Healthy Living and Learning Centre / MYSocial Southwark

MYsocial Southwark is the social membership service open to all ages brought to you by Age UK Lewisham and Southwark. We have an online members’ calendar of events, activities and social opportunities.  We hope you find things on there you want to come along to.  We are always open to suggestions, so if there is something you really want to do or a place you want to visit, why not let us know, and we will see what we can do!

Age UK Information and Advice Service (I&A)- Ageing Well Southwark Partner Service

Welfare benefits (checks and applications) Welfare benefits (checks and applications) Housing issues, Community care, Utilities and consumer issues, Accessing transport, Signposting and identifying suitable support on legal matters, debt and immigration issues (cannot help with these matters directly).

Stones End Day Centre

Stones End Day Centre supports older living in Southwark age 65 + to remain active and connected to their community.We also provide our members with daily freshly cooked hot meals to help maintain their nutritional health and friendly staff/volunteers to help our members engage in activities safely.

Positive Ageing at Blackfriars Befriending Service – Ageing Well Southwark Partner Service

Matches trained volunteers with local older people who are unable to go out by themselves and who are at very high risk of loneliness. Befrienders visit weekly for company and conversation,Telephone befriending for clients on the waiting list for visits and during Covid-19 restrictions, Our Aim is to reduce isolation and increase independence and involvement in the community

Positive Ageing at Blackfriars Wellbeing Service – Ageing Well Southwark Partner Service

Health & Wellbeing activities: A range of activities aimed at improving the physical health and well-being. These include: strength and balance exercise classes, Forget-Me-Not group for those concerned about their memory, information events, yoga classes, Smile Inside – Singing for COPD and MW, and access to the free older people’s osteopathy clinic.

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Link Age Southwark Volunteer Befriending – Ageing Well Southwark Partner Service

Currently providing telephone befriending with some face to face visits where social distancing requirements can be met. Our service matches older people to volunteers on the basis of shared interests and compatibility. The relationships consist of weekly visits at a time convenient for both parties which usually take place in the older person’s own home. Some of our befriending matches go for short walks together, to local coffee shops, art galleries, for meals or they may choose to play games together. The relationships evolve based on what the befriendee is both able to do and wants to do.

Link Age Southwark Exercise and Activity Groups – Ageing Well Southwark Partner Service

25 exercise and activity groups across the borough. This includes gentle exercise groups and seated yoga and dance. We also run social conversation groups, bridge, singing, a lunch club and IT groups. Three of our groups are specifically for adults with dementia and these include singing, reading and a peer support group. We also offer one group for carers of those with dementia. Our groups are focused on improving both physical and mental health through exercise sessions held by those skilled in working with older people and those with mobility issues to gentle discursive groups that offer a peer network and social interaction.

Link Age Southwark Dementia Services – Ageing Well Southwark Partner Service

We provide specialist support for people living with mild-moderate dementia. We can provide a volunteer befriender and also run four specialist dementia groups including singing, reading and peer support. The dementia groups are available online and the befriending support is being offered over the telephone or online currently.