MEMBERS' UPDATE - P4 P8 - Age UK

SUMMER 2021

MEMBERS’ UPDATE

 In this issue...

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Our brilliant Ongoing Hugging Meet the The Big Knit is
volunteers activities again team! back!

AGE U K S H E F F IE L D

 Hello, and welcome to
 the summer edition of
 this magazine.
 I have recently been looking back at the work delivered
 by our charity in the year from April 2020 to March
 2021. Some of the data tells a story about the year we
Members’ Update is have all experienced. Overall, we provided support to
produced by Age UK
 3,876 older people in Sheffield, a 10% increase from the
Sheffield for Sheffield 50+
members and Friends of previous year. Within that, our face-to-face activities
Age UK Sheffield. were obviously lower due to the Covid pandemic,
 but enquiries to our Information and Advice service
 increased by 50%, with over 2,250 needing support.

 As always, benefits advice for people on low incomes
 was the most-needed service, as well as enquiries
 about community care and health conditions. If you
 need support from our free, independent Information
 and Advice Service, just call us on (0114) 250 2850.
 Elsewhere in this magazine, you will read about how
 this service just passed a major national inspection,
 with flying colours.

 Coach House progress
 Work started on our Hillsborough Park developments
 on 29th March and have been progressing well,
 with site preparation works well under way, the roof
 removals having been completed under the supervision
 of an ecologist, and pointing work totally transforming
 the brick work.

 We are hoping to have the works completed by the end
 of 2021. You can read a recent article about the project
 in The Star by typing this link into your web browser:
 tinyurl.com/4tc8fnny
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 CONTACT US

 Telephone:
 0114 250 2850

 E-mail:
 enquiries@
 ageuksheffield.org.uk
Membership
I am aware that it hasn’t been possible to fully enjoy
the benefits of membership of Friends of Age UK Address:
Sheffield because it hasn’t been possible to run any Age UK Sheffield, First
group activity. Therefore, for anyone who has paid Floor, South Yorkshire
 Fire & Rescue, 197 Eyre
their £12 for 2020/21, we will be giving you an extra Street, Sheffield, S1 3FG
12 months free, to September 2022.
 @ageuksheffield
In the meantime, we will be reviewing the best way
for us to provide this membership service, bearing in facebook.com/
mind all the activities we plan to offer from our new ageuk
Hillsborough facilities. @ageuksheffield

To enable us to provide you with timely updates on
our future membership proposals, please could you
let us know your email address if you have one –
either email it to us (enquiries@ageuksheffield.org.
uk) or phone us on 0114 250 2850 and we will update
your record on our database.

Have a good summer.

Steve Chu
Chief Executive, Age UK Sheffield
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Our brilliant volunteers
National Volunteer There’ve been stories of serving, making them look
Week is June 1st- cakes, presents, cards absolutely gorgeous and
 and even Christmas bringing in much needed
7th. We’d like to join
 dinners delivered by funds to our charity. Some
with many other our volunteers to the shop volunteers have been
organisations and doorsteps of isolated shielding – don’t worry, we
voices in thanking clients. know you want to return
each of our volunteers 
 in time .
for the hours of hard ‘Just to know there’s
 someone there makes all
work, good humour the difference,’
and dedication they Roy age 85
provide week after
week. Our Porter Valley In
 Touch service is coming
Since early 2020
 on leaps and bounds.
telephone befriending
 Over 25 volunteers have
has taken on a whole
 signed up to telephone,
new meaning. ‘It’s
 visit and work on a list It’s been the year of Zoom
been a total lifeline,’ is
 of goals that our clients and our Digital team have
something we’ve heard a
 have set themselves, had their challenges! With
lot! Volunteers have called
 such as making their drop-ins and home visits
clients weekly (sometimes
 own breakfast or getting curtailed, our team have
more often) checking in as
 themselves to the local been restricted to phone
a friendly and caring voice.
 shop. support, with promises
For those living alone,
 of eventual home visits.
unable to leave their
 Bradway and Abbeydale Having said that, there are
home and with no one
 charity shops have closed some happy people now
else to speak to from one
 and opened a number of able to send emails, Zoom
day to the next, these calls
 times over the past year, with family and friends
can be life changing and
 but hopefully we’re now AND watch Catch up!
heart-warming.
 open for the long term! Which leads nicely on
 Our super-committed to the Wellbeing Centre
 teams are: sorting, and Dementia Café
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volunteers who’ve coped
with Zoom to support
clients with memory
loss. They’ve done an
amazing job, helping to
get people on line and
keeping up activities and
conversations which
can be hard enough in
real life. You all deserve
medals!

