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Join Contact the Elderly for a cuppa, cake & good company Contact the Elderly, a leading national charity dedicated to tackling loneliness and isolation among older people, is inviting local residents in Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough to join its monthly tea parties and enjoy a few hours of tea, chat and good company. Currently the group in these three areas have space for a number of new guests to join and the charity is keen to raise awareness of these openings among the local community. Contact the Elderly, with the support of thousands of volunteers all across the UK, organises monthly tea parties for small groups of older people, aged 75 and above, who live alone and would like some company on a Sunday afternoon. Each guest is collected from their home by a volunteer driver and taken to a volunteer host’s home, where they meet with a small group for tea, chat and friendship. The group is welcomed by a different host each month, but the drivers remain the same which means that over the months and years, acquaintances turn into friends and loneliness is replaced by companionship. Contact the Elderly recognises that for older people who live alone, Sundays can be particularly long and difficult. These tea parties give people a chance to get together with others, make new friends, eat delicious cakes and enjoy a cup of tea. The monthly events make a real difference to the lives of those in the group and Contact the Elderly would encourage anyone interested in coming along, or those who know of people to whom it might appeal, to get in touch. Contact the Elderly always needs more volunteers; please get in touch for volunteer opportunities across Northamptonshire. Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough residents, aged 75 and above, who live alone without the support of family and friends, and are interested in joining a Contact the Elderly group can contact Emma McPhilbin, North Development Officer, on Freephone Number 0800 716543 or email emma.mcphilbin@ contact-the-elderly.org.uk. |
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