The Welcome Tradition

The Welcome Tradition
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Pool on arival

The Welcome Tradition
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Playing and chatting in groups

The Welcome Tradition
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Playing Cards

The Welcome Tradition
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The groups

The Welcome Tradition
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Domino's bad hand

The Welcome Tradition
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Bagatelle?

The Welcome Tradition
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Domino's

Shop Mobility

I have had a meeting with Dianne from Shop Mobility based in Alfreton. We are looking at doing an accessibility survey of Belper around Elderly or disabled people. The young people will carry out the survey and assist the members (elderly people)around the shops or other places they wish to visit. This is only at talking stage yet but we will be looking positively at running the project. Will keep you updated as I know more.

Alder Road Group

Well I thought I had found out what is happening in Belper for Older people, but I was pleasantly wrong. I found a group who meet in the centre on Parks Estate every week, I have met with them quite a few times to date - they are a wonderful and pro-active group who live in one of my target areas - perfect. I never tire of hearing their stories! I have not been able to arrange for the young and old to meet officially as yet but with the planned Welcome Tradition nights this will bring them together. I look forward to working with the groups and hopefully bringing my 3 older people groups together too.

Welcome Tradition

Here it is at last, our first evening activity as requested by the older generation. "Andrea" they said "not being funny but there are loads of coffee mornings and lunches in the day we can go to but nothing in an evening". So that was the beginning. I had a meeting with the Landlady (Liza) at the Welcome Tavern on Mill Lane - this is on the edge of one of my target estates, Tuesday nights are pretty quite in there so we decided to give it a go. We will be doing traditional pub games such as cards, dominoes and darts, we have also got hold of 2 very very old bagatelle games!! Liza is putting on a pie and pea supper (with sandwiches too) so we are hoping for a good turn out from both generations - I will keep you posted on this. If it is successful we intend to run it on a monthly basis using different themes, already suggested are computer games, beetle drive, bingo and sing a long / music night.
The Welcome Tradition night is being held on Tuesday 27th January 2009.