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Half of the older people in our community will not live to see their 70th birthday. Life expectancy in our area, recent research demonstrates, is virtually the lowest in England. Our older people can be isolated, impoverished and housebound... yet they can also be our most committed volunteers and dedicated role models. Our mission is to be “a light on the hill” to the vibrant, resourceful and diverse yet impoverished, marginalised and excluded Arthur’s Hill community of inner-city Newcastle upon Tyne. We seek to demonstrate faith, hope, justice, mercy, humility and the love of Christ to all of our neighbours.
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£5,000 would fund over a year's costs of our work done by, with and alongside older people ~our luncheon club, which operates in partnership with Age Concern ~our Foyer drop-in, a weekly social space for all local people ~our ladies keep-fit and aerobics, which often encourages our younger woman to get some exercise, too! ~our Holiday at Home programme of trips and activities ~the travel and expenses, and support and training costs of our 40+ volunteers who are over 60 and work in our luncheon club and language classes and with children, families and asylum seekers