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(d) The Kensington Old People's Welfare Voluntary Committee
were granted £35 to assist in meeting their general
expenditure.
(e) The Old Age Pensioners' Club, Brompton Oratory, were
granted £10 to assist in providing equipment.
Kensington Day Centre
The Kensington Council of Social Service established a Day Centre
for old people in Convent Gardens, North Kensington, W.11., in May, 1964.
The Council decided, in principles, to make an annual grant of £3,250 payable
half-yearly in advances, subject to having substantial representation on the
Management Committee of the Centre. This was agreed to by the Committee of
the Kensington Council of Social Service and six members of the Council were
appointed to serve on the Management Committee.
Holidays
The Council, in co-operation with the Family Welfare Association,
operated a scheme for providing holidays for old people.
During 1964, advance bookings were made with the Ramsgate and
District Hotel and Boarding House Association for two weeks' reservations in
each of the months of May and September. The old people selected for
holidays under this scheme are required to pay £2 per week towards the cost.
Private coaches were hired to take them to and from the holiday
establishments. The Hotel and Boarding House Association provided
entertainments, coach outings and other concessions during the holidays.
Applications for holidays were approved by the Chairman, and then
passed to the Family Welfare Association for the holidays to be arranged.
Five shillings per booking was paid to the Family Welfare Association towards
their administration expenses.

The scheme continued to work satisfactorily and letters of
appreciation were received from many of the old people.