MAY 2018 ACTIVITIES All activities take place at Blackfriars Settlement unless otherwise stated.

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1 Creating New Opportunities Together 1 Rushworth Street, London SE1 ORB Tel: POSITIVE BLACKFRIARS MONDAYS MAY 2018 ACTIVITIES All activities take place at Blackfriars Settlement unless otherwise stated. 14 th and 21 st May FRANK S CLUB FOR MEN at Blackfriars Settlement pm Join us for lively discussions, darts, pool, dominos and much more! TUESDAYS 1 st, 8 th, 15 th, 22 nd and 29 th May FORGET-ME-NOT CLUB pm A fun session to exercise your brain and feed your memory! Enjoy crosswords and mind games. WEDNESDAYS 2 nd, 9 th, 16 th, 23 rd and 30 th May WEDNESDAY CLUB pm Word searches, Art with Jenny and Dancing for fun with Kandy and Massage, Pedicure and Manicure with Marva SMILE INSIDE with Julia on 2 nd, 16 th and 30 th May SINGING FOR COPD AND MENTAL WELLBEING Singing benefits people with a long-term lung condition such as COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). It reduces the feelings of being short of breath and helps to manage symptoms better. People living with Dementia and their carers are very welcome to attend pm 2.50

2 THURSDAYS 10 th, 17 th, 24 th and 31 st THURSDAY LUNCH CLUB 11.00am-12.00pm: Chair based Yoga with Jenny 12.30pm: 2-course home-cooked lunch for pm: Knitting and Sewing Group from 4.15pm: Nightingale Singing Practise No club and no Yoga session on 3 rd May. Our hall is used as a polling station! Our planned afternoon programmes: Thursday 3 rd May No Club today We are having lunch at Toby s Carvery at Eden Park 12.00pm Trains are leaving from London Bridge at 11:06am, 11:28am Journey takes around 30min. Thursday 10 th May MIND GAMES from 2.00pm Students from Oasis Academy Southbank will visit us today to chat to some of our members pm Thursday 17 th May ENGLISH LUNCHEON & AFTERNOON TEA from 12.00pm with String Quartet performance at pm limited spaces, all members please book your place 5.00 Thursday 24 th May LOCAL HISTORY LIBRARY SESSION pm AS PART OF DEMENTIA WEEK photographs, posters, brochures and old films of Southwark Everyone welcome! Thursday 31 st May HOLLYWOOD GREATS FILM AFTERNOON pm Hush, hush sweet Charlotte Starring Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland with pop-corn and ice-cream Everybody welcome! MONTHLY BOOK CLUB Thursday 31 st May from 1.30pm Please pop in the office to pick up a copy of the book we are reading. Join us; give us your feedback and views about the book. All welcome!

3 FRIDAYS 4 th, 11 th, 18 th and 25 th May STRENGTH AND BALANCE EXERCISE with Nicola am 3.00 Improve your balance and strength, prevent falls, keep fit and have fun! Limited spaces, max 15 participants 4 th, 18 th and 25 th May - no session on 11 th May COMPUTER SUPPORT SESSION with Gerald pm Please come along to use our computers and book your time-slot for more support with one of our volunteers. SUNDAYS 13th and 20 th May SUNDAY LUNCH CLUB 11.00am-3.30pm Sunday Roast with your Blackfriars Settlement family 5.50 Other events in May 2018: Saturday 5 th May : BINGO AT THE SETTLEMENT from 12.30pm Saturday 19 th May: PAT S BINGO at the Queensborough Hall, Scovell Road, London SE1 1PX, from 12.30pm *** Friday 11 th May: Talk and film presentation by Andrew and Helen, two lawyers and volunteers for our visually impaired group. They will be telling you all about their latest adventure the Arun Swim and Crossbar Cycle fundraising event. From 1.30pm, all members welcome! *** Friday 25 th May: Open Mic Poetry Evening We are hosting Beck Beat Blackfriars Open Mic Event again. Sign up at the door for your time at the mic or come along to listen to beautiful poetry and songs. From 6.30pm, all welcome! *** Friday 25 th May: Coach trip to Henley on Thames, we are Leaving at 9.30am, limited spaces per person

4 DEMENTIA AWARNESS WEEK 21-27MAY 2018 FORGET-ME-NOT CLUB DEMENTIA AWARNESS TALK Wednesday 23 rd May 2.00pm Everybody welcome! Tuesdays pm Crosswords and memory games LOCAL HISTORY LIBRARY SESSION Thursday 24 th May pm Session focusing on memory and local history with photographs, posters and old film of Southwark Everybody welcome! Should you have any questions please ask the team. BLACKFRIARS SCRIBE Polly Is it worrying when you get a letter you re not sure how to reply to? POLLY CAN HELP! She can help you with any business letters, communication with hospitals, the council, etc. Let Tina, Eileen or Siggy know if you need Polly s assistance!

5 COFFEE MORNINGS EVERY MONDAY 10.30am pm at Darwin Court, 1 Crail Row, Walworth, London SE17 1AD, Come along for a free tea or coffee and a chat, a game of cards, domino or arts and craft! MONTHLY COFFEE MORNING 21 st May 10.30am-12.30pm at Blackfriars Settlement Come along for tea/coffee and cake, have a chat and find out about our Positive Ageing services and activities. Dates for the diary: Thursday 7 th June: Coach trip to Ashford Shopping Outlet 13.00, please book your seat with Tina Thursday 14 th June: Exhibition of our members clay masterpieces, produced during our workshop with ceramicist Agalis Manessi end of last year; from 2pm at CAA, Contemporary Applied Arts, 89 Southwark St, London SE1 0HX Thursday 21 st June: members are invited to a free community lunch at Mercato Metropolitono, 42 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6DR, limited spaces, please put your name on Tina s list! Thursday 28 th June: Life Matters presentation by trainee lawyers from Charles Russell Speechly. Please let us know if there are any topics in particular that you would like them to cover. Friday 29 th June: Entertaining musical afternoon with Mrs H, limited spaces, please put your name on the list

6 MARVA, our therapist for neck, shoulder and back massage, pedicure and manicure will be at the Clubs on Thursday 31 st May and during all our Wednesdays Clubs in May. Please call her to make an appointment: SHINIQUE, our reflexologist will be at the Settlement during our Thursday Lunch Clubs from 12.00pm. First come first served appointments. ERIKA, our hairdresser will be in the Settlement on Thursday 24 th May and on Friday 8 th June from 10.00am 2.00pm. Please note! The Settlement will be closed during the Bank holiday weekends. There won t be a Frank s Club on Monday 7 th May and 28 th May and no Sunday Lunch Club on 6 th May and 27 th May. Our Nightingales were invited to perform at the launch of the Picasso Exhibition at the Tate Modern last month. If you love singing and you are able to attend weekly rehearsals on Thursdays, please speak to Tina and join our singing group.