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NEWS FROM RUSHCLIFFE 50+ FORUM

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:30:39 +0000

Gamston Community Hall was the venue for the Rushcliffe 50+ Forum’s sixth Annual General Meeting.The programme which followed the AGM had been influenced by the fact that the next week was to be the National Falls Week.
The first talk of the afternoon, titled “Falls, Trips and Slips,” was delivered by Kate Robertson, who is the Falls Clinical Specialist in Principia. Amazingly there are more than 400 reasons why seniors might fall over.
Those with osteoporosis who fall are likely to suffer broken bones – for people aged over 50 one in two females have osteoporosis and as many as one in five men. Some of the reasons for falls were highlighted, including, low blood pressure, poor balance (can be caused by bunged-up ears), medication, not looking, rushing.
Kate informed attendees that people who have a concern about falls may refer themselves to the community rehabilitation team based at Lings Bar Hospital (0115 8462470). Statistically, anyone who has had a fall is likely to have another fall. It was stressed that it is important to keep the bones and muscles strong by regular exercise and healthy eating.
Kate introduced Kris Gregory, who is Health and Fitness co-ordinator at Parkwood Leisure. Kris gave an outline of the activities that are available for 50+ groups, saying that anyone wishing to see what facilities and activities are available at a centre can have a guided tour by asking at the reception desk.
At the Rushcliffe Leisure Centre in West Bridgford, there are in excess of 50 sessions (Nifty Fifties), consisting of aerobics, body conditioning, fitness suite, table tennis and swimming. The cost is currently £3.80 for all or any of the activities.
There is an “Exercise for Health” scheme, which needs GP referral. As regards costs of the various activities there are concessionary rates for the over 60’s. There are two months left for a free swim for the over 60’s, funded by the Swimming Association.
A comedy playlet was staged by Jigsaw, a charitable organisation from Mansfield. Falls, Trips and Slips to avoid were conveyed to an attentive audience in a conversation between an accident-prone Maureen and her companion, ‘arold.
As is usual at the events organised by the Forum, there was plenty of information available from the stalls, which included:

Deaf and Visual Impairment Team (Notts County Council)
Disabilities Living Centre (Notts)
Falls, Trips and Slips (Lings Bar)
Home Alarm Service (Rushcliffe Borough Council)
Principia / NHS Nottinghamshire County (Primary Care Trust)
Parkwood Leisure

The Forum’s next event will be held on Friday 17th September from 2pm until 4.30pm at Edwalton Church Hall, Vicarage Green, Edwalton. Further details will be published in the Local News and on posters.

NEWS FROM RUSHCLIFFE 50+ FORUM

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:13:36 +0000

St Luke’s Church Hall in West Bridgford was the venue for the 50+ Forum’s Christmas Festival. It was the fourth open forum of the year. A highlight of the afternoon was an entertaining and informative talk on microwave cooking by Jackie and Viv, nutrition assistants from Notts Community Health. The witty dialogue was accompanied by a practical microwave demonstration of how to convert Christmas day leftovers into a tasty meal for boxing day. Healthy eating information for attendees was available to take away and this included general information on microwave cooking and microwaving a chicken and a Christmas pudding.
An opportunity for some creative art was provided by Linda Cox of Rushcliffe Play Forum, following her demonstration of how melted wax crayons can be used to produce pictures and abstract designs. Attendees enjoyed a session of Christmas carols and songs led by the Rev. Mark Fraser and accompanied on the keyboard by Wendy Westhoff.
A usual feature of the open forums is the information stalls, which this time included Age Concern, Energy Saving Trust and Notts Community Health. The Forum’s first Open Forum of 2010 is to be held on Tuesday 6th April from 2.00-4.30pm at St Paul’s Church Hall, Boundary Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7DB. Admission free.

NEWS FROM RUSHCLIFFE 50+ FORUM

admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:43:49 +0000

Rushcliffe 50+ Forum returned to Edwalton for the third Open Forum of the year and the subject ‘Money’ was the theme chosen for the event. The first talks of the afternoon were by Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs), Grenville Lunn and Chris Stephens. They explained in clear terms how an IFA can help with financial problems and give guidance on investments.
Sally Marshall of Nottinghamshire County Council gave a brief introduction to the subject of ‘Benefits’ and followed that with a one-to-one session answering people’s specific queries.
Jackie and Viv, nutrition assistants from Notts Community Health, addressed the subject of eating healthily on a tight budget by giving a practical demonstration of how to make a low-cost nutritious stew. Not only was the stew nutritious, it was delicious.
The speakers had all brought along a wealth of published information for attendees to take away. In addition Rushcliffe Borough Council had an information stall on benefits and energy saving.