AFMelksham

Age Friendly Melksham seek to develop our Age Friendly Community to maximise the opportunities for people of all ages to engage and have their voice heard

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

We are out in Avon Place this morning with our Age Friendly Baseline Survey, why not come down and say hello!

[Wiltshire Council #WiltshireTogether @wiltscouncil]

Throughout this pandemic, Age Friendly Melksham have gone above & beyond to make sure older & vulnerable people have felt supported & not alone.

Here are some of the ways they've helped 👇🏾

More about Age Friendly Melksham 👉🏼 https://t.co/1EtTCm7z3s

#LonelinessAwarenessWeek

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

We are excited to announce that our bid to @DCMS for funding to help us improve and develop our #FriendlyPhoneCall programme has been successful. Delighted that we will be able to help this evolve into an even more effective service @melkshamnews @wiltshiretimes @BBCWiltshire

[Jon Hubbard @cllrjonhubbard]

So incredibly proud of the whole team at Melksham Community Support & @afmelksham who have been awarded the Group of the Year award by @MelkshamNews. Thanks to every one of the 100's of amazing volunteers who have made this possible. Read the full story at https://t.co/kUMg3sEA2z

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

And so as we enter #Lockdown3 remember that Melksham Community Support continue to offer help with shopping, collecting prescriptions and friendly phone calls. Just call us on 01225 809265 or visit https://t.co/q4wX2eaJUo
@BBCWiltshire @wiltshiretimes @wiltscouncil #Melksham

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

Yes, a massive thank you to all of the volunteers who have cooked an extra portion and supported our #ChristmasDinner campaign this year. Tackling social isolation right down at the roots.
@BBCWiltshire @melkshamnews @wiltshiretimes @wiltscouncil @agingbetter

[Jon Hubbard @cllrjonhubbard]

Just collected another #ChristmasDinner for delivery to a Melksham resident alone or isolated this Christmas. #ThankYou to all of the wonderful #Melksham people who have helped us bring a little bit of happiness into people's xmas day. You are all #ChristmasHeroes

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

New rules for Christmas might mean loved ones will now be unexpectedly at home and not with you. Make sure they have the home-cooked Christmas Dinner they deserve. #melksham @MelkshamTC @MelkshamWithout @PeterDunfordCEM @melkshamnews @wiltshiretimes @BBCWiltshire

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

Can you cook an extra portion of Christmas Dinner to deliver to someone local who will be going without or alone this year. See details of our scheme at https://t.co/cVPUaHHFX9 and help us to make a difference this Christmas.

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

Excited to announce our new Face2Face service. For those who have not been able to see friends and family for months, we can bring you an iPad and help you make a video call to your loved ones - full details at https://t.co/sl4dnfPvfs
@BBCWiltshire @wiltshiretimes @melkshamnews

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

Great to see our exciting Christmas project has made the Wiltshire Times. We are so very grateful to the amazing people who have come forward so far. @WiltsCF @BBCWiltshire @PeterDunfordCEM @melkshamnews

https://t.co/1SlHOPyP54

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

Thanks for the support - exciting that people are already registering to help!

[Teresa Strange Melksham Without @MelkshamWithout]

What a great project... please get in touch if you can offer to help.... or know someone that would appreciate this as on their own or unable to cook themselves. #agefriendly

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

Oh no, here we go again!

Melksham Community Support are still going and we are ready to help out residents in the #Melksham Community Area with any shopping, prescriptions and other errands.

Thanks to all of our amazing #volunteers who are helping keep all this going.

[Teresa Strange Melksham Without @MelkshamWithout]

The team at Melksham Community Support just wants to remind everyone that we are still up and running and will be ready to deal with any increased demand from when it kicks in.

We are here to help.

[Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation @WiltsSwinCF]

We've raised £1 million for our #Coronavirus Response Fund so we made this film with the help of groups you helped us fund to say thanks a million and to say the job's far from done - there is lots more brilliant voluntary sector work needing your help.
https://t.co/liEfMuiKzP

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

@WiltsCF @UKCF_tweets @youth_adventure @Julias_House @DorothyHouseHC @MalmesburyHeals @WiltonCouncil @swindondowns @Swindon105_5 @CharityComms @truluck_wilts Amazing! Your fantastic help is helping us to deliver in our community. Thank you!

[Age UK Campaigns @ageukcampaigns]

The BBC has announced it will go ahead with plans to end free #TVLicences for over-75s from August 📺

If you or someone you know is over 75 & eligible for Pension Credit, a free TV licence could still be available.

Find out more here ➡️ https://t.co/oLG9Qc1ius

[Wiltshire Libraries @WiltsLibraries]

We’re making plans to reopen some of our library services safely in phases during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’d like to hear your thoughts on the options and your ideas too #WiltshireTogether

Please take our survey 👉🏽 https://t.co/QLFyFR6kfq

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

Our final tweet in this 100 Days of #lockdown series - and this one is to the amazing core team who have worked so hard to make it happen. So proud to have worked with you and I don’t think I could have had better colleagues!
#Covid19UK @BBCWiltshire @wiltscouncil @wiltshiretimes

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

An awful lot of shoe leather was used up telling people about our scheme. Thank you to our friends at @RoyalMail who delivered 20,000 of these leaflets and the great volunteers who id the rest.
#Covid19UK @BBCWiltshire @wiltscouncil @wiltshiretimes

[AFMelksham @AfMelksham]

When the owners were in #lockdown, the dogs still needed to be exercised. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who helped with that and put their owners minds at rest
#Covid19UK @BBCWiltshire @wiltscouncil @wiltshiretimes