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summer trips • get fit for the summer • extra support for people with dementia news letter Age UK Todmorden Newsletter Issue 2 • May–June 2012 Other Activities Get Fit for the Summer Did you know that Age UK Todmorden has a Tai Chi Class at the Fielden Centre on Thursdays 10.30–11.30am. Tai Chi is an excellent gentle exercise for balance and fitness. If referred by a health professional, and you live in Todmorden, the first eight classes are free (otherwise £3). Ask at the office to put your name down. Or you could Walk it Together. These are easy, slow health walks for 60 minutes on mostly level ground. They meet fortnightly on Mondays at Todmorden College at 11am. Admission’s free. The next meeting will be on 14 May. For more information, or to check whether walks are going ahead in bad weather, call 01422 281 529 . A New Dru Yoga Class for people aged 50+ is starting in Todmorden at Union House (the building attached to the back of Todmorden Library), every Wednesday, 11.30am–12.30pm. It’s £5 per session but there’s an introductory offer. Bring a yoga mat, blanket and water. For more information, contact 01706 227 841. Two Concerts for Music Lovers in Rochdale and Heptonstall On Wednesday 23 May at St Mary’s, Toad Lane, Rochdale, the Rochdale Retirement Choir will be singing a medley of popular melodies. Lunch and refreshments will be available from 11.30am and the concert starts at 12.30pm. On Saturday 2 June at 3pm there will be an organ recital at St Chad’s, Rochdale Parish Church. The organist is the renowned Francis Jackson CBE, born in 1917. Also look out for the Pennine Spring Music Festival at Heptonstall Church on 4–9 June. For more information, ask at the Tourist Information Centre or phone Jean Leach on 01422 843 995 . 4 Age UK Todmorden newsletter General Interest This is the first of a regular section from our gardening correspondent Susan O’Neill. Susan will look at ideas for your plants and gardens through the seasons Gardeners – Make good use of your boxes! Well, summer’s almost here and our window boxes, tubs and containers need planting. Why not have a change and plant herbs? Mint for the lovely new potatoes, parsley for fish sauce, chives for salads and their pom-pom flowers; rosemary too has lovely blue flowers and is good with lamb, if we can afford it. Buy the plants at your local market, as seeds take ages to grow. If you must have some flowers, push nasturtiums or small marigold plants around the edge. Enjoy! Manor Heath Park are also running a summer hanging basket and container workshop 4–8 June. Workshops run every 30 minutes at 12 noon–3.30pm every day. Booking is recommended. Phone Peter Oddy on 01422 365 631. Plants and materials are supplied at cost to suit all pockets.
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summer trips • get fit for the summer • extra support for people with dementia
newsletterAge UK Todmorden Newsletter Issue 2 • May–June 2012Other Activities
Get Fit for the SummerDid you know that Age UK Todmorden has a Tai Chi Class at the Fielden Centre on Thursdays 10.30–11.30am. Tai Chi is an excellent gentle exercise for balance and fitness. If referred by a health professional, and you live in Todmorden, the first eight classes are free (otherwise £3). Ask at the office to put your name down.
Or you could Walk it Together. These are easy, slow health walks for 60 minutes on mostly level ground. They meet fortnightly on Mondays at Todmorden College at 11am. Admission’s free. The next meeting will be on 14 May. For more information, or to check whether walks are going ahead in bad weather, call 01422 281 529.
A New Dru Yoga Class for people aged 50+ is starting in Todmorden at Union House (the building attached to the back of Todmorden Library), every Wednesday, 11.30am–12.30pm. It’s £5 per session but there’s an introductory offer. Bring a yoga mat, blanket and water. For more information, contact 01706 227 841.
Two Concerts for Music Lovers in Rochdale and HeptonstallOn Wednesday 23 May at St Mary’s, Toad Lane, Rochdale, the Rochdale Retirement Choir will be singing a medley of popular melodies. Lunch and refreshments will be available from 11.30am and the concert starts at 12.30pm.
On Saturday 2 June at 3pm there will be an organ recital at St Chad’s, Rochdale Parish Church. The organist is the renowned Francis Jackson CBE, born in 1917.
Also look out for the Pennine Spring Music Festival at Heptonstall Church on 4–9 June. For more information, ask at the Tourist Information Centre or phone Jean Leach on 01422 843 995.
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General InterestThis is the first of a regular section from our gardening correspondent Susan O’Neill. Susan will look at ideas for your plants and gardens through the seasons
Gardeners – Make good use of your boxes!Well, summer’s almost here and our window boxes, tubs and containers need planting. Why not have a change and plant herbs? Mint for the lovely new potatoes, parsley for fish sauce, chives for salads and their pom-pom flowers; rosemary too has lovely blue flowers and is good with lamb, if we can afford it. Buy the plants at your local market, as seeds take ages to grow. If you must have some flowers, push nasturtiums or small marigold plants around the edge. Enjoy!
Manor Heath Park are also running a summer hanging basket and container workshop 4–8 June. Workshops run every 30 minutes at 12 noon–3.30pm every day. Booking is recommended. Phone Peter Oddy on 01422 365 631. Plants and materials are supplied at cost to suit all pockets.