‘Each and every one
of our wonderful and
dedicated volunteers Pat’s hand and back back volunteers and
bring something unique massages and her quick participants there!
to the Wellbeing wit…Alan’s calm and And finally, our office has
Centre. Without them, patient nature…Helen’s had limited numbers so
we could not continue dedication…they are all we’ve not had our lovely
to create the special, wonderful!’ volunteers helping on
happy space for our Charlotte WBC staff reception or with office
members which we member duties but we can’t wait
are so proud of. We’re for them to come back
continually grateful We look forward to our too!
for their valuable time community activities
and contributions: returning and welcoming

 Could you run or marshal with us in
 this year’s Sheffield Half Marathon
 Sunday 26th September?

 Email enquiries@ageuksheffield.org.uk
 or call 0114 250 2850.

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Top marks for charity advice service
Age UK Sheffield has been recognised as the place for older people
to go for advice, after receiving a glowing inspection report from an
independent quality assessor.

Age UK Sheffield’s The inspection and report customer centred
Advice Quality Standard was commissioned by approach, which
accreditation has been national charity, Age was impressive and
renewed after a process UK, who said: “It is authentic.”
that included the clear there are many
inspection of hundreds of strengths identified in One mystery
documents and “mystery your service, and that shopper, who phoned
shopper” phone calls. the service is very well anonymously to test
 organised and managed. the service, said: “‘An
The charity’s Information The assessor was excellent service, an
and Advice service, which particularly impressed extremely helpful adviser,
is supported by Westfield by the organisation’s very knowledgeable with
Health, provides free, commitment to a a wide range of options
independent support
for people aged 50 and
over in Sheffield. During
2020/21, the service
supported 2,256 people,
with a wide range of
issues, including advice
on benefits income,
community care and
health conditions. Officers
supported people to
claim over £900,000 per
year of additional benefit
income that they were
entitled, but had not been
claiming.
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 Membership offers
for help. One of the best Similarly to the affect that Covid-19 and
calls I have had.” government restrictions have had on activities
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Another added: “I was number of membership offers available due to
given comprehensive buildings and offices being closed at the moment.
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EVENTS TIMETABLE
Information about accessing these activites can be found under the weekly table
(page 9). All of these activities are free of charge and everybody is welcome to join
them.

Mondays readers and readers who Wednesdays
 want to hear the new
Gentle Circuits writing of other people. H Strength and Balance

10am Tuesdays 10am
Gentle Circuits Online Online exercise class (can be
Exercise Class. A Zumba Gold chair based). A
Sheffield Mencap and 10am Carers Café
Gateway Coffee Morning Online Exercise Class. A
 10am
10am C Walking Football 1st and 3rd Wednesday of
 every month. G
Walking Football 2pm
 Walking Football for Men & Walking Football
11am Women, St George’s Park
Walking Football for Men Thorncliffe. A 11am
& Women, Springs Leisure Walking Football for Men &
Centre. A Singing Teapot Choir Women, St George’s Park
 Graves. A
Memoir Writing 10.30am
 Fortnightly 2nd and last Walking Football
12-2pm Tuesday of each month. E
Memoir Writing delivered 8pm
by Kathryn Reaney, a Dore and Totley Rosemary Walking Football for Men
professional journalist. H Memory Café & Women, Concord Sports
 Centre.
Cosy Creatives 3-4.30pm Provider A
 Online chat, quizzes, live
2-3pm singers & more, for people Women’s Walking Football
Online Creative writing living with Dementia & their
sessions E carers. D 2pm
 No experience necessary-
Writer’s Drop in HiiT for people who want some
 pointers at sending out
2-4pm 5.45pm news releases, running
For writers who want HiiT online exercise class. A social media pages etc. H

