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Call 0113 260 6565 www.crossgatesgns.org.uk

Cross Gates & District Good Neighbours’ Scheme CIO

Working with and for older people

Spring 2017

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Contact usIf you are over 60 and live in the area shown on the map on the back cover of this newsletter you can join our mailing list for FREE. Call in or telephone with your details. Alternatively email or visit our website.

Telephone 0113 260 6565Visit us at Cross Gates & District Good Neighbours’ Scheme CIO, Station Road, Leeds LS15 7JYEmail admin@crossgatesgns.org.ukVisit www.crossgatesgns.org.uk‘Like’ us at www.facebook.com/crossgatesgnsFollow us @CrossGatesGNS

Thank you!A big thank you to Katrina Slater and Pam Wright from CROSSGATES (Leeds) - Present Past & Future Facebook page who have raised an amazing £2,076.00 through JustGiving during December. Some of the monies raised will go towards our ‘Spring Fling’ trip to Millstones - see page 4 for more information.If you would be interested in fundraising or making a donation please visit www.justgiving.com/crossgates-goodneighbours

Our beautiful front cover painting for this edition was created by Josie Jackson at our Friday Painting and Drawing Class.

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A word from the office...Welcome to the Spring edition of our

newsletter and my first edition as Manager of the Scheme!At the end of last year we held our

AGM and farewell to Moira with a record breaking attendance of 185. We welcomed

Mick Ward, Interim Deputy Director, Adult Social Care at Leeds City Council who gave an excellent speech with an insight into some of the work that is going on in Leeds. I for one feel privileged that our scheme can be part of this.Much of my workload at the moment and the reason you may see less of Claire and myself around the office is the Leeds City Council Neighbourhood Network review. Thanks to everyone who has completed the Service User Engagement questionnaire - this is important as it is real evidence of what our Scheme does or means to you. So we start this year busy but with lots of positives - we’re really pleased to announce that Time to Shine, managed by Leeds Older People’s Forum has recently extended our funding for ‘More than a Mealtime’ for a further two years which is excellent and reflects the good work the project is doing.Jo Horsfall - Manager

Please note the Scheme will be closed week commencing 8 May.

No groups will run during this week.For more information please contact the office.

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Events at Cross Gates

Spring Fling MONDAY 17TH APRIL UNTIL FRIDAY 2ND JUNE

Arrive at the Millstones at approx 11.15am for Morning Coffee & Homemade Biscuits. You will then have time to relax & browse our well stocked Gift & Farm Shop.

A two course Lunch will then be served at approx 12.30pm.

MENU

Roast Turkey with Trimmings~~

Roast Gammon with a Salsa Sauce~~

Homemade Steak Pie~~

All served with Potatoes,Vegetables, Sauces & Accompaniments.

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Sweets

Ginger Parkin Sponge & Custard~~

Traditional Sherry Trifle~~

Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream~~~~~

After Lunch our Resident Entertainer will take to the stage for an hour of Music, Sing-a-longs & Dancing.

After, there will be an interval for Tea, Coffee & Cakesthen a game of cash prize B….

Before carriages at approx 4.15pm

£17.95(Please note this price includes VAT at the current rate of 20%)

Tuesday 25 April | 11am - 5pm

Spring Fling MONDAY 17TH APRIL UNTIL FRIDAY 2ND JUNE

Arrive at the Millstones at approx 11.15am for Morning Coffee & Homemade Biscuits. You will then have time to relax & browse our well stocked Gift & Farm Shop.

A two course Lunch will then be served at approx 12.30pm.

