SPRING 2019 MEMBERS’ UPDATE

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A Happy New Year to you all

As you may know by now, we are celebrating our successful application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for development funding to restore The Old Coach House in Members’ Update is Park into an older people’s activity centre produced by Age UK Sheffield for Sheffield 50+ and community café. We now have an members and Friends of amazing opportunity to create a brilliant new Age UK Sheffield. dementia-friendly facility for the city.

It isn’t certain by any means. We have a huge amount of hard work to do behind the scenes to enable us to ask the Heritage Lottery Fund for the full amount to complete the project. But we feel we have got over a significant hurdle by being successful with our stage 1 funding bid, and are hugely optimistic about delivering this project for older people in Sheffield and the local community in Hillsborough.

Member offers One of the key pieces of work we will looking at as we develop the project is how to link the new facility with our Friends of Age UK Sheffield membership offer. Can we register café users as members? And can we structure the room bookings and café prices to give discounts to Friends of Age UK Sheffield members? It’s a key factor in our thinking. We are always looking for ways to add value to your membership. In this edition, you will see we have secured an additional member benefit for you in the shape of discounts in the Sheffield Theatres bar and

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café. Royles Coaches have also increased their usual “£2 off” offer to a whopping “£5 off” for the winter CONTACT US period.

If you know of any local offers we could obtain for our members, or any ideas of offers you want us to Telephone: pursue, please let me know. 0114 250 2850

Can you help? E-mail: Even if we are successful in getting the full grant enquiries@ from the Heritage Lottery Fund, we will still have to ageuksheffield.org.uk raise some local partnership funding to complete the project. The fundraising starts now.

Address: I am hugely grateful to Holly Garforth at the Virgin Age UK Sheffield, First Money Lounge, who has allocated one of their Floor, South precious places in the 2019 London Marathon to Age Fire & Rescue, 197 Eyre Street, Sheffield, S1 3FG UK Sheffield. Our runner, Wesly Jay will no doubt be going all out to raise as much as possible for us. @ageuksheffield

Finally, we are seeking 15 runners and 15 volunteer marshals for this year’s Sheffield half marathon on Sunday 14th April. If you know anyone who can help us, please contact [email protected] or phone (0114) 250 2850. Marshals will be fully briefed and supported. Runners’ places are free but they need to raise a minimum of £100 which will go towards the Old Coach House project.

Steve Chu Chief Executive, Age UK Sheffield

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Coach House Lottery joy

Our plans to redevelop a derelict listed building in Hillsborough Park have received initial National Lottery support*, it was announced in December.

Age UK Sheffield is The project aims to volunteering opportunities aiming to renovate the create a vibrant hub to in the Hillsborough area 18th Century Old Coach support dementia-friendly and introduce people to House building into a group activities such as the Walled Garden and dementia-friendly older singing and dancing, as other heritage within the people’s centre, and well as classroom-based park. café open to the entire activities and educational community. The project classes such as digital Age UK Sheffield Chief has received development drop-ins. Executive, Steve Chu, funding of £49,700 from said: “This is absolutely the Heritage Lottery The community café will fantastic news. Thanks Fund. Thanks to National be open to the thousands to National Lottery Lottery players this award of local park visitors, players we have a real will enable the local including dog-walkers, opportunity to develop charity to progress the children’s playground The Old Coach House into plans and apply for a full users, and Park runners. a thriving community National Lottery grant. It aims to provide venue for older people local employment and in Sheffield and local 4 | MEMBERS’ UPDATE AGE UK SHEFFIELD

