Clapham Park Project Charity Newsletter | January 2015
Issue 10
Can you spare time page
for the elderly?
I would like
to wish our
readers a
very
Happy
New Year.
As 2014
drew to a
close,
Clapham Park Project was busy
supporting some of the more
vulnerable members of the
community. In mid-December we
supported the Clapham Park Over
50s to put on a Christmas dinner.
We also, through the TLC project,
continued to visit elderly and frail
residents at home to ensure that
they were well and prepared for
the holiday period.
Much of this work sees CPP
relying on local volunteers, for
whose efforts we are most
grateful. We are continually
looking for people to give some of
their time as volunteers so, if you
are interested, please read on as
there is a feature on page 2 about
our work for the elderly.
Best wishes
Donna.C.Henry MBE
Chair
Clapham Park Project Charity.
Keep warm & page Get involved in your page
local time bank
Keep well
Christmas Lunch for the Clapham
Park Over 50s
30 elderly residents
tucked into a delicious
wonderful three course
Christmas lunch cooked
by volunteers on 11
December. The lunch
was organised by
Clapham Park Project,
with funding from
Metropolitan Clapham
Park. The staff and
volunteers helped to decorate the Community Centre and served the
food. We were able to provide transport for some of the less mobile
residents, but a number of the elderly were unable to join us for the
lunch as they were not well.
The Over 50s were also entertained by the enthusiastic choir from
Glenbrook Primary School, ably accompanied by the Deputy Head
Teacher on keyboard. The choir sang traditional well-loved
Christmas carols, and
were pleased to be
invited.
Sue, Chair of the Over
50s Social Club, said “I
really enjoyed the
Christmas dinner and
the great company. It
was a special occasion.
I particularly love the
choir. It was the ICING
ON THE CAKE! On behalf of everyone from the Over 50s Social
Club, I would like to thank all the volunteers for their hard work in
providing a wonderful lunch.”
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Clapham Park Project Charity Newsletter | January 2015
Can you spare some time for the elderly
Have YOU thought about volunteering? – Can you spare a few hours to support elderly people in your
community?
Clapham Park Project’s TLC (Time Loving Care) scheme has been running for over 2 years, providing
support for local older and vulnerable people in a similar way to a befriending scheme. We have been
fortunate to have a small number of dedicated volunteers, who have been motivated by their desire to
help in their community.
Mrs Abdullah, 73, has lived at Brixton Hill for 39
years. She lives alone, although she keeps in close
contact with her family, who live far away. She has
osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis, balance and
sight problems. She lives on the second floor of a
block with no lifts and uses a walking stick. Initially
she asked the TLC project to help her with posting
letters and doing the shopping, and also writing to the
Management Agents about getting a handrail
installed for the first few steps to the stairs. More
recently, Mrs Abdullah has had an operation for heart
valve replacement and had a pacemaker fitted. She
has limited mobility and needed a lot more assistance
from the TLC project. “I have found the project really
helpful. The workers are always asking about how I
am. They come and help me walk down the stairs,
making sure I get into the transport to take me to the doctors or the social club. They also come back to
take me back up the stairs to the second floor to my flat. The workers also help me get the shopping,
post letters, take my photo and completing the form for renewing my Blue Badge and arrange for
transport to take me to the lunch club. I did not get help from anyone else. If it was not for the TLC
project, I would be housebound! I would not hesitate to recommend the TLC project to anyone else”
To volunteer, contact Ching Wah Wong on 020 8678 5922 or email her on [email protected]
Do you want to help make a difference in your
community?
We need volunteers for the following:
to work with the elderly at the weekly Coffee Mornings and monthly luncheon Clubs)
to help support our Time Bank project (film club, arts and crafts, etc.)
general administration
To help with our communication work (such as producing flyers, posters etc)
Drive (with or without own transport)
If you have a few hours to spare a week, get in touch with Ching Wah on 020 8678 5922 or
email [email protected]
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Hello to Helen
Helen Boyer has recently joined the
organisation on a part-time basis,
taking over from Carol Lawrence as
PA to Angus Johnson. She is a local
resident, a governor at a local school
and had previously volunteered at CPP
for 18 months.
