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Listen to the BBC Radio Devon interview with our clubs chairman
Ben McGrail (ITV Westcountry) filmed at our club as part of a feature on Loneliness and how clubs like ours help to tackle this growing issue in society. Club member Muriel was also filmed at her home to tell her story. To see the report CLICK HERE
FANCY DRESS DAY!
Watch the video below to see the fun we had in 2019
COFFEE MORNING EVENT
Thank you to the amazing community of Bradninch & Hele who managed to raise £400 from their Coffee Morning Event in support of our not-for-profit club.
We and our Club Members thank Sharon and Heather and all the helpers for a fantastic morning!
Fantastic 2019 Christmas Party
Seeing is believing! Watch the video below and witness the fun we provided at this years Christmas Party for older lonely people living in Mid Devon and Wellington.
Happy 100th Birthday Marjorie!
Club members recently celebrated Marjorie's 100th birthday. She proved to us all that "Age is just a number!".
We all love and admire you so much!
Lloyd and Diana (Club Founders)
Great article in the local press. We welcomed Lewis Clarke local reporter to join the members for a day of fun. He took some fantastic pictures and printed them in the Tiverton Gazette.
Many thanks to Lewis Clarke and the Tiverton Gazette for this full page coverage.
Our club members were treated to a visit from some beautiful owls - courtesy of Sharandys Birds of Prey.
SEE VIDEO BELOW
We are proud to announce the Young at Heart Club is one of Skipton Building Society's "Grassroots Giving 2018" Winners!
We are one of 165 Community causes nationally to win this award voted for by the public!
Thank you to everyone who voted for us!
Article in the Local Press sharing the wonderful news about our latest award.
Thank you to the Tiverton Gazette and Wellington Weekly for there coverage.
There were 740 applications throughout the UK and we are proud to have become one of the winners.
Thank you to all of our hard working, enthusiatic volunteers!
ITV Westcountry filmed the great work done at the Young at Heart Club to help tackle loneliness and Isolation among older people living in Mid Devon and Somerset.
Club members had an action packed, enjoyable Christmas Party and had film crews from ITV and Express & Echo/DevonLive to film the amazing work volunteers and staff do to help older people tackle loneliness.
Local MP visits our club and joins in the fun!
Neil Parish MP for Tiverton and Honiton spent some time playing Curling and speaking with the club members and was impressed with the service the Young at Heart Club provides for older lonely people.
New Tablet computers!
Members are embracing the 21st century thanks to funding from the "ONE STOP Carriers for Causes" scheme.
We are introducing club members to the basics of using a Tablet computer and how they can enjoy creating Digital Art. This is an optional activity, members can choose to participate in one of the many other activities if they wish.
Lloyd and Diana the club Co-founders were delighted to meet Rebecca Pow MP at the "Older Peoples Day Fair" in the Brewhouse Theatre Taunton.
The Young at Heart Club had a display stand in a prominent position and met many older people who attended the fair. In excess of 70 leaflets were taken and positive feedback and enquiries were received. It was a fantastic event and superbly organised. Well done to Rebecca Pow and the Brewhouse for a great day!
Older Peoples Day Fair - Organised by Rebecca Pow MP
BBC Local Radio Visit our club!
BBC's Ben McGrail at our club!
The “Young at Heart Club” were delighted to welcome Ben McGrail from BBC Radio Somerset. He joined us for lunch and spent a few hours interviewing our club members and even tried his hand at New Age Kurling, which is just one of many activities our members enjoy each week.
You can listen to a clip of his visit by clicking HERE.
We thank Ben McGrail for sharing the great work we do to help relieve the damaging health effects associated with loneliness amongst older people in our region.
The "Young at Heart Club" is a modern club for older people living in Tiverton, Cullompton, Wellington, and Taunton. Transport can be arranged and a fun-filled day is Guaranteed, plus a delicious home cooked two course lunch!
BBC Local Radio visited our club! CLICK THE PHOTO ABOVE. It is well worth a listen!
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Total visits to our website have exceeded 250,000 so far!
Many Thanks.
Our Club Hours
Mon, Fri :
10:00 - 14:30
We look forward to seeing you.
Each week on Fridays at:-
The Burlescombe Community Hall, EX16 7JW
Phone us for a chat 07704 040 399
“National Lottery Community Fund" supported our "Keeping in Touch" project helping older people during the Covid-19 Lockdown.Our work was described as INSPIRING!
One of the most successful Day Service providers in Mid Devon.
Tiverton's MP visited our club and commented.
"It was clear to see that members have fun and are well looked after..."
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