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Meals
These are cooked at two centres. They are delivered in insulated
containers on two special vans to the homes of those who from illness or
infirmity are unable to provi.de for themselves hot meals.
Meals are served three times a week from West Wickham and Beckenham.
Thirty-five meals are taken out each time from West Wickham and 40 from
Beckenham, There are now two Luncheon Clubs, the meals are cooked by W.V.S.
and only a nominal charge is made. Thirty-five meals are served by each Club,
For the rest of Beckenham 46 meals are delivered twice a week.
The Old People's Welfare Committee hopes to provide a Day Centre which,
unlike the Clubs mentioned later in this report, will be open every day of
the week to provide social and recreational activities and a Luncheon Club,
In addition the kitchen facilities at this centre may enable a daily delivery
of hot meals to be made and so increase the numbers of homes included in this
service.
The Borough Council are helping the Committee with this project, and in
addition, having provided a second equipped meals van in 1961 are helping with
the maintenance and repair of the two vehicles at an estimated total cost of
£150-£2OO per annum. The Council also make an annual contribution of £52 to
subsidise the cost of meals which are provided at a charge of 1s, 0d. to
1s. 6d, Nevertheless very considerable voluntary help by assisting at the
Centre and helping with the Meal Service will be required from the Borough to
set up and maintain the Day Centre which could become the pivot of the service,
Clubs

These clubs enable pensioners to lead a happy communal life once
a week and the activiti.es of the clubs are directed by its own members
committees assisted by a W.V.S. Leader and W.V.S. Secretary, The Veterans
Club was a community service project of the Rotary Club of Beckenham,.
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