I like to think about Blackfriars club, a club for Elderly people ,where we always can find a place to be welcome and to spend so much of our time in a warm and friendly atmosphere .I remember this club ,years ago it was then in Pocock street, with a nice little garden. It was a very old place and we had to move few hundred yards away round the corner, while the building was pulled down and rebuilt for us to return one day. 

We had chair exercises, yoga, we were encouraged to participate, a necessity for our old bodies to be kept mobile. Same day, we can do drawing or painting. Last Christmas, we were knitting madly to sell some of our work, to make money for the club. We must remember that money is very short these days, and even worst for clubs. The forget me not club on Tuesday is very popular, as we all forget so much, and we learn there how to remember things. Doing Crosswords and playing memory games is always great fun. 

Few times a year, we have trips to the seaside and sometimes we have holidays for few days. We had a class to learn computers, it was full and well attended. There is a nice choir, the songs are simple and popular to enable the spectators to join us when we perform .They have performed at the globe theatre and in different sheltered housing. There is a group for the visually impaired. They meet regularly on Fridays and seem to enjoy themselves very much. A nice cooked meal is available twice a week at a reasonable price. After the meals we have different activities, games, bingo, etc. 

Everyone there is feeling welcome. Tina or Siggy is always there to offer a sympathetic ear, to give a hug to someone. Even the worst moaners are taken care of. I am wondering sometimes how they can find so much patience to be so attentive and caring. I only hope we can keep our wonderful organisers in good health and full of energy for the future .Thank you again and God bless you. 

A member anon