Newsletter 2015 (Winter)

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65 years supporng healthy & cohesive communies in South Westminster

Silver Sunday 2015

Members enjoyed a fantasc aernoon

celebrang Silver Sunday. This

wonderful annual event celebrates

older people and the joys of coming

together across generaons to have fun.

We were delighted to welcome the Lord

Mayor of Westminster & Warwick Cllr.,

Lady Christabel Flight to the event.

Inside this issue

Community Champions…2

Volunteer Spotlight…...2

Abbey AGM 2015 ........ 2

Christmas Fair.............3

MENTAL drama ........... 3

Acve Westminster ....... 3

Abbey Housemates…...3

Art Exhibion…………….4

Have Your Say Survey..4

Tea Dance………………….4

Strong Communies….4

Above: Over 100 Members and families enjoyed a sunny day out to

Howle's Wild Animal Park

Winter 2015

Silver Members Christmas Party 2015

There was a lively atmosphere at our Silver Members Christmas party

12 December. 130 delicious hot meals in four courses were provided by

our dream team catering heroes led by Gena. Many thanks to our

volunteers from Pimlico Academy who waited on table with some of

our jolly trustees and their other halves. Also many thanks to the Civil

Service and borough market for their donaon of gis and ingredients.

Healthy Tips @ Community Champions Health Fair – October 2015

We hosted a special event for residents who enjoyed healthy demonstraons on

how to make colourful and hearty salads and smoothies as well as trying out

yoga and relaxaon techniques, sporty outdoor games and head & hand

massages .



Volunteer Spotlight!

Volunteering

Giving from the Heart

We were amazed! Our Chef Gena's husband (from Tiles &

Stone) redecorated, reled and re-oored our food

storage room,

donang his me

and all materials

for free. We

Benet from the

skills & me ofmany generous

individuals

through

Volunteering &

Time Banking.

Local companies

also oen oer

their support.

Even Prince

Andrew got in on the act donang food items from aRecent event at Buckingham Palace. Many thanks to Pim-

lico Academy who also raised over £100 to support our

Christmas Lunch for the Homeless on 21st December.

Abbey AGM 2015

100 members joined us to

hear about our charity’s

achievements. We were

treated to a performance

by Union Dance. We heard

highlights from the past

year and plans for the

coming year from our newly

appointed Chair of Trus-

tees, Simon Hopkins, and

our CEO, Lainya Oside-

Keivani The evening was

rounded o with a good old fashioned East End

singalong by ETAT and a fantasc buet prepared

by our Team at the at the Wash House Café.

Would you like to be a winner?

Then become a Community Champion!

We’re looking for volunteers from Churchill Gardens

& Tachbrook Wards to join an excing wellbeing

community project. You will meet people, gain skills

& make a posive dierence to others. For more info

please contact Ian Corpuz on 020 7227 0647.

“I like the environment

and sta.. .. They are a

relaxed bunch“

Sta Announcements

Congratulaons to our

Operaons Manager,

Mohammed and his

wife who are celebrang the arrival of

baby Joud, brother to Zein & Tamim

There’s something in the air! We are

also delighted to announce that our

communicaons ocer, Liz, gave birthto baby Hannah, sister to

Tegan & Chloe. We wish her all the best

and look forward to her return. In her

absence, we welcome Janet who will be

taking the reins for a year.

Also joining the team is Vivien as Health

& Wellbeing Project Ocer supporng

on informaon and project work.

Congratulaons to Ian who

has secured the community champions

project coordinator posion.

Lohrasb Amjadi volunteers

teaching English as a

second language.

After completing a

certicate for teaching

English to adults he was

looking to build up hisexperience and now comes

in once a week to teach

adults from many dierent

countries.

Sta at our Wash House

Community Café

prepare healthy &

delicious dishes from

fresh ingredient s

every day

‘ Thank you VOLUNTEERS



Abbey Housemates

Abbey housemates has so far enabled 11 older

people to host volunteers at home or at the Abbey

Centre to build social

connecons. If you know

of someone who would

enjoy being a host or

would like to volunteer

as a housemate contact

the Abbey Centre.

Abbey Centre wins Acve Westminster Award 2015

We ocially run the best Health & Wellbeing Physical Acvity

Programme in Westminster as led by Phayza Fudlalla Health & Wellbe-

ng Manager. Our programme was recognised for improving people’s

ealth and wellbeing, enabling them to posively change their

festyles, demonstrang eecve partnership working and engaging

with those less likely to be acve. Many congratulaons to Phayza,

Team Abbey and our many volunteers on this wonderful achievement.

Bond at the Royal Albert Hall - October 2015

Abbey Members enjoyed

a Friendship Manee

performance Bond Film

music by Royal

Philharmonic Orchestra at

he Royal Albert Hall.

Mad Haer’s Tea Party - October 2015

Members were treated toea, delicious cake, games

and a prize rae at the Mad

Haer’s Tea Party. Huge

hanks to the students from

The Challenge Network for

hosng. Christmas Fair

Our fabulous volunteers

raised £350 at our early

Christmas Fair in November.

Shoppers snapped up

beauful homemade

jewellery and other early

Christmas presents .

‘MENTAL PLAY’ Drama

Performance

To highlight Mental Health

Week, Stream-Lyric brought

their powerful producon

'Mental' to Abbey Centre

tackling strong mental

health themes. The director

and cast stayed for a lively

Q&A session with our

diverse audience to discuss

the play and mental health.

Drawing & Painng

Our Drawing and Painng sessions for the over 50s

are proving popular.

Active Together - Project Update A look at the activities we run for older members. including weekly

Bowls, Scrabble Group and a fortnightly Film Club. For more info call Ian on 020 7227 0650

Members lost in concentraon learning new art skills.

Our Cook & Eat group made & shared delicious

Greek -style stued peppers & halloumi bruschea



Some Winter Events & Acvies

Fitness Easy Pace

Fridays 11.20 - 12.20

French Conversaon

11th Jan - 14th March

Mondays 2.30 - 4.30pm

Yoga

Tuesdays 9.45 - 10.45

Health MOT

Mondays 2 - 5pm

To view a full list of our current

acvies please visit our website

www.theabbeycentre.org.uk or pick

up a copy of our latest acvity leaet

For more informaon please contact:

[email protected]

facebook.com/theabbeycentre

@theabbeycentre

Have Your Say Café Survey

We had lovely feedback from our Have

your Say survey - it is such a boost to

know that you see us as your friendly

community hub. People come here toaend many dierent classes and

acvies but there was one theme

running through your responses: People!

You come here to meet with friends you know but also to meet new

people. You quoted the friendly faces and sta. Some of you said

you eat healthier here and the walk out does you good. We will be

looking closely at all your suggesons to keep improving our

Centre.

Creang Stronger Communies

Our course of community safety discussion groups funded by

Westminster City Council has proved really popular and interesng.

Sessions have covered drugs & alcohol, domesc violence , extremist &

radicalizaon, internet safety and gangs.

Below: Another lively Tea Dance

the family Centre

around the corner

Membership of the Abbey Centre is FREE!!!

Join us and enjoy being part of your local community.

Tea Dance

A huge thank you to our J-NET volunteers

who decorated the hall beaufully and

served well-earned refreshments to our

dancers who wowed us with their moves.

Congratulaons

Pimlico Toy Library.

It was great to host

your 30th Birthday

Party.

Art Work Exhibion

Wonderful art work created by our members, exploring posive

mental health &

wellbeing and the

sgma of mental

illness in our

communies. A

marvellous exhibion

of their work witharsts David & Jessica

who facilitated the

sessions of paper art

and photography.

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Newsletter 2015 (Winter)