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Diamond Jubilee tea Come and celebrate 60 years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign with a celebration tea at Central Methodist Church on Wednesday 6 June. Dress up in 1950s style – there’ll be a prize for the best outfit! With music, and entertainment by local historian Michael Heywood and poetry and stories with Roger and Diane Quick. Tickets, priced £2.50, are available from the office.
Information and adviceHaving the correct information is the best way of making the right choices and keeping control of our lives as we get older.
Could one of Age UK’s Information and Advice leaflets provide the information you need? Our leaflets deal with a wide range of topics related to money matters, health and wellbeing, home and care, work and learning, and travel and lifestyle. Come in for a confidential chat with one of our advisers. Our drop-in service is open 10am–12 noon, Monday to Friday.
Our NewsOpen DayThanks to everyone who came along to our Open Day on Saturday 14 April. We celebrated 40 years as an Age Concern supporting older people in Todmorden, and also our re-launch as Age UK Todmorden. A good time was had by all and the rainbow cake was very popular.
The national charities Age Concern England and Help the Aged merged two years ago to form one charity to support older people. We’re now a partner of the national charity but remain an independent local charity.
As Age UK Todmorden, we intend to provide the same service as we always have, but better than ever!
Our Activities Summer tripsSt AnnesWhy not join us at the seaside on Wednesday 27 June. We’ll be visiting St Annes, stopping at the Farmer’s Arms in Whitestake for a carvery lunch. The cost, including lunch, is £15. Our coach has wheelchair access. For more information or to book, please contact the office.
Hollingworth LakeOn the afternoon of Wednesday 16 May we’ll be visiting Hollingworth Lake. The trip is free – funded by donations kindly raised by Roger and Diane Quick – and there will be the opportunity to visit a café for refreshments. The minibus is fully accessible to people in wheelchairs; carers welcome. Contact the office for more details or to book your place.
We’re planning more trips later in the summer, including another short minibus trip on 4 July – destination to be confirmed. For the latest details of our trips and other updates between newsletters, visit our new website at www.ageuktodmorden.org.uk
Knit and NatterKnit and Natter, our sociable knitting group, is now held at Waterside Lodge (opposite Morrisons) every Wednesday, 1.30–3pm. By popular request we’ve decided on weekly meetings, although posters around town state that it will be held fortnightly. Bring along some knitting if you have some, or just bring yourself. There will be people on hand to get you started and you can pick up new tips and methods from fellow knitters – and see how it is done on the continent! Complete beginners welcome.
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Age UK Todmorden is the new mayor’s charityTodmorden’s new mayor, Mr Abid Hussain, will take office on the 12 May. We’re delighted that he’s chosen Age UK Todmorden as his mayoral charity. We wish him all the best in his new role in the coming year and look forward to seeing him at our events.
DonationsMany thanks to Roger and Diane Quick for their generous donation of £1,100 to Age UK Todmorden. They raised the money from the sale of books on their stall on Todmorden market. Thanks for all your hard work, standing in the cold in all weathers!
Check out our new websiteFind our brilliant and useful new website at www.ageuktodmorden.org.uk. It features details of all our activities and services, will be updated regularly. You can also search the online Age UK business directory for reputable tradesmen. If you’d like to get connected to the Internet, why not try the training and support available at your local library, who offer three introductory sessions to computing and using the internet and email. A useful guide to getting online is available at the office.
Other NewsFloods: be prepared!Flood warning sirens in Walsden, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd will sound on Thursday 7 June as part of the Environment Agency’s annual maintenance tests. Environment Agency Engagement Officer Graham Lindsey said: “It is important that we test these sirens to check that they are working properly and can be triggered remotely from our incident room in Leeds.
Have a flood plan to keep you and your family safe. For more information, visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk or call Floodline 0845 988 1188.
The sirens complement the Environment Agency’s free Floodline Warnings Direct service, which sends an automatic message by landline, mobile, email or fax to those who have signed up, telling them when river flooding is imminent. The agency is also progressing a flood alleviation scheme along Walsden Water from Shade to Central Todmorden in 2012–13.
Extra Support for People with DementiaFour new Alzheimer’s Society support groups have recently started in Hebden Bridge as part of their expansion of services in Calderdale. Services on offer include new Carers Support and Living with Dementia groups, as well as Dementia Cafés being set up alongside existing groups in Calderdale.
Living with Dementia groups give people with memory problems a chance to share experiences and meet new people; Carers Support groups are an opportunity for people caring for someone with memory problems to meet others in a similar situation.
Dementia Cafés provide a meeting placefor people with dementia and their carers. There’s a charge of £2 for the café including refreshments. All the groups are facilitated by a trained staff member.
If you’d like further information, please contact the Alzheimer’s Society office in Halifax to see how they can help you or someone you know on 01422 352789 or email c&[email protected]
Alzheimer’s Society research shows that 750,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia and more than half have Alzheimer’s disease. In just 10 years, a million people will be living with dementia.