MENU

Roast Turkey with Trimmings~~

Roast Gammon with a Salsa Sauce~~

Homemade Steak Pie~~

All served with Potatoes,Vegetables, Sauces & Accompaniments.

~~~~~

Sweets

Ginger Parkin Sponge & Custard~~

Traditional Sherry Trifle~~

Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream~~~~~

After Lunch our Resident Entertainer will take to the stage for an hour of Music, Sing-a-longs & Dancing.

After, there will be an interval for Tea, Coffee & Cakesthen a game of cash prize B….

Before carriages at approx 4.15pm

£17.95(Please note this price includes VAT at the current rate of 20%)

Cost: £20 including transport.Please book with the office

A big thank you to CROSSGATES (Leeds) - Present Past & Future for subsidising transport costs for this trip.

Millstones

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Events at Cross Gates Drop-In special eventsAll the events below take place during our Drop-In coffee mornings on Tuesday and Friday from 9.30am-12pm

Tuesday 28 February Northern Gas Company Awareness Talk

Tuesday 7 March Care & Repair

Tuesday 14 March Hearing Aid Support

Tuesday 21 March Talk by Dr Alistair Walling from Ashfield Surgery

Tuesday 4 April Green Doctor

Tuesday 11 April Hearing Aid Support

Friday 14 April No Drop-In (Good Friday)

Tuesday 18 April Easter Special with Marks and Spencer’s

Tuesday 25 April No Drop-In (Millstone’s Spring Fling - see details opposite)

Tuesday 2 May May Day Special

Tuesday 9 and Friday 12 May

No Drop-In - Scheme closed this week and no groups

Donations of toiletries needed - please speak to Janet in the office.

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‘Birds of a Feather’ group for people living with dementia

and their carers21 February | Reminiscing21 March | St Patrick’s Day Special18 April | Easter Bonnet Making16 May | May Day Reminiscing

Third Tuesday of the month 1.30pm - 3.30pm | £2.50 per person

Carers GroupRun by Carers

Leeds First

Wednesday of the month 2pm–4pm

Please call to confirm we are

meeting as usual. We sometimes go out on a trip. Call Angie on

0113 380 4301 or email info@

carersleeds.org.uk

Sandwich and a Song First Tuesday of the month • Tuesday 7 February• Tuesday 7 March• Tuesday 4 April• Tuesday 2 May

12pm-2pm | £4 Book on 0113 260 6565

Regular events

Theatre trips | West Yorkshire Playhouse6 March | Romeo and Juliet - 7.30pm11 March | Contained - 2.30pm3 May | Lifeboat - 1.45pm4 May | Tommy Rock Musical - 7.30pm10 May | The Graduate - 7.45pm24 May | Grapes of Wrath - 7.30pm

Sorry no transport. Tickets £11 via Irene on

Tuesday mornings

Children’s

performances

also available -

ask for more

details.

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Bereavement Support Drop-In

Fourth Wednesday of the month

• 22 February• 22 March• 26 April• 24 May

3pm-4pm | Cost £1

Regular events

Food and a Film Fourth Tuesday of the month | 12pm - 3pm

28 February | Lost for Words28 March | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

Lunch at midday. Cost £4 | Tickets in

advance

Please note: ‘Food and a Film’ takes a break over

the spring and summer and returns on 24 October.

Shared TablesDate Location Time12/2 The Harvester 12.30pm18/2 Britannia

Hotel12.30pm

26/2 The Devon 12.30pm4/3 Barnbow 12.30pm11/3 Moreno’s 12.30pm19/3 La Cantina 2pm25/3 The Devon 12.30pm2/4 The Harvester 12.30pm8/4 Skyliner 12.30pm22/4 Britannia

Hotel12.30pm

30/4 La Cantina 2pm6/5 Barnbow 12.30pm14/5 Brown Cow 12.30pm20/5 Pizza Hut 12.30pm28/5 La Cantina 12.30pm3/6 The Devon 12.30pm

Shared Tables brings single people together to eat as a group at a local restaurant. Please book via the office. **Thanks to Moreno’s for

opening especially for us!**

Children’s

performances

also available -

ask for more

details.

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Date Location Depart Cost13/3 Crimple Hall

Garden Centre, Harrogate

10.30am 3.30pm £5

27/3 Pub Lunch – Crooked Billet, Saxton

11.30am 3pm One course 7.95, two courses 11.95 | Travel £3.50

10/4 Junction 32 Outlet Shopping

10.30am 4pm £5

15/5 Eden Camp 10am 4.30pm £16 inc. entrance

12/6 Newby Hall and Gardens

10am 4.30pm £16.50 inc.entrance to gardens

Spring in right around the corner so why not take advantage of our regular Monday minibus trips, supported places are available.Home pick up and drop off £3 extra.

A deposit must be paid at the time of booking and will not be refunded if you

cancel, unless we are able to fill your place.

Monday Minibus trips

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T-Days Update

Date Location Depart Cost13/3 Crimple Hall

Garden Centre, Harrogate

10.30am 3.30pm £5

27/3 Pub Lunch – Crooked Billet, Saxton

