Catholic Churches;
and The Lord Bishop was appointed Ex-Officio member
of the committee. The Council of Social Welfare stated
that Chester Council would place rooms and clerical
assistance at the disposal of the Advisory Committee.
Mr W.A. Davies was appointed Chairman and Mr
Wilkinson, Secretary. The Committee talked about the
provision of clubs for old people and it was agreed to
start two clubs at the Cestrian Club – age limit would be
60 years and over. The Welfare Officer, Mr
Stonebridge, reported that a number of old people were
in need of visiting, so the Committee asked the
Women’s Organizations to identify needs. Discussions
also considered the provision of other welfare services
for old people and also for handicapped persons, and
agreed it was important to co-ordinate the work done by
the various organizations. It was also agreed to invite
the Women’s Organizations to any future meetings.
By the summer, a list of volunteer visitors had been
drawn up and the Constitution for the County Old
People’s Welfare Committee meeting agreed. The
terms of Reference were ‘To promote and assist the
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general good of all old people by assisting the work of
statutory authorities and voluntary organizations
engaged in providing facilities for physical and mental
recreation, developing physical improvement, furthering
health, relieving poverty, distress or sickness, and in
pursuing any objects which now or hereafter may be
deemed by law to be charitable’.
This is the first of four parts of this very interesting
history of Older People’s Welfare in Chester. Part
two will be in our next newsletter.
Activities in Blacon – various venues
Tea Dance at the New Parade Enterprise Centre
Blacon, Chester, CH1 5HN, on these dates:Wednesday 5 & 19 October 2016
Wednesday 16 & 30 November 2016
Wednesday 14 & 28 December 2016
2:00pm-4:00pm, £3.00 admission including
refreshments.
Please telephone 01244 305453 for more details.
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Here and Now Social Group for Older People is a
social group for people looking to meet on a regular
basis. Activities include monthly talks, craft activities,
keep fit, singing and days out. The group runs three
times a week. For details, call 01244 379651 or
07933 449001. See our website
www.hereandnowchester.co.uk or find us on Facebook.
Kathy's Keep Fit runs every Monday at The New
Parade Enterprise Centre from 10.30am-11.30am.
Cost £2.50 including refreshments. Different routines
each week. Keep fit and have fun! All abilities
welcome.
Cafe Rosa Bistro at Deva Point Housing scheme,
Deva Point, Blacon Point Road, Chester, CH1 5LD.
Open daily for breakfasts and lunches, and Sunday
lunches.
Vintage Blacon at the United Reformed Church,
Saughall Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5EY. First
Tuesday of every month there is a film show at
10.00am. A charge is made.
Activities at The Venue in Hawthorn Road, Lache
(previously called the Community Centre,
Hawthorn Road, Chester, CH4 8HX)
On Mondays there is a 60+ group that meets between
10:00am – 2:00pm, and then 2:00pm – 3:00pm for a
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singing group. There is a bingo group that meets
between 7:30pm and 9.30pm
On Thursdays there is a strength and balance session
between 11:00am and 12:00pm.
There is also a tea dance that runs once a fortnight
starting at 1:30pm and finishing at 4:00pm. We also
have a gym that is open every day for those people who
want to have a little exercise.
The Venue café is open Monday to Friday, from
9:00am to 1:30pm.
Telephone: 01244 972546
Email: [email protected]
Published by the Research, Intelligence and Consultation Team, Cheshire
West and Chester Council, Autumn 2016 on behalf of the Older People's
Network. This is a user-led organisation whose views are independent from
the Council. Whilst Cheshire West and Chester Council supports the Older
People's Network, the Council has no editorial input and is not responsible for
the content or accuracy of information contained in the newsletter.
If you would like to know more about the Older People’s Network please visit
our website: www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/OPN or contact us on tel:
01244 972185, write to us at: Cheshire West and Chester Council, Research,
Intelligence and Consultation Team, HQ, 58 Nicholas Street, Chester, CH1
2NP or email: [email protected]
The Older People’s Network has a Core Group, which has a Chairman, Vice
Chairman and representatives from local forums. A newsletter is sent to all
members at regular intervals and gives information about events and subjects
of interest.
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