Summer Newsletter 2019

Search is a community based charity for older people in the west of Newcastle

It wouldn’t be summer without a full menu of adventure courtesy of Search. This year we are taking you as far as North Yorkshire and beautiful Whitby. Book early and save yourself a seat. You will be accompanied by Search staff and volunteers but you do need to be mobile and to manage independently on the days out.

Booking will be open Wednesday 5

June 9.30 am-5.00 pm, Thursday 6

June 9.30 am-1.00 pm and Tuesday 11 June 11.30 am-5.00 pm Places can only be booked and paid for at reception in 74 Adelaide Tce. Seats are limited so pick your 2 favourite options. The trip to Durham has a 70 seat coach and has places for everyone.

Summer Trips at Search

Whitby

Date: Wednesday 26 June

Cost: £5

Pick up from Lidls Car Park, Benwell

9.30 am. Return for approx. 5.00 pm

The city of Durham

Date: Monday 12 August

Cost: £2

1st pick up West Denton Community

Centre 10.15 am

2nd

pick up Lidls Benwell 10.30 am

Return for approx. 4.30 pm

Hadrians Wall Day – Vindolanda and

the Roman Army Museum

Date: Tuesday 3 September

Cost: £8 (includes entrance fees for both

Vindolanda site and the Roman Army

Museum)

1st pick up Lidls Benwell 10.00 am

2nd

pick up West Denton Community

Centre 10.15 am Return approx. 5.30 pm

South Shields

Date: Thursday 18 July. Cost: £2, 1st pick

up West Denton Community Centre

10.15, 2nd

pick up Lidls Benwell 10.30

am Return for approx. 4.30 pm

Summer Groups and Activities

Outer West Groups

Tuesdays at Robert Stewart Memorial Church Hall In the middle of Wingrove Road on the 12 bus route

Knit and natter

Come along to Knit and Natter at Cornerstone, 62 Armstrong Road in

Benwell, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1.00 pm. On number 1 bus route.

Museum Mondays -The next two cultural visits are:

Monday 10 June – Blyth Battery – WW1 and WW2 observation posts and

displays – meet there at 11.30 or at 10am at Haymarket Bus Station to get

the 308 at 10.08am. You need to be able to get up and down steps and

stairs independently for this trip

Monday 8 July – Walking tour of Byker Wall. £2 donation. Meet at 10.30

am at Byker Community Centre. The tour involves about an hour of walk-

ing but there will be places to stop and rest. There are steps and stairs on

this tour. 39/40 and 12 buses stop near by. Contact Clare on 2737443.

Health and Wellbeing event Join us for an afternoon of healthy activities for people aged 50+. Free healthy lunch, gentle exercise and games, arts and crafts, local history. Friday 12 July 12.30-3pm Adelaide House Community Room, Benwell.

Your say, your way – Monday 3

June 10.00 am at Newburn Library

Join us for a coffee morning for

Search friends in the outer west

Search wants people aged 50+ in

the outer west to give us feedback

and talk about any issues that

affect older people in the area.

Summer Evening Social –

Wednesday 12 June, 6.00 pm at

Hillheads Pub. Let’s celebrate the

start of the summer with an evening

of good company, nibbles, quiz and

all your favourite summertime

tunes . £2, book at 273 7443

Local history group – Our Local

History group is held on the 1st

Tuesday of each month from 1.15

pm to 3 pm at Newburn Library.

June 4 sees a special session on

remembering Newburn and the

Outer West of Newcastle. Bring any

old photos and items to share.

Walking football & netball Tuesday 2

July 9.30-11.30 at

Walbottle Campus. A morning of sports, including walking football and walking netball. Men and women play alongside each other at a low impact level that suits all.

Ukulele Classes – 12.30-1.30 up

to 25 June, starts again 10

September - £2. Informal classes

will continue over the Summer.

Tea dance/Ceilidh – 1.30 – 2.30

every last Tuesday of the month.

Asian and English Ladies social

from 1.00 pm including gentle

exercise and boccia sessions over

the summer each week. Also knitting

but mostly natter.

*****Frances gave birth to twin girls Emilia and Mollie on Thursday 23 May.

Mother and babies doing well!!*****

New Outer West Worker

Diane Tait I am thrilled to be taking on the role of Outer

West Activities Coordinator whilst Frances is

on maternity leave. I am from the West End of

Newcastle and have worked with several

voluntary organisations in the area. I am from

a health background and am passionate

about the area so I am excited to be

coordinating groups such as Tai Chi which

improve health and wellbeing as well as

groups like Local History which remember and

celebrate our city!

Age Happy!

We want to celebrate helping Volunteers Week is an annual, country wide

celebration of volunteering running from June

1 to June 7. Search celebrates the

contribution of our volunteers and this year

we are combining forces with Riverside CHP

in Benwell to shine the spotlight on the

significance of volunteering.

We are also looking to recruit further

volunteers and are working alongside Newcastle Volunteer Centre to do this. Over

the year we have been very successful in attracting new talent. We have new

volunteers assisting with our Buy and Bite service, helping at our Tablet Computer

sessions, we have a new gardener, community fundraisers and craft volunteers. If

you think you have skills or enthusiasm to offer, please contact me (Chris) at

Search on 2737443 or email chris.tait@searchnewcastle.org.uk

As you might know, Search the charity will be 40 years old this year.

To mark the special birthday there is going to be a conference called

Age Happy at St James Park on Monday 30 September. The theme of

the event is Making Newcastle a great place to grow old. Your

participation will help all the older people in our city. Details to follow.

You are invited to submit a poem expressing what Search means to

you, the best poem will be shared at the conference on 30 September and the writer will

receive a book token in recognition of their creative efforts. We also want photos from

Search groups and trips over the years, with the best photo winning a gift voucher.

Contact us: Search, 74 Adelaide Terrace, Benwell. Phone: 0191 273 7443 Email:info@searchnewcastle.org.uk Website: www.searchnewcastle.org.uk

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Are you paying too much for your gas and electricity?

We might save you hundreds of pounds a year by switching Search are offering appointments from June 24 to help you save money on your

energy bills. We can do a comparison of energy providers and help you switch, all

you need to bring to your appointment is:

Your postcode

The name of your current gas or/and electricity supplier and the tariff you are on

(if you do not know this we can find out)

How much you spend (or use in kilowatt hours-kWh) on gas and electricity. You

can find this on recent bills or the annual energy statement.

Your bank details if you pay by direct debit

Please call into our Advice drop in service at 74 Adelaide Terrace, Monday

to Friday 10.00 am – 1.00 pm or call 0191 2737443 to make an appointment

Dorrie Stilgoe about to fly off the Tyne bridge

Fundraising for Search Race Night at Tynesde Irish Centre

The first ever Race Night was a big

success with £1000 raised. A big thank

you to the hundred people who packed

out the Tyneside Irish Centre to bet on

the 6 big screen races. Check out the

80’s night planned for Saturday 21

September at the Nine bar in St James

Park. Go to www.supportsearch.uk

Money Matters

Zip wire heroes raise £4000

for older people Seven brave fools flew across the

Tyne on April 27 to support Search.

One of their number was well

known volunteer Dorrie Stilgoe who

can be seen here about to launch

herself off the Tyne bridge. Search

depends on people like Dorrie. If

you are keen on fundraising give

Karen Bunston a ring at Search on

0191 2737443 about future events.