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The latest news, stories and reflections from Re-engage. Our past newsletters are also available to read.
The Plaza community cinema
We find out more about the history of this stunning Art Deco cinema from Arts and Education Director, Christine Physick, and why, as a community cinema, it's the perfect venue for the Re-engage flicks and friends screenings for older people in the Crosby area.
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Help us by leaving a legacy gift in your will
We are one of the few charities committed to helping older people re-engage with their communities and have somebody to talk to on a regular basis, thanks to our thousands of volunteers. However, we need funds to help recruit and train more volunteers, to enable us to help more lonely and isolated people.
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Call companions has been running for two years
As the country headed into full lock down, due to the COVID pandemic, which meant our tea parties being put on hold, we were developing a new service to help older people who were now even more isolated and lonely. Two of our earliest call companions volunteers share their memories to mark the occasion.
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Volunteers' Week 2022 - Meet Maureen and Sheila
To celebrate Volunteers' Week we caught up with former tea party coordinators, Maureen and Sheila who, between them, volunteered for a total of 100 years for Re-engage before retiring in 2021.
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A pudding fit for a queen.
In honour of the Queen in her Platinum Jubilee year, Fortnum and Mason launched a nationwide competition to find a recipe for a pudding fit for a queen. Jemma Melvin's recipe for Lemon Swiss Roll and Amaretti Trifle was awarded the title of “platinum pudding” for the this month's jubilee celebrations.
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A volunteer's journey
Deborah first started volunteering for Re-engage in 1988 when she was living in London, working as a personal assistant for a head-hunter in Maida Vale. Over the years she has volunteered as a tea party driver, host and group coordinator. Today, at 61, as a host for her local tea party group in Bristol, she share her memories of volunteering with us.
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