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1 Cross Gates & District Good Neighbours Scheme CIO Working with and for older people Celebrating 15 years Annual Report

2 2018 Calendar A word from Bill... Timeline Our 15th anniversary year is a record breaker! For the first time we have a membership of more than a thousand - 1,029 as we go to press! For the first time we have more than 100 volunteers -104 is the latest figure! For the first time we are offering a monthly advice service at Whitkirk Silver Lining Club. Thanks to the sterling efforts of our magnificent staff, so very ably led by Jo, we have also seen a sizeable improvement in financial support from local partners. This has helped improve and expand services for our members. It has also enabled us to maintain and develop our staffing levels. Your Trustees were pleased to be able to offer Charley a further contract and together with Claire, Janet, Dee, Gayle, Kathie and Jane, they are helping us to enhance levels of service across the board. Thanks then to all our staff, to all our funders, to all our volunteers and to all of our members for your loyal support. We look forward with confidence to another record breaking year in Bill Hyde Chair Established in Crossgates Library with flask and a tin of biscuits! 2004 Official opening of main office at the Newman Centre 2008 Big Lottery Funding Scan me to visit website 2002 First paid worker 2005 Living History Project funded by Awards for All - social history and intergenerational project 2012

3 ...and thank you from the Treasurer Where did the last fifteen years go? Looking back we have grown from strength to strength, from an information table in Crossgates Library with a flask and packet of biscuits to renting our own premises, over 1,000 members, 104 volunteers, eight staff and ten Trustees. Working together is one of the main reasons our scheme continues to grow and flourish making Cross Gates a great place to grow old in whilst having fun and extra support. The other is the continued support from Leeds City Council, Leeds Older People s Forum Time to Shine project and other local partners. Over the years you have bought bricks to build the office extension, fundraised and donated to the 100 Club to purchase our minibus and keep it running. Donated money, gifts, teabags and time the list is endless. In the last year alone you gave an amazing 76,020 to the scheme including donations ( 8,910), Fundraising ( 3,653) and Group income ( 53,300). A big thank you to you our members for your continuing support. Irene Midgley Treasurer Extension completed to the office and purchased our first minibus 2014 Received funding from Peoples Health Trust to employ two new project workers Income (October September 2017) Expenditure (October September 2017) 2015 We now have over 1,000 members! Total - 342,392 Total - 342, Became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) 2015 Time to Shine Funding 2017

4 January Bill Hyde (Chair) Jacki Lawrence (Vice Chair) Alan Wakefield Cllr Pauleen Grahame Claire Lovatt Deputy Manager Gayle Graham Project Worker Jane Robinson Communications Worker Irene Midgley (Treasurer) Harry Midgley Hazel Watson Joe Birch Jo Horsfall Manager Kathie Cooper Project Worker Charley Mills Development Worker Nadine Oliver Project Worker Anita Smith Lynda Ptts Janet Deighton Office Co-ordinator

5 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday New Year s Day Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop-In 2-4pm Birds of a Feather pm Food and a Film 12-3pm Bereavement Drop-In 3-4pm Trustees and Staff I get a lot of satisfaction from supporting people, and I ve been able to contribute to help shape the service.

6 February Volunteering 27 of our volunteers worked with Marks and Spencer to deliver 80 bag packing sessions and raised 2,489 throughout the year. Our volunteers contribute hours per week, equivalent to an extra ten full time staff.

7 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop-In 2-4pm Birds of a Feather pm Food and a Film 12-3pm Bereavement Drop-In 3-4pm I was referred here by my physio to try and get some more exercise, as well as attending a variety of groups. I now work in the office every Friday. It s like my second home!

8 March A big thank you to Tesco who provide weekly donations of goods through the Fare Share Scheme to use at all of our groups from teabags, coffee, biscuits, eggs to ice-cream cones we have made an amazing saving of over 5,000 on our catering budget. Partnership working Cross Gates Branch of Marks and Spencer donated their 5p bag charge to us this year - a fabulous total of 2,117.

9 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop-In 2-4pm Birds of a Feather pm Food and a Film 12-3pm Bereavement Drop-In 3-4pm Good Friday We ran a joint coffee morning with Marks and Spencer staff to raise money for Macmillan Coffee which was great fun!

10 April Our volunteer drivers provided 2,592 return journeys to our groups this year! The 100 Club continues to support the maintenance, insurance and running cost for our mini bus. This year we raised We work in partnership with the Access Bus: they provided 144 journeys to two of our groups this year! Transport Our Walking Group used our bus 24 times this year travelling 784 miles to go further afield. A big thank you to Fleet Service who maintain our bus and Leeds City Council Seacroft Depot who allow us to leave our bus there when it s not in use. Other groups who have used our bus include Barwick Rainbows, Eritrean Community and Tranquilty Court. A big thank you to St Teresa s School for the use of their mini bus for our Walking Group.

11 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Easter Monday Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop-In 2-4pm Birds of a Feather pm Bereavement Drop-In 3-4pm Without the volunteer driver I couldn t get out. I am housebound, this is the only place I come to - the drivers really cheer you up and nothing is too much trouble.

