Madeleine Buckley, winner of the Bonus Ball at the 1428 Active Retirement Club.

1428 Active Retirement Club, Mullingar

Club notes

Published: Wed 8 Feb 2023, 3:43 PM

Last updated: Wed 8 Feb 2023, 3:44 PM

We are open 9am-5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am –lunchtime on Fridays. Come along to our coffee mornings on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11am with lots of chat and friendly faces and a fun game of bingo afterward, a bit of craic!

‘Go for Life’ sessions are every Wednesday. It’s time to shake off the cobwebs of autumn and winter 2022 from 10-11am. The members enjoy the session, they feel good after the gentle exercise. They love the chat afterward with a nice cuppa too.

Dia Dhuit! Conas atá tú? Come on in, to the club for an hour of conversational Irish on Wednesdays at 1pm, new people are always welcome.

Something’s Cooking in the Kitchen, demos are ongoing; come along and try out a new dish.

We have compiled a list of day trips for 2023, for you to think about, which includes ten pin bowling; a trip to Multyfarnham and Fore; to Butler’s Chocolate Factory and to Cavan Museum, to mention a few. Please have a think about it. We are working on short holiday breaks, and details will be announced at later.

Are you finding it difficult to get around your IT devices - tablets, smartphones? If so, we have classes and drop-in sessions. We can help you find your way around your smartphone, laptop, tablet and PC - call us at 044 93 84290 or call in to chat.

Some important facilities and support services have meetings in the 1428 Club: Mondays: Al-Anon at 8.15pm; Tuesdays: GROW at 7.30pm and Thursdays: Narcotics Anon at 8pm.

Chime Hearing Aid Clinic on February 24, the first one of the year 2023. Chime is a beneficial, free hearing-aid service, open to all people of all ages who have hearing aids. Servicing; small repairs; spare parts advice as well as supply of batteries. This is a free service regardless of whether the hearing aids are HSE provided or privately bought. There is a small charge of €2 per pack of batteries. Please book at the club 044 9384290.

SAS Monitored Alarms are available and we would recommend them. They 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 and digital models). The application process is simple and installation time is less than two weeks. They are great peace of mind for you and your family. Call us on 044 9384290 if you want to know more about them or make an application.

Beware of scam calls and fake house callers. Scam calls and messages haven’t gone away – they are just getting more sophisticated. Banks, tax office, HSE, revenue, garda, Amazon will not text you or call you and ask you for passwords or pin numbers. Be wary when answering calls pertaining to your bank or other institution, even if the number looks familiar. If you receive a call or text and have a suspicion that it is a scam, do not press any links or numbers or call back. Never give your personal details over the phone.

We recommend that you hang up and ring the number of the service in question by looking up the correct number from your own records to enquire if their staff was contacting you.

Fake door-to-door callers may come calling you. Be vigilant and never let them gain access to your home unless you are certain of who they are. Do not feel bad for closing your door while you need to check out their ID. Beware of leaving your door open at any time.