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Community Journalism On the 2nd Thursday of Connecting with
 every month – Listen or Nature for Wellbeing
2pm bring your own story to
Walking Football, Goodwin share. G 10.20am - 11.30am
Sports Centre. A Connecting with nature for
 Table Tennis wellbeing. Delivered by a
Thursdays horticulturist. F
 3pm
Gentle Circuits Bradway Community Hall. B Walking Football

10am 11am
Online Exercise Class. A
 Fridays Walking Football for Men &
 Mindfulness Women, Davy McKee Sports
Zumba Ground.
 10am Provider A
1.30pm Mindfulness online. A
Zumba Chair Online Table Tennis
Exercise Class. A Carers’ Café and Quiz
 7pm
Short Stories 10am Bradway Community Hall. B
 2nd Friday of every month. G
1.30pm

How to join the activities Provider C: Note: takes Provider E: Provided by
 place on 1st and 3rd Age UK Sheffield PKW –
To find out more
 Monday of each month contact Joanna.woodward@
information, access or book
 – Delivered by SMG ageuksheffield.org.uk for
to join any of the sessions
 Contact carers outreach details to attend
listed above, simply see
 project workers: Katie Provider F: Delivered
who the session is provided
 07447391437, or Ellie on by Caroline Cook
by and then contact the
 07735316347. Or, email: Horticulturist: email info@
relevant team via the details
 cope@mencap.org.uk gardeningwithcaroline.
listed below:
 Please note: These sessions co.uk or Telephone Age
Provider A: CWS:
 are for unpaid carers and UK 0114 250 2850. Visit
Community Wellness
 the person they care for gardeningwithcaroline.co.uk
Service: Classes delivered
 (created for adults with Provider G: SCC: Sheffield
by specialist instructors. To
 mild to moderate learning Carers Centre. Email Jan
book your place and receive
 disabilities/autism). jan@sheffieldcarers.org.uk
links and instructions to join
please contacts CWS on or Provider D: Delivered by Provider H: Kathryn Reaney
call 0114 553 7807 Josee, provided by Age UK Email reaneywrites@gmail.
 Sheffield PKW – Contact com or call 07854 751932
Provider B: Table Tennis
 josee.rollet@ageuksheffield.
organised by Jan Clist.
 org.uk or 07852291830 for
Contact to book your place
 details to book.
on 07787 954 842/0114
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To hug or not to hug?
The Prime Minister away from people we The Prime Minister has
has recently said that don’t share a household also mentioned ‘cautious
 with, or 1 metre plus hugging’, but what does
when we see our
 with extra precautions that mean?
nearest and dearest where this isn’t possible
again we may want While we should still
 - are allowed to meet
to employ ‘cautious socially distance from
 in groups of 6 — or 2
hugging’, but what households inside, and
 people who aren’t in the
is that? Dr Elizabeth group we’re socialising
 in groups of up to 30
Webb investigates. with when out and about,
 outside
 for the first time in more
Since 17 May, the - Can make the personal than a year, hugs and
coronavirus restrictions choice whether to other close contact with
say we: socially distance when people from outside our
 we meet up with friends households and support
- Should stay 2 metres and family. bubbles are allowed.