About the Heritage Lottery Fund *HLF Heritage Enterprise Fund applications are assessed in two rounds. The Old Coach House has initially been granted round people in Hillsborough. events, activities and one development Importantly, through social occasions. This is funding of £49,700 by this project, we can bring a fantastic project which the Heritage Lottery back into use a derelict will help thousands of Fund, allowing it to listed building that would people across the city progress with its plans. otherwise soon be lost.” and their carers and Detailed proposals are friends, giving them then considered by HLF at second round, It comes as Sheffield dignity and support where a final decision City Council launched and ensuring they can is made on the full its Building Better Parks tackle dementia together funding award of strategy where millions in a constructive and £631,200. of pounds could be compassionate way. invested in Sheffield’s Thanks to National parks and public spaces “What’s more, this Lottery players, we over the next five years. facility will provide vital invest money to help café and toilet facilities people across the UK Councillor Mary Lea, at one of our city’s most explore, enjoy and cabinet member for beautiful and popular protect the heritage culture, parks and leisure parks. We look forward they care about. at Sheffield City Council, to working with Age UK said: “Hillsborough Sheffield, the Friends of park is already one of Hillsborough Park and our absolute jewels other community groups and plays host to a to help these plans year-round calendar of develop further.”

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Join the campaign to save free TV for older people

It’s not just ‘the box in the corner.’

When mobility issues mean you struggle to get out and about, it helps you stay connected. When money is a constant worry, it’s your way to escape. And when you spend your days alone, it gives you something to rely on, something to look forward to.

For over a million of the oldest people in our society, TV is their main form of company. It’s their window on the world, and a human voice when they’ve not spoken to another person in days.

TV is a lifeline. And right now, it’s under threat.

In 2015, the Government quietly pushed the job of providing free TV licences to the BBC – without giving them the funding to do the job properly, or asking us, the public, whether this was right.

Now the BBC is considering removing the right to free TV licences for the over 75s. If this is allowed to happen, it’s the most vulnerable people in our society who’ll suffer.

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Sign the petition to save free TV We believe it’s the Government’s responsibility to look after vulnerable older people. Keeping TV free for them is a simple but vital way to do this.

That’s why Age UK Who loses out if free TV licences are is petitioning the scrapped? Government to take back responsibility It’s a common misconception that all older people are for providing free TV comfortably off these days. In fact nearly a fifth of over licences for over 75s. 75s are living in poverty. For them, paying a hefty extra We need as many bill would simply be impossible when they’re barely signatures as possible to make our case and scraping by as it is. show how important this issue is. Added to this, half of over 75s are living with a disability. Many of them rely on their TV for Add your name today companionship and entertainment. And for those who at https://tinyurl. don’t have the internet – a considerable proportion of com/ycjl9v9s the oldest in our society – TV enables them stay up to date with what’s happen-ing in the world. Because it’s not just a licence. It’s a lifeline. Removing access to free TV for the over 75s would be a cruel blow to those who need it most, when they’re already facing such huge challenges.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

Here’s our events guide for January to April 2019. The next issue will be out in April and cover the April to July period.

Coach trips

NOTE: you must be a Friends of Age UK Sheffield member Family Run Business - Est 1990 to obtain these discounts, www.roylestravel.co.uk and be able to present your membership card/quote Door to Door Luxury Coach Holidays membership number at the Weekend Breaks & Day Excursions time of booking. Telephone for Brochure & Special Offers Royles Travel 114 Tunwell Avenue - - Sheffield - S5 9FG T. (0114) 245 4519 - M. 07831 192631 Royles Travel are offering Friends of Age UK Sheffield members £5 off any of their day trips. Here is To see all the Royles 2019 our drop-in Sessions or if small selection of their day trips, visit www. you would like someone to forthcoming trips: roylestravel.co.uk, or call email you back. 0114 245 4519. Or pick up Thursday 21 February, a brochure from the Age UK Central Library Rode Hall and Gardens Sheffield office. Fortnightly on Fridays Snowdrop Walk* and Trentham Gardens Shopping Friday 8 and 22 February Village. Usually £28, FOAUKS Internet drop-in Friday 8 and 22 March members £23. Friday 15 and 19 April *Note that entry to the sessions Friday 3, 17 and 31 May Snowdrop Walk is an extra 9.30am-11.30am £5, payable on the day. Come and learn how to use technology with our Wednesday 6 March, friendly volunteers. They’ll Virgin Money Lounge Northallerton, Thirsk help you make sense of Fortnightly on Thursdays and Ripon. Speciality Hot email, the internet, even Beverage and Homemade video chatting with family Thursday 14 and 28 Cake Special. Usually £27, and friends. Please feel free February FOAUKS members £22. to email: AUKS.Digital@ Thursday 14 and 28 March Monday 1 April, April ageuksheffield.org.uk if Thursday 11 and 25 April Fool’s Mystery. Usually £27, you would like to make an Thursday 9 and 23 May FOAUKS members £22. appointment at one of 1pm-3pm

