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The Over 60's Club continues to prosper. For some time past the club has been
open on two evenings a week for television, whist and such other recreation as the
members select. These evenings have proved very popular and the attendance seems to
be increasing. Fortnightly evenings for old time dancing have also been started.
This year we broke with custom and instead of having the whole club membership
to a New Year Party in a hired hall, it was decided to give three separate parties
in the club rooms. The experiment appears to have been a success. But with an increasing
membership some further plan may need to be thought up for 1961. Our grateful
thanks are offered to the ladies who give such invaluable service to the club,
and to the Toc H Film Unit for their monthly film shows.
The active membership of the Over 60's Club is over 150 which makes the average
weekly attendance of 120 appear rather low. Attendances on weekday afternoons vary
from over 50 to as low as 20 - 24 If attendances were evenly spread over the week
there should be room for another 40 or 50 members. It is just possible that in the
Central area of the Borough, there are too many, clubs catering for the needs of the
elderly.
BOARDING OUT SCHEMES
During recent months information has been collected on schemes in operation in
various parts of the country for boarding out elderly people in private houses.
After careful consideration it was decided that an endeavour ought to be made to
discover whether some such scheme should, and could, be operated in Hendon, A meeting
was therefore arranged for Monday March 7th to hear an address by Miss M. Webb,
Secretary to the North West Kent Council of Social Service in whose area a successful
scheme has been in operation for about four years. Invitations were sent to
members of public and voluntary organisations concerned and to Old People's Welfare
Committees in neighbouring Boroughs, and the meeting was very well attended,
CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
The pre-cooked Christmas Dinners seem to give great satisfaction and 72 were
distributed by the W.V. S. "Meals on Wheels" Service and by ourselves. We were also
able to make up some food parcels for certain old people whom we visit from time to
time. Each year, in submitting our list for the Mayor's Fund we are able to add a
number of names of old people who have been visited during the previous twelve months
and who we feel should be included.
CENTENARIANS
Two residents in the Borough have celebrated a 100th Birthday. Mrs, Fanny
Barrett on February 24th. Mr. Charles T, Luck on March 2nd. In each case a visit
was paid by the Hon. Secretary to offer congratulations and a suitable gift from the
Committee.
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