CRISIS PLEA FOR VOLUNTEERS in nearby Luton

For 28 years Contact the Elderly in Luton have been alleviating loneliness amongst local pensioners by taking out a small group to tea one Sunday a month. The group is facing closure unless more volunteer drivers and hosts can be found. Can you help?

Sunday is the loneliest day of the week for some elderly people. Often restricted to their homes by illness or immobility they lose the opportunity to attend church or meet with friends.

An urgent search is on for :

• HOSTS willing to put on a simple tea in their home for about 10 old people and their drivers ONCE A YEAR. The only requirements are easy access, a downstairs toilet and a large teapot!
• DRIVERS with cars and an afternoon to spare ONCE A MONTH

“The time I feel most lonely is after six o’clock, but when I’ve been out to a Contact tea I don’t feel lonely at all – just fresh memories of a lovely afternoon with friends.” Harold, 89.

To help drive away loneliness with Contact the Elderly, please call FREEPHONE 0800 716543 or visit http://www.contact-the-elderly.org

Registered Charity No 244681

-- Martin Cleaver - 08 Jul 2002