Creating New Opportunities Together 1 Rushworth Street, London SE1 ORB

Tel: 020 7928 9521 www.blackfriars-settlement.org.uk

All activities take place at Blackfriars Settlement unless otherwise stated.

POSITIVE AGEING @ BLACKFRIARS Services for people 60+

MONDAYS 1st

, 8th

, 15th

and 29th

April

FRANK’S CLUB FOR MEN at Blackfriars Settlement

2.30-5.00pm

Join us for lively discussions,

darts, pool, dominoes and much more!

2nd

, 9th

, 16th

, 23rd

and 30th

April TUESDAYSFORGET-ME-NOT CLUB

1.30-3.30pm

A fun session to exercise your brain and feed your memory!

Enjoy crosswords and mind games.

WEDNESDAYS 3rd, 10

th 17

th and 24

th April

WEDNESDAY CLUB

1.30-3.30pm

Word searches, Art with Jenny

and ‘Dancing for fun’ with Kandy and

Massage, Pedicure and Manicure with Marva

‘SMILE INSIDE’ with Julia on 3rd

and 17th

April

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. 3.30-5.30pm £2.50

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THURSDAYS

THURSDAY LUNCH CLUB 4th

, 11th

and 25th

April

11.00am-12.00pm: Chair based Yoga with Jenny

12.30pm: 2-course home-cooked lunch for £5.00

1.30-3.30pm: Knitting and Sewing Group

from 4.15pm: Nightingale Singing Practice

Thursday 18th

April

HIGH TEA £5.00 per person

from 12.30pm

Limited spaces, members only!

Book your place with Tina

No Yoga today!

MONTHLY READING GROUP

25th

April at 2.00pm

We will be reading short stories and poetry.

Please come along and join in.

All welcome!

Thursday 4th

April

FILM AFTERNOON

from 2.00pm

‘Nebraska’

Our planned Thursday pm programmes:

Thursday 11th

April

with Pat

2.00-4.00pm

Cash and other prizes!

Thursday 25th

April

CRAFT AFTERNOON

2.00-4.00pm

A 2013 American black-

and-white comedy-drama

road film written by Bob

Nelson and directed by

Alexander Payne ,

starring Bruce Dern and

Will Forte

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FRIDAYS 5th

, 12th

and 26th

April

We are closed on Friday 19th

April!!

STRENGTH AND BALANCE EXERCISE with Nicola £3.00

10.30-11.30am

Improve your balance and strength, prevent falls,

keep fit and have fun! Limited spaces, max 15 participants

COMPUTER SUPPORT SESSION

with Gerald or/and Monica

12.30-3.30pm Please come along to use our

computers and book your time-slot for more support

with one of our volunteers.

SUNDAYS 7th

, 14th

and 28th

April

SUNDAY LUNCH CLUB

11.00am-3.30pm

Sunday Roast with your Blackfriars Settlement family £5.50

Blackfriars Settlement is closed over the Easter Weekend!

We are closed from Friday 19th April until Monday 22nd April and

re-open on Tuesday 23rd April.

PAT’S BINGO Saturday 6th April 2019

at the Queensborough Hall

Scovell Road, London SE1 1PX, from 12.30pm

4

COFFEE MORNINGS EVERY MONDAY

10.30am -12.00pm 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!

***

EVERY WEDNESDAY 10.30am-12.30pm

COFFEE MORNING with different activities (Jewellery making workshop

during the month of April) at Rowland Hill House

Nelson Square, London SE1 0LU - Entrance on Union Street next to Lord Nelson

EVERY FRIDAY 10.30am-12.00pm

COFFEE MORNING at 55EAST Café , 53-63 East Street, Walworth, London SE17 2DJ

***

MONTHLY COFFEE MORNING

Monday 29th April 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.

FRIDAY 26th APRIL

6.30-9.00pm

@BLACKFRIARS

SETTLEMENT

Blackfriars Vocal

OPEN MIC POETRY

EUCHARISTIC SERVICE

26th April 2019 Every last Friday of the month

at 12.00pm

Please let Tina

know if you would

like to join us!

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FREE Jewellery Workshop

starting Wednesday 3rd April

10th April, 17th April and 24th April 2019

during our Coffee mornings at Rowland Hill House

10.30am – 13.30pm

A few spaces still left. Let us know if you are interested, you have to

commit to all 4 sessions!

MARVA, our therapist for neck, shoulder and back massage, pedicure and

manicure will be at the Clubs on Wednesdays 3rd

, 10th

, 17th

and 24th

April

and on Thursday 25th

April.

Please call her to make an appointment:

07946 776 421

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 25th

April (from 9.00/9.30am – 2.00pm) and

on Friday 26th

April (from 9.00/9.30am – 2.00pm)

MEMBERSHIP

Thank you to all our members who joined our membership for 2019

already! Speak to Tina and her team if you would like to join!

£10.00 Your membership will entitle you:

Your membership card

Printed Monthly Newsletter

Priority for Day Trips and Holidays

Priority for special events with limited places

Priority for appointments with our hairdresser and therapists

Priority on freebies, e.g. for shows and theatre plays

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Coach trip to Canterbury Friday 5th April (full)

All members booked on this trip, please be at the Settlement at

9.15am for a 9.30am departure. We are planning to return to the

Settlement a 5.30pm!

Dates for the diary:

Trips and holidays:

Thursday 23rd May: Trip to Kew Gardens, Travel details to follow

Friday 31st May: Tower of London Visit, free entrance, please book

your place, we meet at the welcome centre at 11.30am, bring a packed

lunch

Thursday 13th June: Trip to Greenwich by public transport, visit the

market and Maritime Museum, have lunch and chill out.

Thursday 4th July: Coach trip to Clacton on Sea

Monday 22nd July to Friday 26th July: Summer holiday to Channel View

Hotel on the Isle of Wight

Thursday 8th August: Coach trip to

Broadstairs

Friday 16th August: Southend by coach

Our St Patrick’s

Celebration Lunch last

month…..

Photos John Pannell