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Staff Three social workers (excluding Miss Ellis the secretary) were
working for the Association throughout the year.
5. Other clubs
Apart from LOPWA the Council continued to make grants to
organisations in the borough which carry out work for old people,
whether by recreational facilities or by the provision of meals. A sum
of £12,000 (to include LOPWA) was eventually put in the annual
estimates for the year 1962-63 for such organisations as accepted the
Council's conditions and to assist any other such organisations as might
be established during that year. Reports were made to the Public
Health committee giving details of the work undertaken by the voluntary
organisations and as a result grants were made as follows:—
Lewisham Old People's Welfare Association 9,900
Lewisham Darby and Joan Club 420
St. Mark's Old Folks' Club 80
Hither Green Branch of the National Federation of
Old Age Pensions Associations 68
St. Philip's Darby and Joan Club 30
The Over 60's Friendly Club 44
The Bellingham Community Association Darby and
Joan Club 40
Lee Branch of the National Federation of Old Age
Pensions Associations 52
Good Companions Club 18
St. Hilda's Seniors' Club 75
Blackheath Branch of the National Federation of Old
Age Pensions Associations 24
September Club 40
Happy Old Folk's Club (St. Barnabas) 20
St. John's Over 60's Club 60
The Friendship Circle over 60's Club 50
Sydenham Hill Social Club, Darby and Joan Section 20
Companions Darby and Joan Club for Deaf and Dumb 36
Autumn Club 44
St. Cyprian's 61 Club 36
Saville Club 180
This left a sum of money available for new clubs which might
qualify for grant, and three such clubs, the Sunset Club (£15), the
Silver Lining Club (£30) and the Burnt Ash Club (£250), were given
the grants indicated for the part year. Additional grants were paid to
nearly all the clubs as a help towards fares and towards the purchase
of nutrients.
It is hoped that such old people's organisations as can will not
only provide the usual afternoon's recreation with a modest tea, but
will also make arrangements to provide lunch either on the day the
club meets or on another day. To this end the Lewisham Old People's
Welfare Association is prepared to cooperate by conveying the meals
in bulk from the kitchens, where they are obtained, to the luncheon club.