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Opportunity will be taken to utilize the Centre for evening club
and group activities.
Riverdale Combined Centre
Also established on 1st April, 1968, this Centre is adapted from
ground floor premises with easy access at 158a Plumstead High
Street, S.E.18.
Its purposes are similar to those of Federation Combined Centre
but caters for only 45 places, mainly for the more severely
handicapped.
Fares to and from the Centres are paid or transport is arranged,
patients are provided with a subvented midday meal and some
form of medical supervision is arranged.
There is no doubt but that the readiness of persons with differing
handicaps to assist each other has been to their mutual
advantage.
Both Centres arranged seaside outings, Christmas parties and
visits to the theatre but, regretfully, due to a lack of transport,
neither Centre was used to its fullest capacity during the year.
Mentally III Persons Placed in Homes or Hostels
Mental After-Care Association Hostels 11
Private Approved Home 1
S.O.S. Society Hostel 1
National Association for Mental Health Hostel 1
Honor Lea (London Borough of Lewi sham Hostel) 10
Richmond Fellowship Home 1
Other Local Authority Hostel 1
Therapeutic Clubs
Club Day Staff Attendances
"Tideway Club", Wednesday Mental Health Between 25 and 30
Albany Institute, evening (shared Officers from
Creek Road, with neighbouring both Boroughs
S.E.8. Borough of
Lewisham)
"Castlewood", Tuesday evening Bexley Between 20 and 30
Shooter's Hill, (Day patients Hospital
S.E.18. only) Appointees
"The Links", Friday evening Bexley Between 12 and 18
Castlewood, (For ex Bexley Social
Shooter's Hill, Hospital patients) Worker
S.E.18.
Friday Club, Friday evening Greenwich Between 20 and 30
St. Richard's Borough Social
Church Hall, Workers on a
Charlton, S.E.7. voluntary basis
A therapeutic group for alcoholics supervised by a Bexley
Hospital consultant psychiatrist meets at Castlewood on
Wednesday evenings.