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Afternoon tea for the elderly

31/10/2010

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Sundays can be filled with all sorts of 'quality problems'. Home cooking or restaurant, lamb or beef, Bordeaux or Burgundy? You know I'm sure. However, for many elderly people who live alone with little or no family, with limited means and limited mobility, there's no choice of what to do or what to eat. Many live on a diet of social isolation. That's where Contact the elderly come in and that's where we can all come in and make a difference. In their own words:

Contact the Elderly is a national charity and organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for people over 75 who live alone with little or no support from family and friends.

One Sunday afternoon a month volunteers use their car to take older members to and from a volunteer host’s home for tea, cake and companionship. Our hosts take it in turn to welcome the small group of older people and volunteer drivers into their home for a few hours.

These Sunday afternoon tea parties are a lifeline of friendship bringing older people and volunteers together for an afternoon of stories, laughter and conversation.

Accordingly, this Sunday we welcomed to our home a small group of over 75s and their drivers. We laid on sandwiches, sausage rolls, pork pies, scotch eggs, scones, jam and clotted cream and cakes. And tea, lots and lots of tea. The seniors were lovely and the drivers were lovely. Everybody had a good time.

It was hard work of sorts (not really really) but touched us both that we could help make such a difference to a group of seniors who don't enjoy regular social contact or food treats or a day out anywhere near as much as they deserve to. We're proud to be associated with this charity, and if you need a little more of a push to get in touch with Contact the elderly then look at some of the happy faces in the picture below.

On leaving, each and every one thanked us so much for a great day out and really meant it, it was a wonderful thing and made our day as much as it did theirs. If you feel that you could be a driver or a tea party host, we're sure Contact the elderly would love to hear from you. Go on, make a difference. 

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afternoon tea bringing elderly people together and making them happy
9 Comments
Vanessa Kimbell link
4/3/2011 04:42:18 pm

You will have to excuse me posting a link here, but I do feel that there is a link. I LOVE what you are doing and do the same thing in the village where I live each month too.. here is the link.
http://writingacookerybook.blogspot.com/2010/11/pop-up-restaurant-of-over-75.html

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amy burgess link
10/11/2011 05:00:17 am

Hi there, i'm holding one in beckenham this weekend and i'm so excited, i love the idea of baking and caring for people who otherwise wouldn't have anyone to look after them and give them a little treat every now and then xxxx

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Nicole link
17/11/2011 03:29:10 am

Hi Amy,

Sorry for the late reply. How did your tea party go? Was it for Contact the Elderly.

Best wishes, Nicole and David

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valerie nevill
14/11/2012 03:10:13 am

do u no of,elderly,danceing,.In Southampton.please.
Sincerly v.nevill

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CC
14/11/2012 09:04:22 am

sorry, no

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Peter Beaman
19/4/2013 02:56:09 am

We started a Sunday Lunch Group back in 2007 in our area of the country for those that were living alone. Now in 2013 we have grown from 4 to 40 members. Youngest around mid 50s and oldest 103
Out of acorns little oak trees grow

Tony Davis
30/4/2014 02:25:19 pm

I also think this is wonderful and greatly needed. I run Neighbourhood Watch groups and just today I visited an elderly lady at her home in a Corringham who told me she so missed having a chat and a laugh with friendly people and also missed a hug now and again. Her hus band had died 6 years ago

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Noeleen Miller
15/5/2020 12:34:32 am

Hello I live in country Victoria, Australia and I love you what are doing and would love to organise something like this too. Can you advise me or help in this area. Thank you. Noeleen

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