11.30am 3pm One course 7.95, two courses 11.95 | Travel £3.50

10/4 Junction 32 Outlet Shopping

10.30am 4pm £5

15/5 Eden Camp 10am 4.30pm £16 inc. entrance

12/6 Newby Hall and Gardens

10am 4.30pm £16.50 inc.entrance to gardens

Our T–Days Group runs every Thursday at Crossgates Working Men’s Club. It originally started with funding from the People’s Health Trust and we decided

to continue the group when the original funding came to an end.

The group has grown steadily but needed a new kitchen to allow for a Lunch Club. After speaking with the Committee at the Club we decided to renovate the kitchen. This was made possible through funding from Community Committee Well-Being Fund, Housing Advisory Panel, Killingbeck and Seacroft Councillors Mice Money, the group members fundraising which included a large donation from The ‘Old Ball’ at Horsforth and the Club renewed all the electrics. This project was managed by Moira last year who did a fantastic job. The kitchen is now up and running - we start with T-Days exercise class from 9.45am-10.30am, running alongside a coffee morning from 9.45am-midday followed by lunch at 12pm. You can come to just one or all of the activities. We also have some transport available if you live in the Poole Estate, Farm Road, Maryfields, Highways, Sutton Estate and Dunhills area.A big thank you to John Clarke, plumber; JH Decorating; Lockwood’s Services GAS; Halton Carpet Centre; A.R Winter Plastering and SML Stainless Metalwork who all did a fantastic job.

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Regular activitiesMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayComputer Lessons with Joe, including laptops and tablets10am-4pm

Individual lessons. Please book with the office.

Cost: £2

Drop-In Coffee Morning 9.30am-12pm

See Friday details

Art and Craft Group 9.45am-11.45pm Arts, crafts and games. Includes tea and coffee. Cost: £3

T-Days Exercise class9.45am - 10.30am

Cost: £3

Drop-In Coffee Morning9.30am-12pm

Opportunity to call in for a chat. Tea, coffee & biscuits. Information, events and advice. All welcome.

Cost: £2

Creative Writing Group10am-12pm

Cost: £2

Walking group 12pm-3pm

Walks of approximately 3-4 miles led by qualified leaders. Meet at Cross Gates & District Good Neighbours.

Cost: £1 / £2.50 minibus

Ukulele (Intermediate) 11.30am -12.30pm

Cost: £5 per week

Luncheon Club 12pm--1.30pm

Cost £4

T-Days Coffee Morning 9.45am-12pm | Crossgates Working Men’s Club | Cost: £1

Food and a Film 12pm - 3pm Fourth Tuesday of the month. October - March Cost: £4

Joan’s Flexicise1.30pm-3pm | Gentle exercise suitable for those with osteoarthritis | Cost: £3

T-Days Light lunch 12pm | Crossgates Working Men’s Club Cost: £3

Painting & Drawing1pm-3pm

Places Limited. Cost: £3

Sandwich and a Song 12pm-2pm First Tuesday of the month Cost: £4

Table Games 2pm-3pm Cost: £1.50

Cryptic Crossword Club1.30pm-3pm

Cost: £1

Technology Fridays with Joe and Robert! Drop-In 1pm-3pm Cost: £2

Our activities take place in a variety of

locations. Please check before attending.

Birds of a Feather 1.30pm-3.30pm | Third Tuesday of the month. For those living with dementia and their carers

Cost: £2.50

Leeds Carers’ Support Group 2pm-4pm First Wednesday of month

In addition we offer a befriending service to older people who are

housebound, bereaved, lonely or feeling

isolated. Please contact us for more details.

Bereavement Support Drop-In 3pm-4pm Fourth Wednesday of the month

Cost: £1

Halton Activity Group1.30pm-3.30pm Art&Craft, games, knitting, chat and refreshments. Christ Church, Chapel St.Cost: £3

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Regular activitiesMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayComputer Lessons with Joe, including laptops and tablets10am-4pm

Individual lessons. Please book with the office.

Cost: £2

Drop-In Coffee Morning 9.30am-12pm

See Friday details

Art and Craft Group 9.45am-11.45pm Arts, crafts and games. Includes tea and coffee. Cost: £3

T-Days Exercise class9.45am - 10.30am

Cost: £3

Drop-In Coffee Morning9.30am-12pm

Opportunity to call in for a chat. Tea, coffee & biscuits. Information, events and advice. All welcome.

Cost: £2

Creative Writing Group10am-12pm

Cost: £2

Walking group 12pm-3pm

Walks of approximately 3-4 miles led by qualified leaders. Meet at Cross Gates & District Good Neighbours.

Cost: £1 / £2.50 minibus

Ukulele (Intermediate) 11.30am -12.30pm

Cost: £5 per week

Luncheon Club 12pm--1.30pm

Cost £4

T-Days Coffee Morning 9.45am-12pm | Crossgates Working Men’s Club | Cost: £1

Food and a Film 12pm - 3pm Fourth Tuesday of the month. October - March Cost: £4

