News@Vida's

The Vida Walsh has a new project worker, Me Erica Tate.I am employed by Age Concern Lambeth and have some new ideas for activities for the over 55's. From 13th July. something will be happening each and every day at the Vida Walsh Activity Centre, 2b Saltoun Road, SW2 1EP (near Effra Road, facing Windrush Square)

The Vida will be the spot for the over 55’s to:-Have fun and enjoy life ,

meet more people and make new friends

Relax, combat stress and anxiety

Learn more about a healthier life style

We hope to have a great welcome for you where you can feel happy and relaxed

“We don't stop laughing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop laughing" -

Yoga

Very few people retain their strength and vitality in later years. However yoga can help to rejuvenate the body and revitalize the mind .Join this well establishes group every Monday morning

Eat @ Vida

This is our Healthy Eating Club and will be held twice a week. and serve a balance of Health, Happiness and Eating with Friends

Vida's home made treats~healthy and filling food will give you ideas of how to make your culturally diverse meal more healthy, so join us on Tuesdays and Fridays for a Two course meal £3.50

Our cooks are from all over the world, so the menu will be different on any given day but our meals will always be well balanced and healthy. Each cook brings their own style and background to Vida's.

Information and Advice

Like all Age Concerns, Age Concern Lambeth, provides information, advice and support for people in the Lambeth area who are over 55 (or who care for someone who is over 55). Surgeries are held at Vida’s Mondays and Thursdays

Art@Vida’s

This will be a two hour session on Tuesday afternoon exploring art through reducing waste and recycling.

Goldies

The Goldies coffee morning are open to any lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender person who is over 50. this group meets every Tuesday 10-11.30am

Breakfast@Vida

Pop In and have a cuppa, some toast and a chat with friends every Friday morning from 9.30am

Out and About

Every Friday meet for friendly informal days out. With your Freedom Pass and a packed lunch this day will be free.

Meet@Vida’s

This bustling afternoon will have a variety of activities that you can dip in and out off from poetry writing, learning how to text your friends on the mobile. Hopefully a writers group will share poetry, novels, short-stories or prose. Get together and talk about their writing over a cup of tea, inspire each other to write. There will be a

“Show and Learn” Area where you can learn a new game from a friend, play board or card games. We have plans to have some young people in to help you use your mobile phones or do Internet searches. Of course there will be a flow of tea and coffee..

“bookSWAP”

At each event we will have a bookSWAP shelf. The books here are provided for you to take away and read, either here @ Vida's or during your own time,

If you have any spare books at home that you’ve enjoyed but no longer need, please donate them to the shelf too.

Weekly Events Weekly Events Weekly Events

Monday
Yoga £4.00 10-11.30am
Information and Advice (Free) 1-4pm

Tuesday
Goldies 10-11.30am(50p)
Eat@Vida’s Starts (July 13th 2010) 12-2pm Two Course Meal £3.50
Art@Vida’s (July 13th 2010) £1.50 2.30-4.30pm

Wednesday
Meet@Vida’s (July 14th 2010) £1.50 1.30-4.30pm

Thursday
Information and Advice (Free) 10am-1pm

Friday

Breakfast@Vida’s (Light Breakfast £1.00) 9.30-11.30am
Out and About Club (July 2nd 2010) Meets at 9.30am
Eat@Vida’s Starts (July 16th 2010) Two Course Meal £3.50 12-2pm
Fit as a Fiddle 2.30-3.30pm