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OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE IN FULHAM
MEALS SERVICE
Following the trend of the previous year, the Meals Service hascontinued to expand rapidly.
The demand for meals to be delivered to elderly housebound persons grew to such proportions at
the beginning of the year that it was found necessary to purchase an additional vehicle which was
put into operation on 1st April, with the result that the number of such meals delivered exceeded
by over three times the figure for 1963.
A new Luncheon Club at Stamford Bridge Stadium organised by the W.V.S. was opened on 1st
June serving meals freshly cooked on the premises for up to 30 elderly persons on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. Consequent upon this development the small Shamrock Luncheon Club
was closed, the members transferring to the new Club.
The Lytton Luncheon Club moved to fresh premises at The Grange, a new block of flats owned
By the Fulham Borough Council during June. The Clubroom at The Grange is very pleasantly
situated at ground floor level as opposed to the stair climbing involved at the Lytton Estate, which
is no doubt a factor contributing to the increase in membership of the Club during the latter half
of the year.
The Coronation Luncheon Club also moved to fresh premises at the end of May, from a very
large room at St. Augustine's Church Hall to a more homely atmosphere at Mohican House, the
Headquarters of the 20th Fulham Scout Group, in Li I lie Road.