Joan’s Flexicise1.30pm-3pm | Gentle exercise suitable for those with osteoarthritis | Cost: £3

T-Days Light lunch 12pm | Crossgates Working Men’s Club Cost: £3

Painting & Drawing1pm-3pm

Places Limited. Cost: £3

Sandwich and a Song 12pm-2pm First Tuesday of the month Cost: £4

Table Games 2pm-3pm Cost: £1.50

Cryptic Crossword Club1.30pm-3pm

Cost: £1

Technology Fridays with Joe and Robert! Drop-In 1pm-3pm Cost: £2

Our activities take place in a variety of

locations. Please check before attending.

Birds of a Feather 1.30pm-3.30pm | Third Tuesday of the month. For those living with dementia and their carers

Cost: £2.50

Leeds Carers’ Support Group 2pm-4pm First Wednesday of month

In addition we offer a befriending service to older people who are

housebound, bereaved, lonely or feeling

isolated. Please contact us for more details.

Bereavement Support Drop-In 3pm-4pm Fourth Wednesday of the month

Cost: £1

Halton Activity Group1.30pm-3.30pm Art&Craft, games, knitting, chat and refreshments. Christ Church, Chapel St.Cost: £3

New

Group!

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Reducing Loneliness & IsolationOur new project Supported

Wellbeing funded by Time to Shine, a project of Leeds Older People’s Forum to reduce social isolation started in October.

We have got off to a fantastic start with eight volunteer befrienders signed

up, four of those have been matched with an older person for weekly visits. Older people in our community who are unable to get out independently in order to socialise are now starting to receive befriending visits to improve their social life and prospects for new friendships. This is just the beginning, we want to help as many people in our community as possible with your help.An hour or so per week on a regular basis can make a huge difference to someone’s life, bringing friendly chat, a listening ear and a connection to the community.

Could you be a ‘befriender’?If you want to make a real difference with just a small amount of time and think you would like to volunteer and be part of this fantastic project please contact Kathie or Claire (pictured right) at the office on 0113 260 6565.

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Reducing Loneliness & IsolationCatch up with Carol

Jane Robinson recently caught up with Carol Metcalfe, a recently recruited volunteer befriender for our new

Supported Wellbeing project to find out more about her new role.

When did you start volunteering with the project?I dropped by the Scheme in October because I’d heard they had a list of recommended tradesmen I could access. Whilst I was here I started talking to Claire and she introduced me to the Supported Wellbeing project. What’s your roleEvery week I visit Betty, a lovely lady in her 80s who doesn’t live too far away. I visit for an hour to have a chat. To start with I was nervous about visiting someone I didn’t know but once I went in, we found it easy to talk to each other about family, children and grandchildren.What do you enjoy the most?I’ve just taken early retirement so I now have a bit more time on my hands. It’s lovely to hear Betty’s tales about her family and I’m really enjoying it. I think I’ve made a new friend.Would you recommend it to others?Definitely, it’s very rewarding.

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Walking is simple, free and one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight and become healthier.

Walking in a group is a great way to start walking, make new friends and

stay motivated. Regular walking has been shown to reduce the risk of chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma, stroke and some cancers too. If you’ve been thinking about joining our regular Monday Walking group here are a few nuggets of information to encourage you to join!

Ten Facts you might not know about our walking group!1. The group started just over twelve years ago with

a walk around Roundhay Park and we have seven volunteer leaders

2. One or two of the ‘original’ walkers are still with us3. We now have a library of around 80 walks - so no walk

is repeated in a year and we walk every week - giving around 48 planned walks a year

4. We aim at a distance of 3.5 miles. Some walks are as short as 3 miles but never over 4.25 miles

Keeping HealthyFind the

walking

schedule on

our website

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5. We walk in all weathers. Only twice have walks been cancelled in twelve years. Six hardy souls walked in snow!

6. Our usual number is around 25 (26 turned out on 2 January this year for a local walk around Primrose Valley when the Scheme was officially closed!)

