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Generally this has been a year of expansion. The continuing
growth in attendance, further widening of activities, will obviously
continue throughout 1967.
Services for the Handicapped and Elderly
Details of the various services available for the Handicapped and
the Elderly were given in my last annual report. The following
are the statistics relating to these services for the year 1966.
No. of handicapped persons assisted
with alterations to premises
or the issue of special equipment 324
No. of handicapped persons for
whom holidays were arranged 108
No. of elderly people who were
provided with a week's holiday at
a Holiday Camp or Guest House 2073
No. of elderly people for whom a
Day's'Outing was provided 2199
No. of lunches provided for the
elderly at 9 Luncheon Centres 168,517
No. of Mid-day meals delivered
by Meals on Wheels Service 28,196
No. of elderly people who were
provided with a Christmas Parcel 5567
Entertainments
Several of the local operatic and dramatic societies in the
Town supplied complimentary tickets for Old Age Pensioners or
held special performances of their productions for pensioners. In
addition the "Be Our Guest" organisation arranged a number of
variety shows specially for the old people. Tickets for these
entertainments were distributed by this Department through Old
Peoples' Clubs, and coaches were hired by the Council to transport
those attending. 23 such evenings were arranged, the number
who attended totalling 5033, an average of 218
Statistics relating to the Chiropody Service which is provided
primarily for the Handicapped and Elderly, are given on Page 28
Other services include the Workshop for the Elderly which
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