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NEW your attendance in advance to enquiries@ ageuksheffield.org.uk or (0114) 250 2850.

Venue: .

Coffee mornings at

Crucible Corner Café

Please note that these

coffee mornings have now

Digital at Home Service moved from Tuesday to

Friday. If you feel you would benefit from someone calling at 11am-12pm your home to check that you are using your gadgets (iPad, Kindle, camera, etc) correctly then please drop us Coffee mornings are a line to [email protected] or call proving to be really popular, us on (0114) 250 2850. and take place every Friday. New members are especially welcome! Join us for a hot cuppa and good Monthly Healthwatch Sheffield. company in the city centre. First session of 2019 is on meetings and Thursday 7 March Friday 4th January. coffee mornings Rachel Knebel, Volunteering Venue: Crucible Corner Café. and Community Officer, The Sheffield 50+ monthly Stroke Association. Coffee mornings at meetings (open to all Woodseats Library Friends of Age UK Sheffield Thursday 4 April Speaker to be confirmed. members) Every Wednesday

10.30am-12pm The first Thursday of Age Hub every month at the South You are welcome to join Yorkshire Fire & Rescue HQ Monday 18 February our coffee morning, every Wednesday at Woodseats 1.30pm-3.30pm 1pm-3pm Library. New members can Come and have your say Thursday 3 January just turn up and make new on matters to do with Andy Foster, Fraud PROTECT friends. hate crime and knife Officer at crime in Sheffield, as well Venue: Woodseats Library. Police. as an opportunity to give Thursday 7 February your views on health and Laura Cook, Policy and social care to Healthwatch Sheffield. Please confirm Evidence Officer, MEMBERS’ UPDATE | 9 AGE UK SHEFFIELD

Admission £3. Dance and Events in Dore NEW Memoir writing listen to music and relax. and workshop Come dressed to impress or Six-week course on just as you are, all are very Through our leadership of Thursdays welcome. Tea/coffee and the local “People Keeping biscuits available. No need Well” partnership, we have From Thursday 11 to book, just turn up. established several new February to 18 March Venue: Woodseats groups in the inclusive Methodist Church, Holmhirst area: 2pm-4pm Road, S8 0GU.

Call Jude on 07952 Sporting Memories 626779 for more details Fortnightly on Friday Venue: Dore Parish Hall. mornings

Friday 4 and 18 January Friday 1 and 15 February For more information about Friday 1, 15 and 29 March any of these activities, call 10am-12pm Age UK Sheffield on(0114) 250 2850. Venue: Totley Library (CRIC).

Exercise to Music Events in

*New additional sessions starting on Thursday Woodseats and Forum afternoons. Call us for the Graves Park start date. Second Wednesday in every month Every Monday afternoon 6.30pm-8pm

2pm-3pm Venue: Mountview

Methodist Church, Venue: Totley United Lane. Reformed Church.

Table Tennis

Every Friday evening

7pm-9pm

Venue: Bradway Community Tea dance Hall.

