In our Valentine’s Day Issue, download link at the bottom, we have the story of St Valentine, we have enclosed our lovely postcard that you can use to send special greetings to a friend, Kathryn is asking for your recipes of resilience, and as this issue covers Pancake Day, Tuesday 16th February, we have a […]
Come and join us for a brew and a chat via Zoom. We are here every Tuesday from 11am -12 noon, get your kettle on, grab a snack and join us for for a lovely chat, stay for the whole hour or just pop in! Zoom ID: 893 7694 2600 Password: 990439 If you need […]
In our second newsletter of 2021, we have a letter from Emily, information on scamming, warning signs and useful numbers, gardening tips, how to join our Zoom coffee morning and Zoom guidelines, two lovely recipes and our prize wordsearch. If you have an article/activity that you think may be of our interest to our older […]
Age Friendly Wytheshawe & Northenden produce a monthly newletter with lots of information about organisations and activities across Wythenshawe and Northenden. To download the newletter please click on the libnk below Age Friendly Wythenshawe Newsletter December Issue
In our final newsletter of the year, we have information on staying safely social, the Christmas Truce and lots more, our first newletter of 2021 will be 14th January 2021 If you have an article/activity that you think may be of our interest to our older community in Wythenshawe then please email to assist.thegpprojects@outlook.com and […]
We are going safely social and getting out and about for a trial period across Sharston, Northenden and Northern Moor during August.
Volunteering with Wythenshawe Wanderers is a great opportunity to help provide services to those most in need in your neighbourhood. It can also be a very rewarding activity that will utilise and enhance your skills and experience. Wythenshawe Wanderers volunteer drivers make a real difference to people’s lives across Wythenshawe.
• To assist service users to access personal, social and healthcare appointments.
• To assist service users to shop independently.
• To make door step calls and to deliver our activity packs
All volunteer drivers attend an induction programme. For this scheme volunteer drivers donate their time free of charge however, drivers are reimbursed the HMRC rate of 45p per mile which contributes to the cost of fuel, insurance and maintenance on their vehicles.
Contact Marie or Sam to find out more 0161 905 3898
Following the latest Coronavirus (Covid-19) guidelines, we wanted to update you on our services.
As many of our services take place in public places such as pubs, social clubs and football clubs we are bound by their advice and guidance. Recent news on Monday 16th March advised non essential travel and avoiding pubs, restaurants etc. So, we have decided, during this period of uncertainty, to cancel our trip to Chester and to postpone breakfast, coffee mornings and lunches for the next few weeks. We have decided to extend our telephone befriending service to any self isolating person who feels that a regular “how are you” phone call would benefit them. Just a 15 minute phone call can change a person’s day and make a real difference.
Thursday 6th February at the Museum of Science and Industry Marie Greenhalgh founder and lead of Wythenshawe Good Neighbours alongside community colleagues, shared in a fantastic cerebration of age friendly engagement across greater Manchester. Fifty Three neighbourhoods were recognised for their age friendly practices or working towards being more age friendly. Practices that include connecting older people to their community, listening to what older people have to say about the services that impact on their lives and positivism around ageing.