Members of the 1428 Club enjoying art activities (library pic).

1428 Active Retirement Club plan meet and greet day

CLUB NOTES

Published: Fri 10 Jun 2022, 2:09 PM

1428 Active Retirement Club

The 1428 Active Retirement Club are holding a meet and greet day at Annebrook House Hotel on Wednesday June 15 (11am-4pm) and they are inviting the public to call in and learn more about their activities and maybe join in some activities, enjoy the music and dance.

Opening hours for the club are 10am-3pm Monday to Thursday and 10am and to lunchtime on Fridays.

‘Go for Life’ takes place every Wednesday at 10am. The people taking part in the gentle exercises report that they enjoy them immensely and appreciate the health benefits.

IT Computer classes and drop-in sessions have restarted – call 044 9384290.

Cooking in the Kitchen Cookery demos have been postponed for the present.

Failté Insteach (conversational Irish) Gaeilge. Come along and try out n hour of conversational Irish on Wednesdays at 1pm. Some focal nua in your native tongue at your own pace.

Club facilities are used for a number of support services: Mondays, Al Anon at 7.30pm; Tuesdays, G.R.O.W. at 7.30pm; Thursdays, Narcotics Anon at 8pm.

The next CHIME hearing aid clinic is on June 24. CHIME is open to all people of all ages who have a hearing aid, to provide servicing; small repairs; spare parts advice and a supply of batteries. It is a free service regardless of whether people have HSE or privately-bought hearing aids. There is a charge of €2 per packs of batteries. Book in at the club 044 9384290.

SAS Monitored Alarms are free to anyone over 65 and the first year of monitoring is also free (there is a fee for sim card service in GSM models only). The application process is simple and installation time is less than two weeks. They are great peace of mind for both you and your family and the 1428 Club recommend that all older people use the service. Call 04493 84290 if you would like to know more about them or make an application.

Beware of scam calls and bogus house callers

Scam calls and messages haven’t gone away – they are just getting more sophisticated. Banks, Revenue, HSE, Revenue, gardaí will not text you or call you and ask you for passwords or PIN numbers. Be wary when answering calls apparently from your bank or other institution, even if the number looks familiar.

If you receive a call and have a suspicion that it is a scam, don not click links or press numbers, or call back. Hang up and ring the number of the service in question by looking up the number from your own records and ask if their staff were contacting you.

There are also some bogus house callers. Please do not allow any strangers gain access to your home unless you are certain of who they are. Beware of leaving your door open at any time.

Alterations

Do you need your clothes let out or taken up after the Covid lock-down weight gain? If so, Beata will be at the club on Fridays at 10.30am to attend to them. Alternatively, leave your clothing or curtains to be renovated and instructions with a member of staff at the club.

Christy Wright and Feichín Boylan on a day out at Bloom on June 2.

Day trips

Look out for up coming day trips. All who travelled to Bloom on Thursday June 2 had a great day, and a list for going to Knock Shrine on Wednesday June 29 is being compiled.

Birthday wishes are extended to Monica Keogh, who celebrated a special one recently: “We hope you had a great day!” From all your friends in the 1428 Club.

Club members express sympathy to the family of the late Larry Murtagh, Mullingar, who died recently. Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam uasal

The Bonus Ball winners for last week were Christy and Imelda. Congratulations to you both and thank you for your continued support.