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Although the situation with coronavirus in the UK And remember...
is improving, with 2/3 of adults having had at least Hugs can be low
one vaccination and the numbers of people with risk, but risks
coronavirus low, the risk has not disappeared. Because are higher if we
of this it’s useful to think about the following questions spend a long time
when thinking about hugs... indoors and close
 together. It’s still a
1. Where are you hugging? good idea to think
Outside hugs, or hugs in well-ventilated rooms, are about ventilation or
safer than indoor hugs. meeting outdoors
 where possible.
2. How are you hugging?
Short hugs, where you’re not face-to-face with the If you have any
person you’re hugging are safer. That way, you can worries or concerns
avoid breathing in each other’s breath. If you want to about Covid -19,
be extra cautious, you and the person you’re hugging you are always
could wear masks. welcome to call our
 information and
3. Who are you hugging? advice line on 0114
If you’re hugging someone who is particularly 250 2850.
vulnerable to coronavirus – because of their age or
other characteristics – you may want to be extra Call us between
cautious, especially if you haven’t both had both the hours of 9am
vaccine doses. If you or the person you want to hug - 4:30pm Monday -
have got any symptoms of coronavirus, or have been Friday.
in contact with someone else who has, hugs are off
the table and you should follow the rules about self- Outside of these
isolation. hours please leave a
 message and we will
4. Do you both want to hug? get back to you as
 soon as possible or
We’ve missed out on a lot of hugs over the past
 Email: enquiries@
year or so, and some of us will be keener to get
 ageuksheffield.
back to hugging than others. If you feel nervous,
 org.uk
uncomfortable or unsafe you shouldn’t feel like you
have to embrace people yet. And if you’re happy with
hugging it’s important to be sure the person you want
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MEET THE TEAM
Paula Norris
Paula is one of our one to one
practical support assistants who
works for our At Home – practical
support service.
 Paula Norris

How would you like doing her
explain what you do to exercises so
somebody new? we do them
My role is so varied, but I together. to cleaning and cooking
basically help people with meals to singing and
everyday things to help In the past I’ve: Ordered talking laughing and lots
them through the day. a new washing machine and lots of listening, my
This week, I have: Done for a client (and been clients love to talk, and I
shopping for two clients, there for the delivery/ love to listen.
I have done some installation and arranged
gardening with two for the old one to be Is there a specific day
clients; both are very collected); I’ve had or situation that really
proud of their gardens window blinds fitted; stands out to you,
and I find it a joy helping helped clients pack for where you have done
them keep up with the holidays/hospital stays; something out of the
gardening so they can put up and taken down ordinary to support
continue to enjoy their Christmas trees; written a customer of our At
gardens. I’ve made letters to a client’s family Home Service?
lunches and called at (as they dictated) and I once sat with a client for
the fish and chip shop, read back the return three hours waiting for
I’ve taken a lady out for letters to them. an ambulance after she
a much needed walk had had a fall. She had
around the block and I do a whole range of already been waiting an
helped her with her things from changing hour when I got to her
exercises. She doesn’t light bulbs and posting and was very grateful for
 letters to fixing draws

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my company. We sat
together, and I made
sure she was safe,
comfortable, and warm.
She was also reassured
that I was there to lock
her house up and turn
everything off for her
when she left in the
ambulance.

If there was one thing
you wish more people
understood the At
Home Service, what
would it be?
That we aren’t a cleaning
service, although we do
household chores, we
offer much more in the
way of befriending and
practical support in the
home and community, effects now. Most of my and a mum when I
we also visit people in clients live alone and was younger. I have
residential care too. either don’t have family always had pets and
 or they live far away and now I rescue unwanted
What are you most so understandably they or homeless animals, I
looking forward to as get lonely. A big part of currently have two dogs,
lock down eases? my role is company, even five cats, five chickens,
 though I do practical two Guinea pigs and
I’d like to see my clients
 things. three ferrets and I am a
get back into the swing
 proud mum of five great
of things and feel safe
 What did you want kids.
leaving the house as they
 to be when you were
did before. Some clients
 younger?
really struggled last year
and are still feeling the I wanted to be a vet
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Age UK Sheffield Charity Shops
We opened our Abbeydale and Bradway Age UK Sheffield charity
shops at the end of 2019 to great excitement. They’ve each done
brilliantly and are quite different shops. Both run by staff and our
absolutely essential volunteers!

