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Three clubs below provide contacts for specially disabled persons,
some of who are elderly:—
Social Club for the Blind
(Alternate Wednesday afternoons)
Samaritan Club for Disabled
(1st and 3rd Thursday afternoons)
Club for Handicapped People
(2nd and 4th Friday afternoons)
Azelia Hall, Croydon Road.
St. Mary's Church Hall,
Shortiands.
Emmanual Church Hall,
The Grove, West Wickham.
Chiropody
The British Red Cross Society Clinic, dealing with 70-80 patients
and held every other week on alternate Wednesday mornings has
continued at the Emmanuel Church Hall, West Wickham.
Elderly persons needing home visits are referred by the Society to
the District Officer of the Kent County Council and domiciliary visits
are carried out under the County scheme.
A whole time chiropodist employed by the Kent County Council
holds a clinic on alternate Tuesday mornings at the Hawes Down
Infant Welfare Clinic, West Wickham, on Monday and Thursday and
mornings at the Infant Welfare Clinic, Town Hall, Beckenham.
Domiciliary visits for those unable to attend the centres are arranged
through the District Officer who also arranges appointments for
treatment and assessments of charge up to a maximum of 4s. for treatments
in any one week.
The Red Cross Clinic at West Wickham and the Town Hall
Welfare Clinic, Beckenham, are conveniently situated close to main
bus routes.
Outings and Holidays
Members of Darby and Joan Clubs pay 6d. to 1/- a week to a
holiday fund and the balance is made up by the Women's Voluntary
Service, who organise outings to the seaside and holidays at reduced
rates.
Outing are also arranged by other voluntary organisations, such
as the Old People's Welfare Committee, Rotary Club, the Soroptimist
Club, the Beckenham Veterans Club, the West Wickham Community
Council and the West Wickham British Legion.
Personal Service
(Visiting, Information and Emergency help)
Following upon visits, the need for other personal help, such as
shopping or gardening is ascertained. The need for grants in cash or
goods or assistance of various kinds including the provision of books
for the library, the need for outings or holidays for those not attending
clubs, or out of touch with relatives and needing companionship is
discovered at these times.
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