Saturday 9 February

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Events at the

Virgin Money

Lounge on Fargate

Book group First Tuesday of every month

Tuesday 5 February Tuesday 5 March Tuesday 2 April 11am-12.30pm

Knit and natter group

Second Tuesday of every month

12 February

12 March Virgin Money Lounge Wednesday 24 April 9 April London Marathon events 5.30pm-8pm 10.30am-12pm Send off to London Party. A Come for great evenings party to send our runner off Drop-in session with of entertainment, whilst to London in style ready for Police Community Support supporting our runner the London Marathon 2019. Officers in the 2019 London More details and tickets Fourth Thursday of every Marathon. will be able from the Virgin month Money Sheffield Lounge. Thursday 28 February 24 January 6pm-8.30pm 28 February A Marathon of 28 March Entertainment. Tickets will 10am-2.30pm be available in the New Year from the Virgin Money Lounge Fargate – an evening of entertainment which will include various artists and entertainers from Sheffield. MEMBERS’ UPDATE | 11 AGE UK SHEFFIELD

VOLUNTEER PROFILE Eleanor Wheeler

University of Sheffield It means a lot student Eleanor is a to me because volunteer on our In I am very blessed and Eleanor Wheeler Touch befriending lucky to be service. Here she tells surrounded by us why she volunteers amazing friends with Age UK Sheffield, and family who and what the I don’t know what I’d do extremely interesting for benefits are. without, so it upsets me me. Rosemary taught to think of anyone feeling me a lot about Sheffield alone and isolated. It is How did you first get and told me lots of amazing that Age UK involved in volunteering stories from when she provides a way for people for us? was young. I enjoyed to do something about After seeing a video hearing about the city loneliness. online about loneliness in that I’m now living in elderly people my heart from someone else’s What have been the was broken. I instantly perspective and her rewards and challenges? wanted to get involved stories. and do my little bit to help. I really enjoyed visiting Volunteering for Age UK Rosemary - she loved a It was challenging when Sheffield has been such laugh and we got on very she would become down a rewarding experience well. We bonded over or frustrated at the fact which has truly opened handbags and dogs and she wasn’t able to get out my eyes and made me built a lovely friendship! and about and socialise. realise that a small act As a university student Sometimes I felt helpless such as popping in to see in Sheffield I love the city that there was nothing I someone for a chat and and had experienced could do to improve the a cup of tea can have a the student lifestyle, but situation but I think just huge impact on others. befriending someone who being there to listen to her has spent their whole struggles and try to cheer life growing up here was her up was still better than 12 | MEMBERS’ UPDATE AGE UK SHEFFIELD

How can you volunteer with us?

It’s simple. Just call (0114) 250 2850 or e-mail Virginia.lowes@ ageuksheffield.org.uk.

You can see all our current opportunities by visiting www.ageuk.org.uk/ sheffield, and clicking had I not been there at the park. With time her on the Get Involved/ all. mobility got worse, but I Volunteering pages. still visited and she used You can help on a Grace thought it was to say: “Do you remember one-to-one basis with hilarious and I was when we took that dog older people; support worried how I’d get out in the wheelchair” group activities at our everyone back to the car. which always set Wellbeing Centre; do Ziggy was too heavy to sit us off laughing. some fundraising; or on Grace’s lap, so we put contribute to our work Ziggy in the wheelchair, What you would say influencing the policy which I pushed and Grace to anyone who is makers in Sheffield. held onto for balance. interested in doing it? Or if you have your We slowly made our own volunteering To anyone interested idea, talk to Virginia! way back to the car but in volunteering for Age had to stop every so UK Sheffield, I would To protect the older often to explain to other definitely advise getting people we support, dog walkers why the involved. The only thing we will ask you to dog was fast asleep in a I regret is not doing so undertake a vetting wheelchair! sooner. We can all spare a process including a Disclosure and Barring small piece of our time to Service check. Grace was a very sociable help someone else. Who lady so she enjoyed doesn’t love a cuppa and chatting to everyone in a gossip?! MEMBERS’ UPDATE | 13 AGE UK SHEFFIELD

