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The fact that so much of the Club's activities show no great
change in its variety does not mean there is a lack of ideas, but
among old people there is, understandably, a feeling of contentment
and security about familiar places.
The Club has maintained its association with the Women's
Institute organisation. Visits were made to institutes at Bolney,
Sussex, Beaconsfield, Bucks, and to Hadlow near Tonbridge. These
visits besides giving members the opportunity of a day in the country,
also affords them the opportunity of meeting people who live in a
different environment. The members of the institutes visited by the
Club have in their turn been invited to Bermondsey and entertained.
Coach tours of the Borough were also arranged for them and to
judge from the complimentary remarks made by the visitors many
preconceived ideas about Bermondsey must have been dispelled.
Every Thursday a number of handicapped people are brought to
the Club so that they may join the members in their activities. The
number of such people and the frequency of the visits is restricted by
the transport situation. If more transport was available the number
of handicapped persons visiting the Club could be increased, thereby
helping to bring them a little more companionship.
An extension to the Meals on Wheels service was introduced in
May to cover the week-ends so that those people who are handicapped
and therefore unable to make adequate provision for Saturday
and Sunday could be provided with a meal. This addition to the
service began with two people and by December this number had
increased to eleven. The meal is a frozen one, flavour sealed and
prepared by a well known firm of caterers. Four items make up the
meal and they are easily heated for consumption by immersion for a
few minutes in boiling water.
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