7. We alternate walks between using mini-buses (ours and St Teresa’s Primary School), keeping walks local or using public transport

8. The mini bus enables us to walk around Otley, Harewood, Thorner and Wakefield plus the Leeds Liverpool canal tow paths.

9. Using railways we have access to areas such as Ilkley, Todmorden and Hebden Bridge to the

west and Micklefield and Garforth to the east.

10. Canal walking is well liked. It takes us five sessions of three miles or so, to walk from Leeds to Bingley Five Rise Locks

So no excuses! We’ll see you on Monday!

Find the

walking

schedule on

our website

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Weekly Cook

Thursday T-Days Lunch

Club at Crossgates Working

Men’s Club

Supporting IndependenceIntroducing Technology Fridays

with Joe and Rob! Curious about computers, laptops, tablets, smart phones or just the internet in general? Then this Drop-In

session could be for you...Every Friday Joe and Rob, our friendly

IT volunteers will be running Technology Fridays at the Scheme from 1pm till 3pm - cost £2. Come along to the Drop-In sessions and have a go for yourself, taking advantage of the friendly help on hand whilst using equipment provided by us. Why not take the opportunity to enjoy the company of others in the same boat and try before you buy!As part of the get-together Rob and Joe hope to run sessions on common internet worries and fears about internet scamming, online shopping, viruses, online

security, internet banking and identify theft to help give you the confidence to go

online safely and securely. If you’ve been thinking about getting online or were contemplating upgrading your phone or buying

yourself a tablet then this is the session for you. All welcome.

New

Group!

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Volunteer Noticeboard

Newsletter Post-PeopleAvailable once per quarter to hand post our newsletters to

save on postage costs

Weekly Cook

Thursday T-Days Lunch

Club at Crossgates Working

Men’s Club

Befrienders – for our new project

6 -12 weeks at a time, in a pair if

you would prefer - DBS (police) check required and good at listening. Training provided

Office volunteer - Thursday afternoon 12pm-3pm computer

literate, good on telephone, patient, discreet, good sense of humour,

willing to take instruction and have a DBS (police) check

If any of these roles take your fancy please contact the office, we’d love to hear from you!

One- to-One Support Volunteers needed at our

Thursday afternoon Halton group 1.30pm-3.30pm

Marks and Spencer bag packers needed

for hourly shifts on 3, 4, 24, 25 March

A big

thank you to

our Marks and

Spencer’s bag

packers who have

raised £800 so

far!

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Thank you!A big THANK YOU for all the

prizes donated to us for our Christmas Raffle from Barnbow Club; Arts and Flowers; West Yorkshire Jewellers; Harvester; Sainsbury’s; Pure Retirement;

Thorpe Park Hotel; Marks and Spencer; CROSSGATES (Leeds) -

Present Past & Future Facebook page and to so many members and their families. The raffle raised £425! THANK YOU to Paula Clarke who raised £289 making gift sets that we sold at our AGM and groups. THANK YOU to Nicola Vickers for the home-made cakes she supplied at our AGM and to Tesco for sponsoring additional refreshments at our AGM. THANK YOU to Spice Zone who raised £347 holding a Charity Fundraising night (see photo above). THANK YOU to Northern Gas who sponsored two weeks Drop-In costs through our Sponsor Scheme. Finally, THANK YOU to Angie and Carl, a local couple who kindly donated for the second year running, twenty food hampers that we distributed to our frailer housebound members before Christmas.Don’t forget for just £1 you can purchase a Scheme branded pen / stylus - available now from the office!

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Organisation Contact

Action on Elder Abuse Helpline

www.elderabuse.org.uk 0808 808 8141

Adult Social Care 0113 222 4401 Out of hours: 0113 240 9536

Age UK www.ageuk.org.uk 0113 389 3000

Alzheimer’s Society (Leeds) 0113 231 1727 leeds@alzheimers.org.uk

Care and Repair www.care-repair-leeds.org.uk 0113 240 6009

Carers Leeds www.carersleeds.org.uk 0113 246 8338

Cruse Bereavement Care 0844 477 9400 www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk

Housing Leeds 0800 188 4000 or 0113 376 0410

Leeds Safeguarding Adults 0113 222 4401 Out of hours: 0113 240 9536

Fire Safety Please ask us for more information

Leeds Directory 0113 391 8333

NHS Direct 111

Police non-emergency 101

The Silver Line 0800 4 70 80 90 thesilverline.org.uk

Useful contacts

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