Furzedown Project News Spring 2012 Reduced

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MONDAY

Outings JulyAugust Various timesSwim Club 10.00-12.30 pm

Fit & Fitter 10.00-11.00 am

Monday Get-together 2.00 4.00 pm

TUESDAYYoga 10.00-11.00 am

Reading & Discussion Group 10.30-11.30 am

Bingo 2.00 -4.00 pm

British Sign Language 2.00 -4.00 pm

WEDNESDAY

Co-op Shop, Cards, Beauty Treatments 9.30 11.15 am

Craft Class & Friendship Group 2.00 4.00 pm

Singing Group 2.00 4.00 pm

THURSDAYExercise Therapy 10.00-10.45am

Computer Support 10.00-11.00 am

Chair Based Exercises 11.00-11.45 am

Bridge Club 2.00 -4.00 pm

Furzedown Fusion Exercise 2.15 - 3.15pm

FRIDAY

Art Group 10.00-12.00 pm

Fitness & Fun 11.00-12.00 pm

Classical Indian Singing 12.00-2.00 pm

International Friendship Group 2.00 -4.00 pm

Bingo 2.00 4.00 pm

Information & Advice 1.00-2.00 pm

Library Service available Mon-Fri 9.00-5.00 pm

Councillors Surgeries 1st

Saturday of every month 11.30-12.30 pm

Working with the Older Person

Spring Issue 2012

91/93 Moyser Road SW16 6SJ - Tel: 020 8677 4283

www.furzedownproject.org.uk


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Digital Switch Over Wandsworth Council is

urging residents to be on the lookout for conmen

who are using this years digital TV switchover as a

ruse to steal from and swindle cash from older and

vulnerable people.

In recent incidents in other boroughs, fraudsters

have conned their way into older peoples' homes by posing as switchover

contractors who are able to help convert their TVs to digital The council's

community safety spokesman, Councillor Jonathan Cook, called on older,

potentially vulnerable residents - along with their relatives, friends and

neighbours - to be wary of the threat posed by bogus doorstep callers

ahead of the switch from analogue to digital TV on April 4.

Any resident wanting face-to-face help can visit Wandsworth Citizens Ad-

vice Bureaux branches in Balham High Road, Bolingbroke Grove or Roe-

hampton Lane . Age UK also offers advice about the changeover at http://

www.ageuk.org.uk/ orAge UK Wandsworth Telephone: 020 8877 8940

Many people will be receiving messages on their televisions now from

Digital UK saying that the switchover is taking place - but channels will

not be lost until after April 4.

If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?

MAY PLANT SALE

Sale of Plants & Garden items

At The Furzedown Project (date & time to beconfirmedplease check at Project)

Lots of spring garden bargains

Donation of plants welcomed


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Fund raising for the Furzedown Project

Tickets now available at the Project

The draw will be on Wednesday morning

Thank You for your support

We plan to visit The Isabella Plantation (Richmond Park) to view the

Spring time display of Azaleas . It will be a Monday

morning (date to be arranged). If we get enough

interest we can make arrangements & confirm a

date for the morning tripInterested? Add your

name & telephone number to the list at reception

Aninvitation

1.00perstripLotsofprizes!

A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

The clocks will go forward by one hour on Sunday 25March as British Summer Time begins for anotheryear. The official time changes at 1.00 am, moving

forward to 2.00 am across the UK.

The Volunteers Get together

will be on Wednesday

16 MAY 2012 6 - 8pm

We look forward to your company and raising aglass together! Please join us

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RSVP

He who sings frightens away his ills Miguel de Cervantes


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The best thing to do with advice? Give it to someone else!

Reminders - Updating your information

Please remember to let us know if there are any changes to theinformation given on your membership application form e.g.

emergency contacts, telephone numbers, doctor. etc. so that wecan update our records

And a early reminder - Membership is due for renewal June 2012

With thanks from The 2011 Poppy Appeal Team

A total of 74.85 was raised at the Project from the sale of pop-pies in November and a letter of thanks received for everyone's

support

NHS HEARING AID SUPPORT 2012

Beverley will be at Project on the following

Wednesdays from 2-3.30p.

28 March ~ 25 April ~ 30 May ~ 27 June

For Help with:

Fitting new batteries

Fitting new tubing

Advice on maintenance and fitting

Support and training to use your hearing aid

Advice and information about a range of equipment

Transport is available if needed

Please contact us on 0208 677 4283

The Wandsworth Hearing Aid Project is run by RNID in partnership withSt Georges Hospital NHS Trust

Archaeologist: someone whose career lies in ruins.


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For a friendly, so-

cial afternoon

with a game ortwo of bingo the

Project is the

place to be!

The Bingo Groupcome together every

Tuesday and Friday afternoon

from 2-4 pm

They would very

much like to wel-come new mem-

bers to join them

& transport is

available

There are two kinds of people who don't say much: those who are

quiet and those who talk a lot.

If you are interested & want to know

more about joining the Bingo

Group or would like further informa-tion on any of the other activities at

the Project just call in or ring us on

020 8677 4283

DO YOU HAVE ANY?

Donations of NEW & NEARLY NEW items, such as unwantedgifts are always welcome for fund raising and in particular for

our next fund raising effort which is the Spring Fair on Friday23 March and Saturday 24 March. We thank you for your con-

tinued support and hope to see at the Fair if not before.

Project Facelift Underway

The first phase of our refurbishment programme hasnow been completed, dramatically improving the look

of our shop front. Weve also installed automatic bi-parting doors that make entry to the Project quick andeasy for people with reduced mobility. In additiontheres a new attractive window display system for ad-vertising the wide range stimulating activities we offerto our members. At last the external appearance of theProject comes close to matching the quality of the sup-

port on offer inside and we present a smiling face tothe world, and those who pass by on Moyser Road.We are grateful to the Wandsworth Councils TownCentre Improvement Fund, and their Cultural WealthFund for providing over 9,000 between them, to theGovernments Access to Volunteering Fund which

gave 2,700, and to Bob Read who gave us invaluabletechnical advice throughout. The total cost of the refur-bishment was just over 26,000.

Heres howthe Projectlooks now ..

.dont go past without calling in!

The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.

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