Membership offers

Facilities include… - 25m Swimming Pool - Sauna, 3 Jacuzzi’s and Dance for the over Steam Room John Lewis 60’s at Hype Dance - Fully equipped and air- Members can claim Company conditioned gym a £50 John Lewis - Over 100 classes per week voucher*, after Every Wednesday, 11-12 - On site medical centre purchasing a laptop First Class Free! with fully qualified GPs or tablet from the This gentle class aims and Physios Barker’s Pool store. for you to have fun while - Beauty salon To redeem the offer, getting fitter, meeting - Café simply send proof of new people and increasing For further information, your purchase to Age your mobility, flexibility & call 0114 276 5333 UK Sheffield. co-ordination. No dance or email jack.smith@ *Limited supply, first come, first served. experience is needed. nuffieldhealth.com Call 0114 275 8503 or email info@hypedance. org.uk. Class located at 60 Upper Allen St, S3 7GL. Redbrik Estate Agents Daybell and Choo 20% off all estate agents’ 15% discount for fees. To redeem this members. The promotion offer, simply quote “Age Swim and sauna can be used for spectacle UK / Redbrik” when you for free! purchases in-store or speak to book a free through the home eye valuation. Redbrik sells We’ve teamed up with care service. homes across Sheffield Nuffield Health, off Daybell and Choo, 290- and has branches at Road to organise 294 Vale Road, a free 14 consecutive day : Sheffield S11 8ZL pass for our members, 0114 361 1000 & and you have the option 0114 267 1828 : to bring a +1! [email protected] 0114 399 0567 14 | MEMBERS’ UPDATE AGE UK SHEFFIELD

Solicitors

Free legal advice Discounts from solicitors The following solicitors firms offer free legal Keebles – 15% off advice sessions on fees relating to Wills SSB Law older peoples issues or lasting Power of Write your will for if required to Age UK Attorney. 0114 276 just £25. SSB Law has Sheffield members and 5555. reduced the cost of a customers. Best Solicitors – 20% off will for Age UK Sheffield • Keebles all services. Home visits members. This price • Best Solicitors available if required. applies to a simple will • Howells LLP 0114 358 3134. (fixed prices can be For information on SSB Law – write your given for more complex booking a free legal will for £25. Home visits matters). Home visits advice session, call the available if required. are available. Age UK Sheffield office 0800 433 2255. Freephone 0800 433 on (0114) 250 2850 2255 to take up the or e-mail: enquiries@ offer. ageuksheffield.org.uk

get 20% discount on your first year. To claim this offer, simply phone NEW (0114) 245 6539 or Greensleeves OFFER Lawn Care e-mail: southsheffield@ greensleeves-uk.com Free consultation and Offer available within the 20%. Get a free lawn following Sheffield post consultation with code areas: S7, S8, S9, Greensleeves Lawn Care S10, S11, S12, S13, S14, (South Sheffield), and S17, S18. MEMBERS’ UPDATE | 15 AGE UK SHEFFIELD

Sheffield NEW OFFER Theatres The AgeUK LifeCARD

Sheffield Theatres are In order to access the lifeCARD, all customers need to offering Friends of Age UK provide their AgeUK card at the point of purchase. We Sheffield members 10% are pleased to confirm the following across our sites: off at their café and bar, • – Age UK Lifecard holders on production of your Discounted Swimming can swim at SIV pool, during opening hours, at membership card. any a discounted price; - £2.55 (Mon-Fri 6.30am-3.30pm) / £4.65 (Mon-Fri after 3.30pm and weekends) – in the competition pool. Selected leisure pool sessions Mon-Fri £3.85/ Weekends £4.65 Virgin Money Ponds Forge dedicated Age UK only sessions; • Mondays - 12-2pm (competition pool – deep Our friends at the Virgin water) / 12-1.30pm (leisure pool – shallow water) Money Lounge are • Wednesdays – 10-11am (leisure pool – shallow offering a free one day water) pass, for their fabulous Lounge on Fargate. If • Fridays 12-1pm (competition pool – deep water) you’re in the city centre, • Café Discount – 15% off selected food and pop in to enjoy free tea & beverages at the foodetc café at Concord Sports coffee and a read of the Centre, EIS Sheffield, Hillsborough Leisure Centre papers. Simply present and Ponds Forge. this article at the front • Up to 20% discount – off a wide range of sport and desk and a member of leisure activities across the city. the team will sign it to • – from SIV and say you’ve redeemed this Access to discounts and offers their partners offer. Our members should go to Ponds Forge to get their LifeCARD, which is free for new members. These LifeCARDs will not be issued at any other 16 | MEMBERS’ UPDATE leisure centre. AGE UK SHEFFIELD

