Elderly Care and Support
If you enjoy going to places of interest, going out for the day, entertainment, meeting new people, having a good chat or having a cooked meal then come and join in our Community Club. For just £28 per day, you could enjoy all this and more. You can also learn and try new skills, make new friends, visit different places, watch demonstrations, try quizzes and crosswords, learn chair exercises, such as seated Tai Chi and enjoy games such as darts, basketball, hoopla and New Age Curling. There is something for everybody so come on down and visit us, you can even pop in and meet the team for a coffee and chat! Our Community Club can also act as a respite day for people caring for someone at home.
Age Concern Hampshire are passionate about supporting older people to live well and independently for longer. We use our knowledge and experience to respond to the needs of local people throughout their ageing journey. Our organisation has been providing services to the older community of Hampshire since 1985. The charity currently deliver support at our Care & Wellbeing Centres throughout the county, as well as Help at Home, Information Hub services offering free information, Foot care clinics, Hospital to Home Services, Community Information Volunteers and a variety of other activities. Our family of staff and volunteers come from all walks of life to offer friendship, support and information to our service users.
Altonu3a “learn, laugh, live!”
You need never feel bored or lonely again! We are a friendly, peer-led community offering over 55 different groups and activities from backgammon to bird-watching, current affairs to craft & chat and guitar to gardening; plus monthly coffee mornings and talk & teas, and regular coach trips. We welcome both new club members, and new group coordinators who would like to share their interest with others. You can pick up a copy of the annual programme from the Allen Gallery, the Museum, the Library and Alton Community Centre (ACC); and most indoor activities are held at the ACC. Annual membership fees (Sept – Aug) range from £10 – £60 depending on the frequency and location of the groups you have chosen.
Anna Chaplaincy to Older People is a blend of advocacy and pastoral work in partnership with others. We liken it to planting a flag in the middle of town saying, ‘Older people Matter.’ Anna Chaplaincy seeks to accompany older people in the fourth age of life. It is an ecumenical, community-based, chaplaincy approach to promoting the spiritual and emotional welfare of older people. Anna Chaplaincy is a person-centred, non-judgemental ministry for people of strong, little or no faith at all.
Staywell exercise sessions, Steady & Strong for over 65s.
Dementia-friendly Alton is a Queen’s Award winning Charity providing vital support to people living with dementia and their carers in Alton and the surrounding area. Offering support services for carers and those struggling with isolation, volunteering opportunities and a friendly place to visit. With weekly activities ranging from crafts to gardening, music, short walks, gentle yoga, tea dances, coffee mornings and luncheons – there’s something for everyone and everyone is welcome! Even if you don’t have Dementia yourself then you can still join in the fun by volunteering to help.
The GAP Library Club for elderly residents is run through Parish of the Resurrection and is held monthly at Alton Library on a Monday afternoon (excluding Bank Holidays) from 2pm-4pm. The library staff very kindly open up especially for us and the afternoon is an opportunity to leisurely browse for books, enjoy a cup of tea and biscuit, to share in conversation and listen to poetry and readings. If anyone would like transport please contact Rachel Sturt via The Parish Office on 07865292401 or Peta Sutherland on 01420 84149
On Tuesdays The Healing Hubs Charity offers brunch in collaboration with Orchard House from 10am until 12pm on a donation only basis. This is a warm area to eat and socialise or just eat and go. On Fridays we offer the Meeting Place in collaboration with Alton Rugby Club from 11am until 2pm for a £3 entry fee (donations are very welcome). The Meeting Place offers the opportunity for a weekly social with activities and refreshments/light lunch.
We also offer Telephone Befriending Services: this is a weekly befriending call (approx. 30 mins) which is ongoing for as long as is required by the client. The client is referred via social prescribing teams. Self referrals are accepted via email or telephone (please see contact details below).
HILS are a not-for-profit charitable social enterprise who provide the Hampshire County Council’s meals on wheels service, delivering hot meals across Hampshire, 365 days a year, whatever the weather. All our meals are nutritionally balanced, and we cater for everyone’s dietary requirements. They are delivered hot and ready to eat by our Community Team Members. Every visit includes delivery of a hot meal and dessert, along with a caring wellbeing check.
This website will help you find ways to stay independent, live life to the full and keep doing what you love. If you’re in your 60s, 70s or beyond, you can take positive steps now to improve your health and live longer, better. Whether you are still active and well, or just starting to feel a shift in how you feel, investing more in your health now can shape your next 10 years. Following conversations with Hampshire residents, Live Longer Better Hampshire focuses on four key areas where you can make positive changes now that will give you the best opportunity of staying independent in later life.
Re-Engage is a nationwide charity making life less lonely for thousands of older people every year. Re-Engage offer:- Tea Parties – Our tea parties are monthly social groups open to people aged 75 or over . They give older people regular afternoons of conversation and laughter with friends of all ages. Call Companion Service – Call Companions – is a telephone befriending service ensuring older people stay connected to the outside world. This service is available to anyone aged 75 or over who is socially isolated and would like a regular chat over the phone with a friendly volunteer. Rainbow Call Companion Service – is a telephone befriending service for lesbian, gay, bisexual and otherwise part of the LGBT+ community. The service is available to people over 75 years old who would like to be matched with a friendly volunteer for regular chats over the phone.
Vokes Lunch Club is a warm, friendly and welcoming club open to anyone over 60 years of age. We provide a fresh home cooked 2 course lunch prepared by our chef or cook Monday to Friday. We greet our guests from 11.00 am for tea, coffee and biscuits, lunch is served from 12.00 followed by tea and coffee. Our guests usually leave at about 1.00 pm. We are supported by a wonderful team of volunteers that come and help serve and chat to our guests. If you would like to join us for lunch please call 01420 84235 from 9.30 am at least one day in advance to book as this helps with our catering.
