This week is trustee week, a time for charities to celebrate and thank their trustees. At Community Lives Matter, we would like to do just that, acknowledging the vital role that our trustees play in maintaining the overall health of our charity, keeping us focused on delivering our aims for the benefit of our community, and ensuring the well-being of …
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Launch of new luncheon club menu
You are invited to the launch of our NEW luncheon club menu! After the summer break, our luncheon club starts up again this Wednesday, 7 September, with a brand new menu. Why not spoil yourself with this week’s super pud – sticky toffee pudding with custard?! And if you want to see what delights are in store for you over …
A connected world
The heatwave that has gripped Europe – including the UK where temperatures went over 40c for the first time in recorded history – has been a tangible sign for many of the global climate crisis. Add to this the ongoing war in Ukraine and rapidly rising food and fuel prices, or the deepening staff shortage in the NHS, and it’s …
Wellbeing has never been so important!
This week is World Wellbeing Week, and is a great opportunity for people to celebrate the many aspects of wellbeing. The term can mean different things to different people, but generally speaking, it refers to the state of being comfortable, healthy and happy. Looking after your own wellbeing can mean making time for leisure pursuits such as gardening or golf, …
Refugee Week 2022
Every action makes a difference, and when we come together, we are powerful! #RefugeeWeek2022 Refugee Week is almost upon us, beginning next week – 20 – 27th June. It is a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. The aim is for it to be a celebration of community, care, and the human …
Can loneliness really affect your health?
As we begin Loneliness Awareness Week, 13 – 17th June, we ask the question, can loneliness really affect your health? Feeling lonely from time to time is normal, but research shows that long-term loneliness is associated with both poor physical and mental health. The mental health charity Mind explains that loneliness is not necessarily about being alone, but about what …
Volunteers Week – a time to say thank you!
Celebrated 1-7 June, Volunteers Week overlapped with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, and it just did not seem right to allow this recognition of all that volunteers bring to the work of so many charities, our own included, to be lost amidst all those celebrations. So, with just a couple of days left, we want to honour all the amazing volunteers …
Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations at Luncheon Club
The luncheon club team went to town this Wednesday as we joined in the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Superb food, live piano music, servers in festive dress, and the usual friendly welcome – what’s not to like! The kitchen team pulled out all the stops to create a wonderful culinary experience. After a soup starter, the main course …
Putting carers on the agenda at the dementia cafe
Our monthly cafe brings people with dementia and their carers together for a variety of interesting and innovative activities to stimulate, provide fun and generate discussion. Alongside this week’s new jigsaws, fantastic retro scrapbooks, table tennis and games, Carol arranged for Colin Bowman from the Lancashire Carers Service to come along and talk to the group about what the Carers …
“Stay social, stay active!”
As we come to the end of Dementia Awareness Week, Neil remembers how our current activities for people with dementia, carers and family members started: It was two years ago, in May 2020, that I happened to meet a couple who I had last seen when they were attending the Alzheimers Society dementia cafĂ©. Now, however, like everything else, the …