Senior's Forum
The Melton Senior's Forum,
with support from Melton Borough Council, is made up of a number of
residents and agencies that have a common interest in raising
awareness of the issues older people face.
Alongside the traditional
senior’s month which takes place every September, the forum works
hard to plan other activities throughout the year and to highlight
important issues for older people in Melton. Melton Seniors
Forum also produces a regular newsletter.
January
2012 Newsletter
Seniors Forum 2011
During May this year the Seniors Forum and our partners
organised events and sessions for celebrating Adult Learners Week
and the 10th Anniversary of Silver Surfers day.
There were many different activities planned between the
14th and the 26th May to introduce older
people to adult learning opportunities and to the world of
technology. Sessions included ‘spring online’ introductions
to the internet and how to use the internet to research people and
places. We hope this encouraged many of you to explore what
the internet can do for you.
Seniors Month and Seniors Day 2011
Seniors' Month in Melton was launched by
the Mayor of Melton at the Seniors Day event on Friday 2nd
September 2011. The event which was held at the Royal British
legion Club in Melton Mowbray and provided people with the chance
to find out lots of information and to try new
activities.
In addition to information stands from organisations such as
Voluntary Action
Melton, Age Concern, Care
Online, Leicestershire Constabulary, Leicestershire
Handyperson Service, Melton Foot Clinic and Snowdrop Language
Services, people also had the chance to try activities such as New
Age Kurling and Tea Dancing. All of the stands offered advice
specifally tailored to older people.
Pictures of Melton Seniors Day kindly provided
by meltonmowbraypeople.co.uk
Councillor Pat Cumbers, Melton Council's seniors champion and
Chair of the Seniors Forum was delighted with the high attendance
on the day.
She said: "This is a really
important event for the local elderly community. It allows older
people to learn, experience and enjoy new things in a comfortable
and safe environment, often without having to pay a penny. That's
what the day was all about."
Nancy (87) and John Oliver (89) of Gaddesby,
who married three years ago after meeting at a seniors' forum
dance, said the day had been a great experience.
"It's been lovely here today,
we've had a great time. We were here last year and it was a
fantastic day then. The food is always good and the day allows the
elderly like us to experience new things and get out of the
house."
Seniors Month
During seniors month throughout September
there were over 30 different activities available for you to
try. Find out more about how people tried new experiences in
the latest edition of the newsletter.
Previous years activities
Seniors Day and Seniors Month
2010
Seniors Forum newsletter
A regular newsletter
is produced to keep everyone up to date on the activities of the
Seniors Forum. If you would like to receive a copy of the
newsletter and information on any Seniors Forum events please call
01664 502502 and ask to be put onto the Seniors Forum mailing
list.
Previous newsletters:
If you would like to find
out more information about the Senoirs Forum and how you could be
involved please contact the Neighbourhood Support
Officer 01664 502502
Useful links:
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