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The Dragon Cafe
Time & Talents
South London Cares
Primary Care Navigator (PCN) updates
Calls for suggestions and the QHS website

The Dragon Cafe

St George the Martyr, Dragon Cafe, The Crypt, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1JA

Time & Talents

The Old Mortuary, St Marychurch Road, SE16 4JE

Social Contact Group, Tuesdays 1-3pm

This is a group for older women with mental health needs. It provides a supportive environment in which group members can socialisem chat and take part in regular contact. Members of the group undergo an assessment before joining.  To find out more please email Cindy or call 020 7232 5668.

Strength and Balance – Keep Fit, Wednesday 3.45-4.45pm

Come join this fun exercise session for over 50s with a focus on maintaining strength and balance! The session costs £3. For more information contact Ollie or call 020 7232 5668. The leaflet for this class can be found here.

South London Cares

Pub Club – Tuesday 5 February, 6-8pm

The Old Red Lion, 42 Kennington Park Road, SE11, 4RS

Come on in from the cold weather and cosy up with a refreshing free drink at our monthly pub club. Swap stories and jokes with your pals and raise a glass to new friendships.

Technology Workshop – Monday 11 February, 2.30-4.30pm

John Marshall Christ Church Southwark, 27 Blackfriars Road, SE1 8NY

Want to improve your confidence with your phone, tablet or laptop? Come along for a cuppa and bring your gadgets and technology-related questions with you! Train: Southwark Bus: 45, 338, 63 (get off at Stamford Street). Look out for a red brick church and head down the left-hand side for the church hall entrance.

Quiz Club, Tuesday 12 February, 6.30-8.30pm

Darwin Court, 1 Crail Row, Walworth, SE17 1AD

Put your knowledge to the test and find a good use for all those facts at our monthly quiz club. Team up with your neighbours and laugh your way to victory at this evening of fun and games.

Bollywood Dance Workshop, Tuesday 19 February, 6:30-8pm

St.Philip’s Church Hall, Avondale Square, SE1 5PD

Be transported to South Asia as we are joined by a professional Bollywood dancer for a thrilling evening of dance. Learn some new moves, enjoy the music or just come along for a tea to enjoy the atmosphere. Absolutely no experience necessary! Emily will be running this club.

For all clubs, please call 0207 118 0404 to let us know you would like to come. For more information about loads more events being held in Southwark by South London Cares this month, please click here.

PCN updates 

• We are pleased to welcome 11 new PCNS! Thank you for attending our training event on 17 January at Cambridge House. We hope you found it useful!
• Please see this guide for when to contact SAIL. The SAIL team can be contacted on 0207 358 4077 or by email.
• The Southwark Wellbeing Hub is a useful directory when looking for information and signposting.

Calls for suggestions and the QHS website

Please let us know if there are any types of activities or social clubs that you would like us to gather more information on. Perhaps a number of your patients have been asking about ukulele clubs, ballroom dancing or walking football; let us know and we’ll have a look at what’s going on in our community. If you have any thoughts or suggestions then please email us.

Additionally, these updates are now available through the QHS website, found under ‘Latest News’

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Silver Fit
Time & Talents – Body Confidence Workshop
Docklands Settlement – Walking Football
Good Gym
Stave Hill Ecological Park

Silver Fit 

Silver Fit encourage people to regain or to maintain their lifelong fitness. They aim to raise awareness of the benefits of exercise for the over 45s and help them to find regular exercise they enjoy. They provide opportunities to get active by arranging events and regular local groups. Activities range from Nordic walking and T’ai Chi to cheerleading, badminton and yoga.

Annual membership costs £5 per year and members get discounted rates on all of Silver Fit’s activities for seniors. You can sign up for membership on Silver Fit’s website. Please find the full list of Silver Sessions here.

Time & Talents

Body Confidence Workshop 

The Old Mortuary, St Marychurch St, Rotherhithe, SE16 4JE 

Join Time & Talents in their ‘Project Dare’ creative drama and arts workshop to develop a loving relationship with your body. The workshop is designed for men and women over the age of 16. No prior knowledge is required and the session is accessible for all shapes, sizes and fitness levels. This will take place on Saturday 9 February 2019, 1-4pm.

To book a place email John or call him on 020 7232 5664. Please see the flyer.

Docklands Settlement

Walking Football 

Docklands Settlement, 400 Salter Rd, London, SE16 5AA

The Docklands Settlement runs two walking football clubs in conjunction with Millwall Football Club. The first is for people with disabilities and takes place Mondays between 10.30 and 11.30am. On Fridays 10am-12pm, they hold a walking football club for elderly people, those with dementia or those just wanting to socialise! For more information about this and other sports activities, visit the Docklands Settlement’s website. Alternatively call the settlement on 020 7231 7108 or Millwall Community Trust on 020 7740 0503.