One of the winners of our
computer give away
We were surprised
by the number of
requests we
received for our
reconditioned
computers. After an
initial sift we put the
applications into a
hat and drew out
eight winners. We
hope everyone who
won gets some
benefit from the
PC’s.
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Come & learn to Build a Bike
If you are 8-16 years
old, and would like to
learn how to rebuild a
bike,
please
come
along.
You will learn about the
tools and bike repair
skills as well as being
able to keep the bike
afterwards.
All this for FREE! Call Ching Wah on 020 8678 5922 to
register.
Come & get involved in your
local Time Bank
Clapham Park Time Bank has been in existence for the past
8 years, time banking is a way for people from the local
community to volunteer and be rewarded for it in time. This
is achieved by exchanging skills, every person is seen as an
asset, with skills and abilities to share which enables people
to come together to help others and help themselves at the
same time. Every time bank member becomes both giver
and receiver. Everyone’s time is valued equally.
Dates and events calendar
Tuesday 3 February 11am—2pm
Clapham Park Warm & Well event for Over
50s
FREE! just drop in
Community Resource Centre, corner of
Headlam Road/Kings Avenue, SW4 8HF
(opposite Sainsbury Local)
Every Tuesday 11am-12.30pm
Clapham Park Over 50s Coffee Morning
£1.50
Community Resource Centre, corner of
Headlam Road/Kings Avenue, SW4 8HF
(opposite Sainsbury Local)
Monthly, last Thursday
Clapham Park Over 50s Luncheon Club
Community Resource Centre
Contact Ching Wah for details
020 8678 5922
Every Friday, 2-5pm
Clapham Park Time Bank Tea ‘n’ Chat
Free—just drop in.
Clapham Park Project, 1-4 Brixton Hill Place, Off
Brixton Hill, SW2 1HJ
Monthly, second Thursday
Clapham Park Tenants & Residents
Association (CPTRA)
One hour = 1 time credit.
Members can then withdraw their credits to spend on help,
support or fun activities as and when they want to. People
can help each other out from shopping, making phone calls,
cooking a meal, helping with a much needed clean or reading or writing a letter, showing them how to use a computer
or surf the web, going for a walk together or sharing a coffee.
At Clapham Park Time Bank we currently offer a Tea & Chat
Group every Friday from 2-5pm. Members are looking at activities such as films, walk and talk, pot luck, theatre, arts and
crafts, games, galleries and museums, picnics, etc.
Anyone can join Clapham Park Time Bank. Our office is 1-4
Brixton Hill Place, (off Brixton Hill) London SW2 1HJ where
most of our activities take place. If you are interested please
contact Ching Wah for more information on 020 8678 5922
or email [email protected]
Community Resource Centre, corner of
Headlam Road/Kings Avenue, SW4 8HF
Contact for more details: Sue Bowman, Chair of
CPTRA, 0208 674 7092
Wednesday 29 April 7-9pm
Thornton Ward Safer Neighbourhood Panel
Community Resource Centre, corner of
Headlam Road/Kings Avenue, SW4 8HF
(opposite Sainsbury Local)
Contact SNT on 02087212622/
[email protected]
Thursday 23 April 7-9pm
Brixton Hill Safer Neighbourhood Panel
Clapham Park Project Offices, 1-4 Brixton Hill
Place, Off BrixtonHill, SW2 1HJ
Contact SNT on 02086492093/
[email protected]
Clapham Park Project Charity
1–4 Brixton Hill Place
London SW2 1HJ
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Registered Charity No. 1135137
T: 020 8678 5900 | F: 020 8678 5901 | www.claphampark.org.uk