Leisure
Disability price event – Cardiff – summer 2010 (PDF)
Romeo & Juliet
Are you an older thespian and can you tea dance – now’s your chance to take part in a stage production of Romeo & Juliet with a twist……. Starting on the 10 March – 24 April 2010 at Bristol’s Old Vic theatre, a new take on the classic Romeo and Juliet will be performed.
The play takes part in an older people’s care home where Romeo and Juliet being now 80 years old fall in love while living there, to then be taken apart by their relatives.
The new play, titled Juliet and her Romeo starring Wales’ own Siân Phillips, who will be playing the lead role as Juliet and Michael Byrne as Romeo.
The play has already been advertised on Wales Online.
Special request: the theatre is currently looking for volunteers 60+ to be part of the show that can tea dance on stage during some of the performances. There are no attachments for people to be available for every show, but will be required to visit the theatre before the 10 March for a rehearsal. If you or anyone you know are interested please contact Laura Jones, My Home Life Wales, Programme Assistant, Age Concern Cymru and Help the Aged in Wales telno. 02920 431565 or e-mail laura.jones@helptheagedwales.org.uk
Free ballroom shoes will be given away as a thank you to all participants!
For more information please visit the Bristol Old Vic website.
Tesco Community Fair
The pictures depict John Jones (a volunteer Nordic walking instructor with Age Concern Cymru Help the Aged in Wales) and a couple of his nordic walkers show others how to do Nordic walking at the recent 5 July Tesco Community Fair.
The fair was enjoyed by all and Ann Dymock, Chief Officer, participated in the competition for Britain’s Best BBQ’er, unfortunately she didn’t win, but thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
To learn more about Nordic walking in your areas, contact Age Concern Cymru & Help the Aged in Wales on 02920 431555.
Quiz Answers
Answers to Sunday’s 60s Quiz
Answers to Quiz given out at Tescos Community Fair Sunday 5 July 2009
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The Little Book of Welsh Wisdom
Age Concern Cymru are involved in a unique project to produce and publish a ‘Little Book of Welsh Wisdom’.
We are featuring words of wisdom from older people across Wales on specific themes; Childhood, Growing Up, Success, Love, Learning, Health, Dreams, Life, Death and Being an Adult. These words of wisdom will be interspersed with illustrated interpretations from children on the same themes and brought together in a little book. For examples, please click here.
The book will highlight the wealth of experience and understanding older people have to offer to younger generations.
Anyone whose contribution is used in the book will have their name alongside their quote, and will be invited to a book launch along with all the other contributors (older people and younger people). Contributors will also be entered into a prize draw.
We are looking for inspiring, insightful or humorous contributions no longer than 20 words on any one theme in English or Welsh. There are 3 ways to contribute:
Contribute
If you would like to contribute please click here
The Big Knit: a huge success across Wales
Age Concern knitters across Wales have been busy knitting little woolly hats to raise money to help local Age Concerns provide services for older people. Thousands of knitters around Wales rose to Innocent Drinks’ Big Knit challenge and made some very creative little hats.
With the help of our knitting friends, Age Concerns across the principality have made a staggering 35,200 hats that will raise £17,600 for Age Concern organisations across Wales. This was 12,379 hats more than in 2007. Thank you to everyone who has made hats to help us reach this target.”
Can you knit?
Since 2004 Innocent Smoothies, Sainsbury’s and Age Concern have worked together to raise awareness about the effect of cold weather on older people whilst also raising much needed funds. It’s a really sad and largely unknown fact that in Wales every winter more than 1,300 older people die from preventable cold related illness – a higher rate than Russia and Finland. The money raised from the Big Knit will ensure our work on providing advice and information on how to stay fit, healthy and active during the winter months, as well as how to keep houses warm can continue, and hopefully we will see this shocking figure reduce.
All we ask is for volunteers to knit little woolly hats that fit on top of innocent smoothie bottles and are then sold in the autumn in Sainsbury’s stores. For every hat sold Age Concern receives 50p. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a Sainsbury’s nearby - you can still take part as all monies come back to us. In 2007 more than £45,000 was raised for Age Concern in Wales – and this year we want to be bigger and better.
All funds raised by Age Concern Sir Gâr knitters will go to fund the work in Carmarthenshire.
Would you like to help Age Concern Sir Gâr fundraise in a fun easy way? Ring us for a pattern. We continue to build our team of knitters, would you like to be one? If you’d like to knit for us, but don’t have any wool, just let us know and we’ll provide the wool. Alternatively, if you have wool and don’t want to knit, you can donate wool to us. A big thank you also to all our knitters who helped us knit 312 hats this year – can we beat that figure next year.
You need do nothing except knit tiny bobble hats. It is hoped, but not yet confirmed (watch this space), that the very successful Age Concern Big Knit campaign will again run in 2009 - however the deadline for 2008 has passed and Carmarthenshire knitters have raised £150 for this Age Concern. If you are interested in helping us bust this figure next year, please ring us on 01554 784080.
Walk and Swim sessions
Carmarthenshire County Council have received grant funding from the Welsh Assembly to increase levels of physical activity in adults aged 50 and over.
The scheme is now being delivered in:
- Ammanford – every Thursday at 11.15am – Meet at Amman Valley swimming pool
- Llanelli – every Wednesday at 11.00am – Meet at Llanelli Leisure Centre
- Carmarthen – every Monday at 2.30pm – Meet at Bro Myrddin Indoor Bowls Club
- Llandovery and Newcastle Emlyn – to start in the autumn
The scheme will run for 12 weeks in each area. If you would like further information about the Walk and Swim sessions, please phone Mari-Ann Jones on 01554 747505, or send an e-mail to: MaAJones@carmarthenshire.gov.uk