Good Gym

From Southbank to Lordship Lane

Combining exercise with good deeds, join Good Gym to run the streets and help those in need. There are three types of run that you can take part in:

• Mission runs: run to help out older people in Southwark with one-off tasks that they are no longer able to do on their own.
• Coach runs: Over a million older people in the UK are always or often lonely. Visiting an older person as part of your weekly run can help  make a huge difference to their life.
• Group runs: every week in Southwark you can join Good Gym to help out on local community projects, and running back all within 90 minutes!

To request a mission for an older person, click here.  For more information, visit the Good Gym website.

Stave Hill Ecological Park

Stave Hill Ecological Park, behind Bacons College, Timber Pond Road, Rotherhithe, SE16 6AX

Stave Hill Ecological Park is a nature reserve and education facility home to a mosaic of habitats including  woodland, grassland, scrub and wetland, all bursting with life.

There are two volunteer groups who carry out conservation activities to help maintain and improve the habitats – everyone welcome!

Stave Hill Volunteers meet on the second Saturday of the month, 11am – 3.30pm.
The Stave Hill Regulars (walking group) meets every Wednesday,10am-4pm.

For further information please visit their website.

Sunday 2 December 2018

The Blue Bermondsey

Market Place, London, SE16 3UQ

Join The Blue Bermondsey Community in this free Christmas event on Sunday 2nd December from 12pm – 5pm. There will be food and drink, market stalls with a range of crafts and gifts ideal for Christmas, roasted chestnuts, mulled wine and more. Visit Santa and have a photo taken with him and the elves.

Other activities include: fire juggling, stilt walking, face painting, glitter tattoos, circus workshop and puppet theatre. Entry is free, some activities may require tokens. Please see their flyer.

Monday 3 December 2018

Christmas Dinner at Elephant and Castle Pub

119 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN

Please join the Yalding Healthy Living Centre (Age UK) for a Christmas dinner between 1 and 4pm. The flyer can be found here.

Friday 7 December 2018

Christmas Baking at the Bermondsey Kitchen

9 Market Place, SE16 3UQ

Please join the Yalding Healthy Living Centre (Age UK) for a Christmas Cake Bake between 10am and 1.30pm. The flyer can be found here. For further information, please call 0207 237 0860.

Saturday 8 December 2018

Christmas at Surrey Docks Farm

Rotherhithe St, London, SE6 5ET

Surrey Docks Farm is a working community farm that aims to educate local people about where their food comes from and promotes getting active outdoors.

They have all the usual farm animals, as well as food-growing gardens. Open 7 days a week, 10am – 4pm. Entry is free.

Please see the flyer for their Christmas fair here and activities here. The fair is open 11am – 4pm and entry is free.

Tuesday 11 December 2018

Desert Island Discs

Darwin Court, 1 Crail Row, SE17 1AD

Like the radio show of its namesake, come with a song in mind and why it’s meaningful to you, or just listen, dance and enjoy the atmosphere! This month’s theme is ‘Festive Tunes’. Please call 0207 118 0404 to say you’re going! The evening will run from 6.30 – 8pm and is hosted by South London Cares. This event is free to attend.

For further Christmas events being hosted by South London Cares, please click here.

Saturday 15 December 2018

South London Cares Winter Party

Pembroke House, 80 Tatum Street, SE17 1QR

Head along to Pembroke House from 1 – 3.15pm for the South London Cares Winter Party! Come in your finest festive themed dress (prizes for the best outfits) to celebrate the season of goodwill. Expect dancing, music and entertainment. Please bring a dish, if you can! Call 0207 118 0404 to let us know you’re coming. This event is free to attend.

For further Christmas events being hosted by South London Cares, please click here.

Tuesday 18 December 2018

Snowball Swing Dance! – Old Kent Road

St Philip’s Church Hall, Avondale Square, SE1 5PD

Don your best 1950s clobber and get grooving, or just sit back and enjoy the music. Please call 0207 118 0404 to say you’ll be attending. The dance will run from 6.30 – 8.30pm by South London Cares and is free to attend.

For further Christmas events being hosted by South London Cares, please click here.

Christmas Day !

Bermondsey Care for the Elderly’s Christmas Day Party!

Roben’s Suite, Guy’s Tower, Guy’s Hospital

If you are a pensioner living in north Southwark (postal code SE16, SE1) and would like to join us on Christmas Day then please call Coral/Toni at the Beormund Centre on 020 7237 9313 or email. Closing date is Friday 7th December. Transport is provided and you will recieved a 3-course Christmas lunch, Christmas tea, professional entertainment and goodies throughout the day. Christmas parcel and £5 to go home with. Invitations are on a first-come-first-served basis.

Don’t Be Alone at Christmas – People Care Association

Bacon’s College, Timber Pond Road, Rotherhithe, SE16, 6AT 

Doors open at 11am and there will be a free raffle and an entertainer! For dinner, guests will enjoy traditional turkey with all the trimmings (or lamb as an alternative). There are vegetarian, Caribbean, Asian, diabetic and liquidised alternatives, if you prefer. There’ll also be Christmas pudding to follow! You’ll also recieve a small glass of port, Stilton and biscuits to round off the meal. A light tea in a takeaway box and grocery voucher will also be available so you can choose something to have in the next few days.

