60 Plus Club

A new concept of social Club has been developed at the Centre for Deaf People in Bristol.

This new initiative is one that will take into account the more isolated Deaf Community.

There is a lack of provision for this growing army of men and women who for one reason or another find it difficult to integrate with their fellow deaf counterparts.

Many of the potential members are widowers or widows. Taking a sterio typical view, of the women left alone, many of them had husbands who literally did everything from organising the insurance, to budgeting, to knowing the best plumber to switching on the TV. Of the men left behind, many are at a loss with regard to house hold issues, and perhaps cooking and shopping.

The Sixty Plus Club will:

• Support members by introducing them to new ways of coping and understanding things which they once took for granted.
• Give them confidence to live independently.
• Help make new friends.
• Introduce them to current affairs like Pension Plan changes, Tax credits or making a will.
• Invite speakers in from organisations like Age Concern, Dial a ride and Care and Repair.
• Have coffee mornings and opportunities to socialise with each other.
• Have outings to places like the cinema and the theatre, as well as places like CSV, and the local library.

It is proposed that the Sixty Plus Club will open Bi Weekly to start with. A small subscription will be required from each member.

The Sixty Plus Club will meet either in the Lounge area or the Conference room.

It is hoped that the Sixty Plus Club will develop into an established group with it's own identity and credibility, and one that it's users and the wider Deaf Community can be proud of.