By popular request, we met for our Christmas Lunch at the Ascot House Hotel, King’s Road. The three course meal was delicious and enjoyed by all. As usual the hotel staff provided excellent attentive service.
It was a really enjoyable occasion: plenty of Christmas cheer, great food and delightful company.
Update
We had a an eye-opening meeting on Thursday November 26th when we found out what is happening to the NHS and the ways in which its principles have, and are, being undermined by successive governments. Following the showing of the DVD about the NHS -‘The Sell Off’, which exposed some of the covert strategies which suggest that the NHS is being privatised by the back door, there was a lively discussion about how patients could try to rescue the NHS.
It was great to see a show of solidarity from the people of Harrogate district at the vigil for peace, last night.
The popular Christmas Market returns to Harrogate on Thursday November 19th and continues until November November 22nd. There is a complimentary bus service running from Stand 1 in the bus station to the Crown Hotel and back. For further details of the market, please click here.
There will be a presentation about current changes in the way that NHS services are funded and managed, followed by a discussion about current issues affecting older people.
Click Invitation to November 2015 meeting for further details
A four-week course for carers of people with dementia delivered by the Alzheimer’s Society, will start on 10th Nov 2015 – 10:00am to 12:00md. Each week there will be a combination of speakers and group discussion led by staff and volunteers. The programme will include:
For more details, please see the ‘New Ventures & Special Events‘ section of the ‘Events’ page.
It’s that time of year, again ….. time to think about learning a new skill, or a new language or just to exercise the ‘little grey cells’. The adult learning prospectuses are now available. Pop into your local library for details of courses in your area, or follow these links.
IT skills courses at Harrogate library Adult learning at Rossett School
Congratulations to the dementia services in Harrogate and District which have been awarded the Yorkshire and Humber Dementia Quality Award, for the innovative approach that the local NHS has taken to make improvements for patients, their families and carers.
If you are a knitter, your help is needed. Age UK in partnership with The Big Knit is hoping to receive 800,000 little hats, which will decorate ‘Innocent’ smoothie bottles, which will then be sold to raise funds for for vulnerable older people. Please follow this link for further details and patterns! Closing date for submitting your titfer, trilby, top-hat or beanie is December 11th.
Congratulations to Ann Hill, a member of the Forum’s Steering Committee, whose many years of volunteer work have been recognised at the Volunteering Oscars awards ceremony at the Old Swan Hotel.