 We try our best to create Designer items include:
 as little waste as possible Mulberry handbags,
 and to repurpose items quality outdoor gear such
 no longer needed. One of as North Face and regular
 our incredible volunteers Paul Smith outfits!’
 took a box of old vinyl and
 gave it a new lease of life ‘We do get lots of very
 by turning it into bowls, generous donations –
 bookends and even plant thank you so much! Some
 pots which we displayed of the fine art items that
 around the shop! come in are actually
The bijoux Abbeydale taken to the Auction
shop is on a busy section Our Bradway shop at house for evaluation and
of Abbeydale Road. At the top of Twentywell end up being auctioned!’
747 it’s an easy number Lane is spacious and full
to remember! We have of all kinds of gems and
new stock every day and designer clothes. Kelli, the
the window displays shop manager says, ‘We
are bold and colourful. maintain a high end look
The tardis-like shop is and feel. The shop is clean
beautifully laid out inside, and tidy, everything is
it’s incredible the amount presented nicely and the
of stock that staff and staff are very friendly.’
volunteers manage to
exhibit. ‘We sell everything from
 Games consoles to lamps,
 toasties to teas maids.

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 Our customers
 have said:

 “It’s my favourite
 charity shop. The
 staff are friendly
 and helpful. The
 stock is always
 clean and well-
 presented”

 and a recent
 Facebook
 comment said:

There’s a curated corner the end of 2021. We’ll “People are so
for handmade arts and be selling donated stock generous. It’s
crafts from local makers as usual on the ground absolutely heart-
such as: Cute Charms, floor and use the first warming to see.
Made by Marie, Badgers floor as a new venture And the shop
Woodland, Holly, Anne (yet to be revealed!)Kelli is fantastic. So
Cards, Silver Redesigned adds, ‘I love being with well-organised
and Cosy Nose Candles the staff and volunteers. and friendly. It’s
Company. In Mid- It’s a nice environment like our own little
November we will be to work in and great boutique.”
expanding this section for knowing we are doing
the run up to Christmas, good in the community,
a really lovely and easy helping the over 50s and
place to stock up on their carers.’ If you live in
pressies! the Broomhill area and
 would like to volunteer
Both shops are doing in our new charity shop
well and we have more please check the website
good news; we’ll be for an application form
opening a third charity or email enquiries@
shop at 255 Fulwood ageuksheffield.org.uk
Road, hopefully towards

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VOLUNTEER PROFILE
Stuart Barkworth
Stuart is one of our Digital
Volunteers supporting our clients
with technical challenges.

How long have you The most Stuart Bark
 worth
volunteered at Age UK challenging
Sheffield? aspect of
6 years. Initially I was the support
doing a weekly drop-in is that remember. A scientist I
at The Crucible. It was a people don’t understand suppose. Doing biological
sponsored project and passwords and they can research.
we used to get a one never remember them!
hour-slot training people I also make house visits What are your favourite
on a one-to-one basis. helping people with their hobbies and interests?
 gadgets in their own
 I can’t play an instrument
How would you describe homes. but I like listening to
the role of a Digital music. I like Bob Dylan.
Volunteer? What’s your number 1
 I saw him in Hyde Park
 digital top tip?
Helping people out with in 2019 and he was
their requirements for Remember your amazing. I’ve seen
iPads and laptops and passwords! But also Pink Floyd a few times
phones. I run Drop-Ins in be confident! A lot of including Sheffield City
the City Centre. We have people’s issues are really Hall in 1969. I’ve seen
a general chat and I find just lack of confidence. Roger Waters – he puts
out what their issues are. They think they can mess on a good show! David
Occasionally there is a things up but that’s very Byrne and Brian Eno are
problem with the device unlikely. a couple of my favourites
itself that we need to fix. too! There used to be a
Generally it’s giving advice What did you want to be 24-hour lecture at the
about how to do stuff. when you were younger? University once a year
 Blimey, I can hardly and we ran a 24-hour
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 Do you think you
 could benefit from
 some support
 or advice from
 one of our Digital
 Volunteers?