• Free swimming – swim for free 4 times at Concord Sports Centre, Swimming Pool, Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Ponds Forge or Springs Leisure Centre. • Free fitness classes –take part in 4 classes at Concord Sports • Variable swimming prices – Centre, EIS Sheffield, Hillsborough Leisure Pool Offer Centre, Ponds Forge, Ponds Forge LifeCARD £4.65. Age UK Springs Leisure Centre LifeCARD Session £2.55 or Westfield Sports Heeley Pool, £3.85 for casual swim with Centre. They can be the Springs Leisure Any LifeCARD. same class, or different Centre, Westfield Over 60 rate £2.55 with ones, it’s up to you. Sports Centre & any LifeCARD (Called Age Concord Sports Centre UK Swim at Concord Sports • Free tea dance – you Centre). are entitled to one free entry to the tea dance Hillsborough Leisure £4.65 with any LifeCARD at on Centre a Tuesday or Thursday – dates vary. All first time Age UK All offers can be members have the redeemed Monday-Friday • Free Golf – enjoy a opportunity to receive before 3.30pm. The Age free 18 hole round of a free lifeCARD with UK LifeCARD is free and is golf at Beauchief, loaded free activities. open to all new members Wood, Sinfin (Derby), of The Club even if you Tinsley Park or Tapton This offer has been already have an existing Park (Chesterfield) golf funded by Sheffield City LifeCARD. courses. The discount is Trust, a charity whose for the green fee only. primary role is to benefit Age UK LifeCARD the health and wellbeing holders have 6 months of the people of Sheffield. to use the following SIV is the operating arm free offers from the of . date they receive their card: MEMBERS’ UPDATE | 17 AGE UK SHEFFIELD

NEWS IN BRIEF

Veteran’s lunch For the second year running, The Museum pub in put on a fantastic Christmas lunch for a group of Armed Forces veterans who are supported by Age UK Sheffield.

The Big Knit Marathon man Huge thanks to the Wesly Jay is running the knitting group at London Marathon for Age Sheffield’s Virgin Money UK Sheffield in support Lounge, who handed of our fundraising for over 620 of the cutest the Old Coach House. beanie hats to us in He has a target to raise December. Each little £2,000 for us. If you hat will be sold with an can support him, please Innocent smoothie, with donate online at: https:// a donation coming to uk.virginmoneygiving. Age UK Sheffield for our com/WeslyJay work with older people locally.

Let us know if you can knit us a few hats before the summer. We’ll send you the patterns or put you in touch with a local knitting group. 18 | MEMBERS’ UPDATE WIN £10,000

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DM005270_18_1_Sheffield_Funeral.indd 1 06/12/2018 11:24 New ‘Carer Card’ gives little extras to Sheffield’s unpaid carers

Do you look after a family member, neighbour of friend who could not manage without your support?

The Sheffield Carer Card has been developed to reward and recognise all the hard work you do as an unpaid Carer. The Carer Card offers discounts on a range of activities, products and services donated by businesses in Sheffield and beyond. It is also to be used in case of an emergency situation so that if you Carers can register online are incapacitated or involved in www.sheffieldcarers. an emergency situation, the card org.uk/carers-card or email highlights who to contact in order [email protected]. that the person you care for is Alternatively call 0114 278 8942. looked after.

The Card was launched on 30 From Butlins to Yoga, cleaners November and is now available to cafes, we’ve brought together to all carers who register (or are an amazing range of offers! Our already registered) with Sheffield website lists which businesses are Carers Centre. Being registered also registered and will be updated means a carer receives the Centre’s regularly with new offers, so keep newsletter and access to support checking! and advice services.