Brinnington Circle Newsletter - July

The Brinnington Circle

The Ageing in Place Pathfinder Project and Stockport Homes are excited to be bringing the award winning and internationally recognised Circle model to create the Brinnington Circle. The Brinnington Circle will create a fun and entertaining monthly calendar of events and activities designed and suggested by older people themselves, creating new friendships and opportunities in the local community.

Our approach is to allow older people to develop and design the things they want to do, how and when they do them and then facilitate their ideas, suggestions and volunteering opportunities

We have a meeting every six weeks, the next being Tuesday 30th July 2-4 at First House, where you can meet the team, find out about the fun activities we have planned and put your views forward

We are excited to work with local people to bring the Brinnington Circle to life, connecting older people, putting on some fantastic events and activities and having fun along the way!

If you would like to be involved in the Brinnington Circle or AIPP Project you can contact:

Join our Community Allotment Volunteers Needed!

Are you passionate about gardening, community building and sustainable living? Our community allotment needs your help! We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join us on our allotment to create a thriving green space where we can grow fresh produce, learn together, and have the opportunity to harvest and plant a variety of fruits and vegetables –that can be shared with the community. Sharing knowledge and skills and a place where friendships bloom alongside our plants

Our allotment is located at Webb Lane, Offerton and we meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 1-4pm You can volunteer as much or as little time as you can spare – every bit helps!

If you are interested in joining a fun and vibrant community allotment, please contact us at: Nerys.carpenter@stockporthomes.org/ 07815476984 or Clare.hughes@stockporthomes.org/ 07929717570

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

9:30-11:30

BreakfastClub,LightHouse

9:30-2:30

WarmSpace,LightHouse

10:30-12:00

Knit&Natter,LightHouse

10:30-12:00

AGEUKWalkintheVale, meetatHollowendTowers

10:30-12:30

IWITBadminton,LifeLeisure

Bingo,CommunityCentre, HerefordRoad www.SK-y-light.org July 2024

12:30-1:30

IWITWalkingFootball–Life Leisure

9-10

LitterPicking,Brinnington Park

9:30-12

SewingBees,FirstHouse 10-11

IWITTableTennis, LifeLeisure 11-12:30 CoffeeandBingo, LifeLeisure

12:30-3

LongTermHealth Conditions,FirstHouse

1:30-4

BAGS,CommunityCentre, HerefordRoad 2:30-5

AIPPDigi-HubandWarm Space,LifeLeisure(Every OtherWeek) 1-3

AIPP/WebbLaneAllotment

6-8

CommunityArtandWellbeingGroup,LightHouse

9:30-11:30 Mums&Toddlers,Light House

9:30-11:30

SEND CoffeeMorning, LifeLeisure

10:30-11:30

IWITConfidenceWalk–LifeLeisure

10-2

CitizensAdviceDropin, CommunityHub

12:00-3:30

FoodBankandDropin Café,LightHouse 1-2

IWITLadiesWalking Football–LifeLeisure

1-3:30 AIPPPopUp,LightHouse

7-9

www.SK-y-light.org

Thursday

9:30-11

CoffeeMorning,StLuke’s ChurchHall 9:30-12

LighterattheLightHouse 10:30

AgeFriendlyCoffeeMorning, LifeLeisure

11-2

CommunityArtGroup,First House

Friday Saturday

9:30-11:30 AIPPYogaforAll,St Luke’sChurchHall 10-11

IWITTableTennis–Life Leisure 10-2

Women’sMentalHealth, CommunityHub 11-12

CommunityFreeGym Session,LifeLeisure 11-12 BrinningtonSavers, CommunityHub

Men’sWellbeingBanterand Brew,BowlingGreen(07495 990486)

ArmchairandBreathing Exercises,LightHouse1-3S.E.N.D.,LifeLeisure (alternateweeks) 1-3

AIPP/WebbLaneAllotment

RockStarsandGalaxyClubs, LightHouse

Need some help getting up to scratch with your digital knowledge? The Ageing in Place Team are at Life Leisure Brinnington every other Tuesday from 2pm until 6.30pm to support you with getting online Digi Hub

Brinnington Local Organised Group Society - Walk

Come join us for a country walk through Reddish Vale to Tesco with BLOGS A walk for all abilities and chairs are provided if you need to rest en route. The walk enables everyone to enjoy the views and a stop-off at Tesco. Once at Tesco, you can do shopping if you fancy and refreshments in the instore café Then it’s back to Brinnington on the bus

The group meet at Brinnington Park Leisure complex at 10:30am or join the group on route at Hollow End at 11am.

The walk is held on the last Friday of every month, and everyone is welcome.

A Day at the Races

Last month saw the Brinnington labour club transformed into a hive of racing activity. The ladies were looking resplendent in their finery and fascinators, whilst the bookie, Paul, had put his best cap on!

The AIPP put together a programme of racing for the afternoon, which was projected onto the big screen for the occasion. The popcorn was popping as was the prosecco and the bets were coming fast There were big winners and big losers (mainly the bookie Paul) and at the end of the event, the team that had won the most money were the residents of Bryn Haven who had joined us specially for the event The fact it was paper money, and it was all for a bit of fun didn’t dampen the racegoer’s enthusiasm whose cheers and laughter brightened up a damp Monday afternoon

There was a serious point to the fun which was about bringing our older community together It was lovely to see the residents from the care home having a great time and people attended who were new to the AIPP project. People made new connections and found out about all the activities going on in the area.