Older People's Services

Successfully collected my prescription and the Times, and had a green curry at Lye Torng.

Decided to investigate the new happening at St. George the Martyr and cabbed it up there. No signs anywhere about how to get in but finally found the back entrance to the crypt open. There were a couple of large signs on stands either side of the entrance - one announcing 'Serving the Community' and the other 'Older People's Services' (pictured above). I thought they looked rather patronising. The first person I saw was our Chairman who it seems had known all about the plan except that he didn't know it was happening today, so as church warden, had to get the place cleaned rapidly. Then saw another of our trustees who had been roped in to help. The ubiquitous Father Andrews, our ex-officio trustee, was also there. Clients who I did not recognise (perhaps living at Blackfriars) were assembling for the afternoon's events. There were refreshments (tea, biscuits, and fruit) a beginners art class which consisted of some A4 paper and pencils - presumably the class was beginning later, tables with a food quiz on, no doubt to encourage healthy eating, which I suppose would also take place later, and the main event,led by Tina of Blackfriars and others was a tutorial in line dancing with half a dozen people participating - the majority were others who had come in with sticks and sat down to watch. It was unclear whether this was intended to be a weekly or monthly event, or whether it was a one-off.

If it is to be a regular event we shall publicise it in our newsletter in case any of our punters wish to attend.