Cardiff Bay boat trip
Is now fully booked, which is great, thank you all for showing such interest, it makes us feel good when our events are so well attended. For those coming please make sure you put the right date on your calendar as it is Tuesday 24th June. I have a small waiting list so if you haven’t booked the best we can offer is any cancellations we might get.
Our trips are intended for people of pensionable age and a friend or carer, if necessary. Occasionally we may open the trips for the general public if we need to fill the spaces. Village connections are a must.
Wine Tasting evening 13th June
There are still some tickets available for this very indulgent evening, who wouldn’t want to try different wines and snacks and learn something about where and how these wines are produced. The event will be hosted by Magnum Wine Shop in Swindon. Tickets are still available at £23 per person and can be booked by emailing events@purtonageconcern.com or calling Georgina on 07966 222967.
Coffee Morning
Our annual coffee morning at Dick & Jackie Scott’s garden on the farm at Bentham is on the 5th July and is a £2 entry for tea/coffee and biscuits on the gate. There will be cakes to buy, tombola, raffle and lots of sun (we hope) in this idyllic surrounding. The minibus will be available if needed. More details in the next magazine.
Chatter Club
We ran the first of these on Wednesday 7th May and after a slow start we had about 25 people turn up and by the reactions they will be telling other people what a nice time they had. We have made arrangements for Chris at the Red House to host our Chatter Club on the first Wednesday of each month giving people the opportunity to get together for a chat, play pool, cards, bridge, along with a coffee or tea and some cake, perhaps even a roll up on the bowls green all for FREE between 11.30am-2pm so keep in mind the 4th June. We hope to see you there! The minibus will be available for those who need it – remember to book your seat with Hazel.
Let us know
We are always looking for ways to support the older residents in Purton and sometimes it’s very difficult to ensure that we include everybody.
If you are part of a club or group in the village and have a project that specifically focuses on our older residents, but you could do with a little bit of help with the funding, send us a message including details all about your project to secretary@purtonageconcern.com and we’ll see if we can help.
Pancreatic Cancer awareness event
What a great event was organised by a group of people from this village to raise funds to help towards finding treatments for this very serious cancer. It was held at the Red House starting with raffle sales the week before and at 11am on Saturday 10th May with a darts competition then food from 1pm, lots of things for children to do, a tombola with amazing prizes and at 7pm an auction with donations from companies, restaurants, traders and individuals that was frenetic from the start. I hope that they have made plenty of money for this worthwhile cause, and congratulations to the team that organised it so professionally, what a village we live in.
Dementia Adventure
This is something that came to light when a couple (one with dementia) went on one of these holidays recently and couldn’t wait to tell me about it. It is a small group, only 8 people and with four carers felt very safe. They asked about being picked up, and they were – from their front door.
The itinerary was as follows:
Staying at Tre-Vern, Llangarron, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 6PQ. Monday: Meet and greet at Pengethley Garden Centre. Peterstow, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 6LL.
Tuesday: Dean Heritage Centre Museum & grounds. Then in the afternoon enjoy a Falconry handling experience onsite back for dinner at the accommodation.
Wednesday: Breakfast at the accommodation then drive to Norchard station for a steam train ride (about 85 minutes). On board the train will be treated to a delicious picnic.
Back to Norchard Station, drive to Ross Cider for a tour of the farm and press , followed by a tasting that includes non-alcoholic options. Return to the accommodation, have a cooked meal with the group, followed by a sing-a-long session with Helen from Singplicity.
Thursday: After breakfast drive down the Wye Valley to board a boat for a cruise along the river Wye. Go to Old Ferrie Inn for lunch.
After lunch drive to Symonds Yat Rock for coffee and cake in the cafe and walk up to the viewpoint.
Dinner at the accommodation before a performance from the Got2Sing choir.
Friday: Breakfast at the accommodation before checking out at 10a.m. Coffee and cake at Goodrich castle.
If you would like more information about these holidays then send an email to info@dementiaadventure.co.uk or call 01245 237548 for details. There is a website which is www.dementiaadventure.org
Smoke and fire detectors
Did you know that there is a free check by the fire service for anyone over 65 to replace/install smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors? If you or any of your neighbours/family are interested the link is below.
Tai Chi classes
The Tai-Chi classes continue to run weekly (term time only) at 1.30pm on Thursdays at the Millennium Hall. Come along and enjoy the benefits of this gentle exercise. Apparently one of the best exercises for Parkinsons Disease is said to be Tai Chi. Anyone is welcome to join the group. There is a FREE taster session for all first timers. New members will have to fill in a health form at the first lesson. Cost is £7.00 per session. If you have any questions, please contact Graham on 07950 510420.
Qualifying residents
Are you 65 or over and live in the Purton Area? Do you know who your street warden is? We try to maintain an up-to-date list of the ‘qualifying’ residents but it’s not always possible to keep up with all the changes. If you answer ‘yes’ to the two questions but have never received any communication from Purton & District Age Concern please contact Georgina, our secretary, to find out what services we offer and who the street warden is for your patch. Email: secretary@purtonageconcern.com or call 07966 222967.
Minibus
If you need to use the Purton & District Age Concern transport for surgery appointments or to go on one of our shopping trips, and are over 60 years of age, then please contact Hazel on 01793 770862 as usual.
Useful contacts
If you have a problem or need to speak to anyone on any other topic, then your first port of call should be your street warden. Failing that other contacts are Peter Berry from Purton & District Age Concern on 01793 778119 or Debbie Lawrence, Clerk of the Parish Council, on 01793 771066. Remember that Purton is a very special village and there is always somebody that can help and will help.
Wheelchairs etc
We have a couple of wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, and walking sticks, so if you think you might need to borrow any of these at any time then you can contact Peter on 01793 778119 or email secretary@purtonageconcern.com for details.
If you need it!
Bobby Van – This service has now ceased and you will have to phone 0800 038 2323 and you will be directed to Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service who will try and help you with battery or alarm replacements.
Pheonix – This is no longer a free transport service on your bus pass. You need to ring 01249 890794 to book with them. Remember that you now have to pay for this service.
Keep in touch
Why not check out our social media to keep up to date with our events and fund-raising.
If you would like to be added to our events mailing list, please drop us a note email: secretary@purtonageconcern.com
Peter Berry
Chairman