 If so, please
 get in touch
 via enquiries@
 ageuksheffield.org.
radio station. I always did Trying to give digital uk ( write “Digital
a one hour slot playing support over the phone Query” in the
my old vinyl. and not being able to see subject line) or call
 what someone is doing 0114 250 2850.
Has the impact of the on their own device. And
pandemic taught you in a lot of cases it has
anything? just not been possible to
It’s taught me that I like give people the support.
being with people. You That’s changing now,
take it for granted and hopefully.
then you can’t do it. I
think the hygiene that What’s your favourite
we’ve had to do needs about your volunteer
to carry on - sanitiser in role?
supermarkets and shops. I like meeting people and
There’s been hardly any helping them solve their
cases of norovirus or flu problems. It lets people
over the last year! get on with their day and
What was the hardest do the stuff they want to
part for you about do. It’s good.
supporting people during
lockdown?
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Woolly warriors needed in Sheffield
for the innocent Big Knit
The innocent Big Knit campaign has returned and Age UK Sheffield is
calling on the knitters and crocheters of Sheffield to get their knitting
needles out to help raise urgent funds for older people most in need.

This is the 18th year that innocent has been running the Big Knit in partnership with
Age UK and woolly warriors are needed again this year to craft some little hats to sit
on innocent smoothie bottles. For each be-hatted smoothie sold, Age UK receives
25p, which will help the Charity make a big difference to the lives of older people.

With many of us spending lots of time at home at the moment it’s a great
opportunity for stitching superstars to get crafting, or for knitting newbies to grab
some needles and give it a whirl. The pandemic has had a huge impact on older
people over the past year so Age UK is in need of these little hats more than ever to
help raise funds for its vital services.

The money raised from these little hats will make a big difference to the lives of
older people in our area, many of whom have been badly affected by the pandemic.

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Every hat knitted will 2850 or visit www.ageuk.
help to fund our hugely org.uk/bigknit.
important services,
 Please send completed
including our information
 hats to Age UK Sheffield
and advice service,
our dementia services
 at Age UK Sheffield, First Carers survey
 Floor, South Yorkshire Fire
and our other support Do you help care for
 & Rescue, 197 Eyre Street,
services. someone?
 Sheffield, S1 3FG. If you
Katie Simpson, Head of need any help or advice If you consider
Brand at innocent drinks, about getting your hats to yourself to
said: “We’re delighted us, just get in touch and potentially be
to be working with Age we will do what we can to an unpaid carer,
UK on the Big Knit once help you! Sheffield Carers
again. After a hard year, Centre are interested
 There are six exciting
we want to make this in hearing your
 new hat designs for this
campaign as big as insights to help
 year, including a rainbow,
possible so we can help shape support for
 rabbit, cupcake, pom
more older people than carers in Sheffield.
 pom, fox and bird. These
ever. We’re incredibly
 knitting and crochet If you’re able
grateful to all the heroic
 patterns are available to, please share
volunteers helping us get
 to download, to find out your feedback by
there”
 more visit: www.ageuk. accessing their
For more information on org.uk/bigknit or online survey at
The Big Knit contact Age www.thebigknit.co.uk. www.smartsurvey.
UK Sheffield on 0114 250 co.uk/s/S38R6X

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Get involved in Hillsborough Heritage
If you have memories of being in the Hillsborough area, or
are interested in the heritage of Hillsborough Park and its
surroundings, you will be interested in our Summer Activity
Programme.

The organisations commissioned to deliver these projects are:
RivelinCo Creative will deliver the “Our Hillsborough” community history project
and will use Story Swap Cafes and community workshop sessions to record the
history of the park. They’ll also deliver the “Meeting of Minds” project which will
deliver two theatre performances in Hillsborough Park, which any park user can
attend.

Ignite Imaginations will provide an education and learning project targeted at
primary school children.

Eleven Design will draw on the other projects, and hold their own community
workshops, to create a permanent timeline exhibition within the renovated Old
Coach House Cafe.

Architect’s tours of the Coach House site will also be available.

Anyone interested in participating in these projects should contact Age UK Sheffield,
supplying their name, address, phone number, and if possible an e-mail address.

If possible, e-mail these details to enquiries@ageuksheffield.org.uk.
Alternatively, call (0114) 250 2850.