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Megan Bradley, aged 22, from Malvern has been selected to represent Friends of the Elderly at the 2018 London Marathon. Since the age of 16, Megan has been volunteering for Friends of the Elderly at our day care services in Malvern and Kidderminster. Megan’s mother, Shirley, is the manager of our day care services in…
An Autumnal day mid October saw a group of Any Old Irons take part in something extremely festive for The One Show, donning their Christmas hats and tinsel… Any Old Irons is part of Football Friends, a programme run jointly by Friends of the Elderly and West Ham United Foundation, to bring together older supporters…
We have been overwhelmed by the support of Chertsey based company, ADP, this Christmas. The company runs an initiative called ‘Angel Tree’ where a Christmas tree full of gift tags is put up in their reception for members of staff pick a tag and buy a present for that person. Each tag is for a…
This Christmas, help us support older people by saving and sending us your stamps! It’s really easy to do, just cut or tear them from the envelope leaving approximately 1/2cm of paper around the stamp. Please put foreign stamps in a separate envelope as we get more money for them. Sending your stamps Please send…
At the end of November, Hammers legend Sir Trevor Brooking spent the afternoon with 60 older West Ham Fans at the East Ham Working Men’s Club for a special event as part of the Football Friends programme run by Friends of the Elderly and West Ham Foundation. Sir Trevor took the time to answer questions…