Pub Lunch Club scheme for over 60's
Would you like to get together with like-minded people once a month to enjoy a chat and good food at a reasonable price? Yes.
Throughout the county, people who are over 60 are meeting together in their communities to enjoy each others company and good food. Each club meets once a month on a recurring day eg. 1st Monday, at the same local venue to enjoy a 2 course lunch with tea or coffee for a reduced price. No membership is required but all lunches must be prebooked and cancelled if unable to attend.
Age Concern Shropshire Telford & Wrekin now have 52 local pub lunch clubs around the county so why not contact your nearest co-ordinator and come along to the next lunch meeting (see link to details below).
History
Following a successful pilot scheme in 1995, the Pub Lunch Club scheme was launched in 1998 in response to a survey Age Concern carried out looking into the views of older people. The aim is to help communities set up their own local pub lunch club and for the new club to become self running. The new club will then provide an opportunity to bring people together in communities where little or no services for older people existed, so that they could enjoy good food at an affordable cost on a regular basis.
We now boast 52 clubs around Shropshire with over 1500 people enjoying getting together once a month. Many who go say how sociable the lunch clubs are and how nice it is to meet friends, neighbours and new people alike whilst enjoying lunch together. Some comments that we have received from people who go along to their local club are;
"It's a great opportunity to meet up with everyone from my community""I live alone and wouldn't normally consider going somewhere on my own.
My Pub Lunch Club enables me to get out and meet people who are in a similar situation"
"How nice it is to enjoy a roast dinner and not have to cook it myself"
"I've met so many new people and also someone I used to go to school with through our local Pub Lunch Club"
"We enjoy going to quite a few lunch clubs throughout the month - it's lovely to explore the county and take advantage of the reduced prices at the same time"
Contact us for list of pub clubs today and try for yourself.
How to Join
If you are interested in attending a pub lunch club near you then please contact Kester Black our Pub Club Co-ordinator, during office hours for details of your nearest pub lunch club and co-ordinator.No Pub Lunch Club near you?
We are always keen to work with a community to help set up a new pub lunch club where a suitable local or nearby venue exists. If you think this is a good idea and would like to join an existing club or help Kester to set one up in your community, please let her know.Frequently asked questions
Please click for Frequently asked questions and please don't hesitate to contact Kester Black directly on Tel: 01743 233123x255 if you would like more information.Talks
Kester is available to give a talk about the Pub Lunch Club Scheme and welcomes all enquiries.NEWS
Pub Lunch Club Newsletter
The 2nd summer edition of our newsletter, "Pub Club News" is now in circulation - you can download a copy on this page or if you would like us to send you one in the post please contact us with your details.The deadline for our next edition is strictly Friday 4th January 2008 and all contributions are welcome.
If you are interested in finding out more about Pub Lunch Clubs or talking to Kester about any of the above please contact her at the Age Concern Shrewsbury office for more information on. (If unavailable please leave your name and contact details)
01743 233123 extension 255
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