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Winter

Newsletter

2017

New Groups for 2018

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Buy and Bite 2

Hello to Chris 3

Why not Volunteer?

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More groups in the outer west

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Welfare Rights 4

Search the Movie

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Creative Writing

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Inside this issue:

Search is a community based charity for older people in the west of Newcastle

Christmas

Disco Monday 18 December

It’s time to get ready for

this year’s Christmas

Evening Social at Search.

It wouldn’t be Christmas

without dancing and some

Christmas cheer so book

yourself a place and enjoy

music, karaoke, festive

food and some excellent

company.

Robert Stewart Memorial

Church Hall, Wingrove

Road on 12 bus route.

6pm-9pm. Tickets £2. Ring

0191 2737443 to book.

Winter

Event Thursday 7 December

Celebrate the festive season at

Search and the St James

Heritage group.

You can pick your choice of

lunch, crafts, storytelling and

much more from 11am-4pm at

the now warm and cosy St

James’ Church

Hall, Benwell (opposite Lidl).

Book your place so we can

arrange food and places.

Ring 0191

2737443 for

more details.

Free

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Groups and Activities New Groups and changes for 2018

Creative Writing - Mondays 1-3pm Starting 22 January – 19

March at

Riverview Lodge, Armstrong Road, Benwell. Booking required. FREE.

Family History – 11.30-1.30 at FAR Community Centre, 40-46 Acanthus Ave, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 9YD – Tuesday 23 January

Thursdays at St James– 10.30-11.30 Coffee Morning, 11.30-1.30 food and activities, Soup and Roll a bargain £1.1.30-2.30 Gentle Exercise.

Crafts at St James - Starts Thursday 11 January from 11 am to 1 pm then 1 February with Puppet making – booking required, 1

March – 10.30am -

1.30pm Pottery - booking required.

Gentle exercise has moved – now at St James’ Church Hall every Thursday 1.30-2.30pm. £1.50

Argentine Tango – Tuesdays 1.30-2.30 Starting 16 January - 6 March

2018 at RSM Church Hall, Wingrove Road. £1

Hatton Gallery – Hatton Gallery Tour and Art Workshop – Monday 5 Feb 2018 - 10.15-1pm. Booking essential. FREE.

Meet me at the Oxford -Nostalgia visits and memory workshops about the Oxford Galleries – details to be confirmed.

Museum Mondays – monthly group visits to local museums and galleries – dates for 2018 to be confirmed – contact Clare for further information.

Could Chain Reaction be for you? Chain Reaction at Search helps people 55 and over to

make new friends and join in with groups and activities.

Sometimes it’s hard to make that first step towards

getting out, especially if you feel alone and would like

some support.

Ring 0191 273 7443 for more information

Buy and Bite with Search Search is organising weekly visits to

supermarkets. We travel in shared transport to

the supermarket and once there have lunch

together in the supermarket café. After lunch

get assistance with shopping at your pace and

return home with arranged transport if needed.

Does this sound interesting? Ring 273 7443

and speak to Safia or Simon.

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More Groups & Activities for outer west of Newcastle Search is organising more things to do in the outer west. If you have hesitated about

attending a Search activity because of the distance, take a second look.

Gentle exercise, Walbottle Village Institute, 1.30-3.00pm Fridays £1.50

Tech and Tea – new IT drop in Tuesdays – outer west library – 10.30-12.30,

Newburn library – 1.30-3.30pm

Christmas Coffee Mornings – Tuesday 6 December 11-12.30 at Throckley

Community Hall and Tuesday 12 Dec 11-12.30 – Church of the Holy Nativity,

Hillhead Parkway. Mince pies, quiz, raffle, entertainment

Coming soon - outer west – walking group, book club, knit and natter, coffee

mornings and events – contact Frances on 0191 2737443 for more info.

Welcome to new people at

Search-say hello to Chris Tait

Chris Tait is our new Volunteer Coordinator responsible for recruiting volunteers. Chris has worked in the voluntary sector for over twenty years. Search is reaching more people than ever and this means we need more volunteers!

Volunteering at Search

We currently have over 30 volunteers

who provide our activities, admin and

events. Volunteering is rewarding, a

way of learning new skills or gaining

experience to help with job seeking.

Feel good from using one’s life skills

to help people and socialise. We

always have opportunities for

volunteers from assisting with

refreshments at activities to leading

group sessions. We need help with

admin and volunteers to staff

reception.

We offer a full training programme

with support to help you help us. So

please contact me, Chris Tait

(Volunteer Coordinator)

This month we welcomed SAGE as part of their corporate volunteering strategy, to our Sporting Chance activity at Scotswood Sports Centre. Six SAGE volunteers swelled the

numbers and played walking football then joined Search participants with Badminton and Table Tennis.

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Welfare Rights at Search

Contact us: Search, 74 Adelaide Terrace, Benwell. Phone: 0191 273 7443 Email! info@searchnewcastle.org.uk Web: www.searchnewcastle.org.uk

You could get £140 off your electricity bill for winter 2017 to 2018 under the Warm Home Discount Scheme.

The money isn’t paid to you - it’s a one-off discount on your electricity or gas bill, between September and March.

The discount won’t affect your Cold Weather Payment or Winter Fuel Payment.

The deadline to claim the Warm Home Discount Scheme rebate is 31 January 2018. Make sure you contact them before this date so you don't miss out.

If you would like help to claim why not pop in to the Search advice drop in service with your account number and income details. Monday to Friday 10 am to 1 pm.

Search the Movie Earlier this year Search pro-

duced a short film to show the

work it does. The film follows

a fictional character played by

June Storey who walks into

the shop on Adelaide Terrace

and discovers all the

opportunities available.

Thanks to June and all the

Search friends who shine in the film, Firetruck Films and Lord Beecham for funding

the film. See it at www.searchnewcastle.org.uk

Hatton Gallery Tour and Art Workshop Monday 5 February 10.15 am-1pm

9.30 am - meet at Search to get the bus into

town together, or meet us at the gallery.

10.15 am-meet at the Hatton for a tour of the

newly opened gallery within Newcastle

University in the city centre

11.00 am-1pm Enjoy a 2 hour art workshop. We will make a 3D collage from clay

and plaster inspired by Schwittser Merz Barn Wall, a permanent exhibit at the

gallery. To book or for further information phone Search on 0191 2737443