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We were very excited when a few weeks ago the team from Match of the Day came along to one of our Any Old Irons Q&A events to film. You may have caught us on this morning’s (Sunday 6 May) show. This particular Q&A session was with West Ham goalkeeper, Adrián. He spent around 45…
Friends of the Elderly Group operates a charitable befriending service across Woking called Visiting Friends. The service is seeking new Community Connector volunteers to help encourage older people experiencing loneliness and isolation to reconnect with their communities. Feelings of isolation and loneliness are all too common amongst older people and can often be accelerated due…
Care Home Open Day being enjoyed at the Old Vicarage Last weekend marked the annual Care Home Open Day initiative, which sees thousands of care homes open their doors. Friends of the Elderly’s involvement in the campaign is part of its ongoing commitment to placing its care homes at the heart of their local communities.…
Megan Bradley, aged 22, from Malvern has completed the London Marathon 2018 in a fantastic 6hrs and 10 mins, raising an incredible £3,200 for charity Friends of the Elderly, with donations still pouring in. Megan has been working hard since the beginning of the year training for the Marathon and hosting fundraising events including a…
Recently our New Copford Place care home in Colchester welcomed some very special visitors. Thanks to Magical Miniature Ponies, two ponies came in to the home to spend time with residents and their relatives. Donna Owen, Manager at New Copford Place, said: “It was wonderful to see the residents interacting with the ponies. Everyone was…