People Care Association provides free transport to and from the venue, for any guests living in Southwark – and can cater for those with wheelchairs and disabilities. You will need to give plenty of notice if you require transport. The deadline for booking is Sunday 16th December.

If you live in Southwark, book your place by filling out the booking form or calling 0203 355 2619. To find out how to refer a Southwark resident for free transport, please click here.

South London Cares

Winter Wellbeing Project

South London Cares brings people aged 65 and over, together with their younger neighbours for fun, friendship and laughter across Southwark and Lambeth.

From October 2018 – March 2019 they’re running their Winter Wellbeing project, supporting older neighbours to stay warm, active, healthy and connected.

What they do:

• Deliver blankets, hats, gloves and thermal socks
• Winter Grants of up to £100, which can be used for high bills, winter coats and other items to help battle the cold.
• Connect people to organisations who can provide benefits and energy saving advice
• 24 free social clubs that run year round (including, film nights, technology workshops, trips etc.).
• Befriending

If you would like to refer someone over 65 to the project, please email Elyssa with their name, DOB, telephone number and what support they might need – they’ll be in touch with them within a week.

For further Christmas events being hosted by South London Cares, please click here.

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South London Cares – Winter Wellbeing Project
Bags of Taste at Pembroke House
London Bubble Theatre
Men’s Shed Association
Blackfriar’s Settlement

South London Cares

Winter Wellbeing Project

South London Cares brings people aged 65 and over, together with their younger neighbours for fun, friendship and laughter across Southwark and Lambeth.

From October 2018 – March 2019 they’re running their Winter Wellbeing project, supporting older neighbours to stay warm, active, healthy and connected.

What they do:

• Deliver blankets, hats, gloves and thermal socks
• Winter Grants of up to £100, which can be used for high bills, winter coats and other items to help battle the cold.
• Connect people to organisations who can provide benefits and energy saving advice
• 24 free social clubs that run year round (including, film nights, technology workshops, trips etc.).
• Befriending

If you would like to refer someone over 65 to the project, please email Elyssa with their name, DOB, telephone number and what support they might need – they’ll be in touch with them within a week.

They’d love to visit your surgery for a couple of hours to speak to patients in the waiting room about the support they can offer – flu jab clinics are a particularly good time. They won’t need anything from you, just let them know a date and a time and they’ll be there, leaflets in hand.

Pembroke House

80 Tatum St, London SE17 1QR

Bags of Taste

Learn to cook delicious recipes from around the world that cost less than £1 per head. At the end of every lesson you can buy bags of ingredients at a cost of £3.00 each, with enough food included for four meals, so you can try cooking it again (and again) at home.

Please see their website and leaflet.

Bubble Theatre

London Bubble Workshop, 5 Elephant Lane, SE16 4JD
020 7237 4434

The Bubble has developed a Creative Elders Programme to offer older adults in the local area opportunities to connect and create. All activities are currently free to attend. For more details please contact Lucy.

Charting the Mayflower

In 1620 a group of people left England to start a new life across the Atlantic. 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the departure of the Mayflower from the river’s edge in Rotherhithe.

On Thursday 22nd November, a free community lantern procession will take place in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey to mark the beginning of Illuminate Rotherhithe. It will begin at Mayflower Park at 5pm and arrive at Kings Stairs Gardens. Everyone is welcome to the free lantern-making workshops where they can make a lantern for the procession. For the dates of these workshops please see their leaflet.

For more information please get in touch with Georgia.

Tea Break Theatre

A drop-in group for adults which embodies the belief that theatre-making can improve wellbeing and confidence. Tea, cake and a chat, followed by a gentle workshop to make friends, tell stories and share laughter. Fore more information, please see their leaflet or contact Lucy.

Men’s Shed Association

London Bubble Workshop, 5 Elephant Lane, SE16 4JD

Rotherhithe Shed

Set up in partnership by Bubble Theatre and Time & Talents, it aims to bring together older folks to put their practical skills to good use – fixing, making, whittling, drilling, sawing and generally tinkering.

Sessions are held twice a week on Monday mornings and Thursday afternoons (click for schedule), in a well equipped workshop where participants can work together on a range of practical activities. Skilled artists and technical experts are available to support the participants, and project ideas are strongly encouraged and developed. If you have something that needs mending or maintaining, be it a wobbly chair or a squeaky bike bring it along. Or if you want to help make and paint the new sign for the shed, or just make the tea – you are welcome.

For more information please contact Devon or visit their website.

A shed can also be found at Darwin Court, Southwark, SE17 1AD, 020 3828 4818.

Blackfriar’s Settlement

1 Rushworth Street, London, SE1 0RB

020 7928 9521

You can visit their website here. Alternatively, please see their leaflet about the ‘Positive Ageing’ events being held at Blackfriars in November.