Clubs and Community Groups
This section outlines the community organisations of interest to older people, including social centres and drop-in centres. It also gives information about lifelong learning, leisure and exercise opportunities so that older people can enjoy an active retirement.
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Clubs and groups
Haringey has many community groups providing a wide range of activities, support, volunteering opportunities and information services. If you can’t find a group to meet your needs, contact HAVCO (external link) or see the section on community organisations and centres.
| Community group activities | |
|---|---|
| African Caribbean Centre/African Caribbean Leadership Council 9 Clarendon Road, London N8 0DJ Tel 020 8881 5881 Senior citizen lunch club and support programme. Meals on wheels are available. The centre also organises outings, trips, keep fit and health sessions. Transport can be arranged where necessary. | Africans and Descendants Counselling 42 Church Lane London N2 8DT Tel 020 8883 2691 Advice, advocacy, befriending, home visits and home counselling, family mediation, support for the homeless, learning support, personal support and empowerment, training and workshops. Please telephone for an appointment. |
| Age Concern Resource Centre 20e Waltheof Gardens Tottenham London N17 7DN Tel 020 8885 1505 Provides a range of classes including salsa, tai-chi and keep fit. | AGLOW (Association of Greater London Older Women) is a membership organisation, which aims to bring together older women from different backgrounds and cultures in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere through London-wide events. Tel 020 7281 3485 Email info@aglowlondon.org.uk |
| Black and Minority Ethnic Support Service Selby Centre, Selby Road London N17 8JL Tel 020 8808 5510 The services include a culturally appropriate sitting service, advice, information and emotional support. | Caribbean Senior Citizens’ Association Welbourne Centre Chestnut Road London N17 9EU Tel 020 8365 1593 The association provides care and support to elders from within the Caribbean community. This includes activities and entertainment. |
| Chinese Day Centre 211 Langham Road London N15 3LH Tel 020 8881 8649 Drop-in and activities, including news summary after lunch. | Cypriot Elderly and Disabled Group (external link).(This website is still under re-construction and the link may not be active until mid-2011.) Tel 020 8881 2329 Provides a day care and drop-in centre for young, adult and older disabled Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Services include advice, welfare rights information, outreach including escorting, interpreting, advocacy and health support, activities, outings, crafts and physiotherapy sessions. |
| Grace Whitehall Community Centre Whitehall Street London N17 8BP Tel 020 8808 0718 For African and Caribbean elders: culturally appropriate drop-in centre and activities. | Haringey Irish Cultural and Community Centre Pretoria Road London N17 8DX Tel 020 8885 3490 |
| Jewish Care (external link) A large health and social care charity for the Jewish Community. | Muswell Hill and Highgate Pensioners Action Group Tel 020 8883 5367 (Treasurer, Janet Shapiro) |
| Tottenham and Wood Green Pensioners Action Group Tel 020 8808 9160 (Chair) Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at the Tottenham Leisure Centre at 1.30pm upstairs in the Gold Room. All visitors are welcome to this very active multi-cultural Pensioners Group. We have speakers at every meeting on a variety of topics. We also have excursions and events during the year on a monthly basis. The annual joining fee is £5, which covers a monthly newsletter and a birthday card. | Townswomen’s Guild (Haringey) The Vestry Christ Church Waldeck Road London N15 Tel 020 8808 5083 (Chair) The guild holds meetings on the first Thursday of every month at 7.30pm. A group dial-a-ride facility is available for people without transport. Activities include a ramblers group, music evenings and dancing as well as support for national campaigns. |
| Turkish Cypriot Women’s Project (external link) 140a Falkland Road London N8 0NP Tel 020 8340 3300 Email info@tcwp.org.uk Provides advice sessions, arts and crafts classes, lunch club and trips. | Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association 4 Willoughby Road London N8 OHR Tel 020 8348 6613 |
Other community organisations
The following community organisations also provide a range of help and support services to local people.
| Community organisations | |
|---|---|
| HAVCO (external link) Room 334, Lee Valley Technopark Ashley Road London N17 9LN Tel 020 8880 4087 | Email info@havcoharingey.org.uk HAVCO represents the voluntary and community sector in Haringey. It holds a database of community groups and will be able to direct you to other organisations. |
| Caris Haringey 107 Hampden Road London N8 0HU Tel 020 8342 9080 Provides housing advice and other information. | Haringey Racial Equality Council 14 Turnpike Lane London N8 0PT Tel 020 8889 6871 Email haringeyrec@aol.com |
| Kurdish Community Centre Fairfax Hall 11 Portland Gardens Islington London N4 1HU Tel 020 8880 1804 Email kurdscentre@hotmail.com | London Irish Women’s Centre 59 Stoke Newington Church Street London N16 0AR Tel 020 7249 7318 Email info@liwc.co.uk |
| Somali Carers Trust Selby Centre, Selby Road London N17 8JL Tel 020 8885 1999 Email carerstrust@hotmail.co.uk Provides advocacy, housing support, and translation and interpretation services. |
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