12 May The extra funding received from Time to Shine has meant that we can deliver and pilot this project with other schemes citywide. Reducing Loneliness and Social Isolation

13 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop-In 2-4pm May Day Scheme closure - no groups this week Birds of a Feather pm Bereavement Drop-In 3-4pm Late May Bank Holiday 38 different people enjoyed 48 meals out at several local venues as part of our Shared Tables Project.

14 June Our Walkers have walked 1,684 miles. - that s 134,700 calories burned! Our Flexicise and T-Days Exercise Group spent an average of 126 hours per month exercising Our two lunch clubs provided a total of 3,013 hot meals.per year! Keeping Healthy

15 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop-In 2-4pm Birds of a Feather pm Bereavement Drop-In 3-4pm I joined here after struggling with my mental health after bereavement; this has been a major part of my recovery.

16 July We carried out 354 home visits during the year. 52 members now receive regular one-to-one phone support. We have 1,029 members on our database. Over 900 households receive our regular newsletter. Supporting Independence

17 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop-In 2-4pm Birds of a Feather pm Bereavement Drop-In 3-4pm

18 August We have supported 30 different people at the Friday IT Drop-In 23 different people received one-to-one computer lessons. Digital Learning

19 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Carers Leeds Drop- In 2-4pm Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Birds of a Feather pm Bereavement Drop- In 3-4pm August Bank Holiday I have spare time so I volunteered to go to our local sheltered housing complex at Orchard Croft to help residents with their IT skills. I helped a total of 17 residents and enjoyed my time there. Joe Birch

20 September Intergenerational

21 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop- In 2-4pm Scheme closure - no groups this week Birds of a Feather pm Food and a Film 12-3pm Bereavement Drop- In 3-4pm A big thank you to the group of young people who joined us from The Challenge to engage in a session at one of our monthly Dementia Cafés and to The Prince s Trust who join our groups on a regular basis.

22 October A big thank you to Wades Charity who funded 2,000 for music and room hire at Sandwich and a Song & Birds of a Feather Groups this year. Music and Arts

23 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop-In 2-4pm Birds of a Feather pm Food and a Film 12-3pm Bereavement Drop-In 3-4pm I can t sing but I always feel better after Sandwich and a Song on a Tuesday. Maureen Burroughs

24 November Support Some of our members who attend regular groups live with family or carers so attending our groups also provides regular respite for the carer.

25 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop-In 2-4pm Birds of a Feather pm Food and a Film 12-3pm Bereavement Drop-In 3-4pm As a carer the support and empathy from the Good Neighbours staff team has far exceeded anything I could have ever expected.

26 December Having fun! A big thank you to Crossgates (Leeds) Present, Past and Future Group whose Christmas Raffle raised 2,076 for our Scheme. Last year 160 of us enjoyed Christmas Lunch at the Holiday Inn in Garforth!

27 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sandwich and a Song 12-2pm Carers Leeds Drop-In 2-4pm Birds of a Feather pm Holiday Inn Christmas Lunch Christmas Day Boxing Day

28 Funders for the year October 2016 September 2017 Leeds City Council Adult Social Care, Leeds Older People s Forum - Time To Shine Project, Leeds City Council Small Grants / MICE Fund, Leeds City Council Wellbeing Fund, Leeds City Council Inner and Outer Area Committee, Leeds Community Foundation, Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group, Leeds Convalescent Society, Ison Harrison Solicitors, Colton Methodist Church, Cross Gates Marks and Spencer, Spice Zone, Tesco, Wades Charity, all our local partners and last but not least, our service users for regular donations. A special thank you to the late Doug Chadwick who left money in his will to help pay for our 15th Birthday AGM celebrations and to all the donations we have received from recent funeral collections. Trustees Bill Hyde (Chair) Jacki Lawrence (Vice Chair) Irene Midgley (Treasurer) Jo Birch Cllr Pauleen Grahame Harry Midgley Lynda Pitts Anita Smith Alan Wakefield Hazel Watson Thank you to Ison Harrison Solicitors for part-funding the print costs of this Annual Report Introducing your local legal experts Experienced Conveyancing Accredited by the Law Society No hidden additional fees Free online case tracking Lee Daniels Conveyancing Lee is a residential property specialist with over ten years experience. As well as day to day sales and purchases, Lee offers an expert and professional service in all areas of conveyancing including equity release, remortgage and transfers of equity. Exceptional Family Law Affordable legal services Dedication to every case Achieve best possible results Geoffrey Lorkins Family Law Geoff is a family law solicitor based at our Crossgates branch. Geoff is an Law Society accredited specialist who is a member of Resolution. He is an expert in divorce, ancillary relief, children and domestic violence work. Low cost Wills & Probate Fast, efficient assistance Home visits available Free initial consultation Tim Wilson Wills & Probate Tim specialises in dealing with Contentious Probate cases. Originally a litigation specialist, Tim also provides an expert service in all types of Wills and Probate matters. His thorough, professional and understanding approach enables Tim to get to the heart of every case. Contact Us Telephone Visit us at Cross Gates & District Good Neighbours Scheme CIO, Station Road, Leeds LS15 7JY admin@crossgatesgns.org.uk Visit Like us at Follow The Leeds Law Firm Tel: Registered Charity Number: