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We are proud to announce that BEA has entered our 21st year! Hopefully you joined us at either the afternoon or the evening celebrations at the Bramley Villagers, where entertainment included a singer, cakes and a sing-a-long with the fabulous Meanwood & Alwoodley Ukelele Orchestra. Twenty one volunteers walked down the red carpet to be presented with long service awards for volunteering with BEA for fifteen years or more. Many thanks must go to the 20 Leeds Beckett Accommodation and Residences volunteers who helped throughout the day. They are a credit to their University. During the two events over 250 people joined us to celebrate all that we have achieved over the last 20 years. Attendees included

ex staff and board members who helped start BEA. Sheila Mahon (BEA Manager 1996-2008) said: “We found out what older people in Bramley needed. And what many of them needed was to be needed!” She added, to our members: “You’ve all stuck with BEA, and you’ve all made it what it is” We used the event to launch our latest project – ’21 Again’. This project will encourage elders to try something new. See inside for details. A DVD of photos is available from the office.

Bramley Community Centre

Leeds City Council is reviewing the future of Bramley Community Centre as part of a wider

consultation on community centres across the city. The continued use of the centre is very important to BEA - we use it 5-6 times a week - and to other local groups. Consequently we have responded to the consultation and entered into discussions with the council as to how best we could help. We’ll keep you posted.

21...again!

News

Trips

Activities

Information

Features

I’m a BEA volunteer the Baths Manager Tracy Basu

Volunteers with long service awards at the evening event (Photo, James Lester)

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Activities update

Restaurant nights Our monthly restaurant nights at Bramley Lawn where you join us for a pay as you feel two course meal cooked by award-winning chef David Bennett. BYO wine or beer. Includes live music. We mix people up on shared tables to make new friends. Text or call 07815 790189 to book; email [email protected] Yorkshire night Choose from Shepherd’s Pie, (or Sheepless Pie for vegetarians), with Curd Tart for pudding. Children and grandchildren very welcome! Bramley Lawn, 6.00, Saturday 16 May

Midsummer feast

Buffet BBQ (for meat eaters and vegetarians) and strawberry pavlova. Bramley Lawn, 6.00, Saturday 13 June

Wimbledon night Celebrate the great lawn tennis championship with a family-friendly summer menu of Chicken Caesar Salad or locally grown Asparagus Salad, followed by Eton Mess. Bring your own Pimms! Bramley Lawn, 6.00, Saturday 25 July

Hearing loss clinics Do you need advice about a hearing aid, or to have tubes or batteries changed? Please use the reply form to make an appointment. 2.00-3.30 on Mondays 27 July (Bramley Lawn)

Dementia awareness Fiona from Alzheimer’s Society will be at the Bramley Community Shop to talk with anyone who has worries or questions about their or others’ memory or dementia. Just call in. 10.00-12.30, Wednesday 20 May

Cinema club

A screening of Some Like it Hot – classic comedy starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. £2.00. plus £1.00 for refreshments. Bramley Lawn, 7.00, Wednesday 20 May

Quiz night Come along for quiz, refreshments and raffle. All welcome. Transport available. Rossefield Manor, 7.00-9.00, Monday 2 June

A day at the cricket

Yorkshire cricket are offering free tickets for

10 members at several County Championship matches. You’ll get a cup of tea, hear about the match, visit the museum and watch cricket for as long as you like. The next days available are days 2 and 3 of the Yorkshire v Middlesex match, on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 June. Please use reply form. Headingley Stadium

Snap happy

Led by professional photographer Lizzie Coombes, this new fortnightly workshop is for people who would like to learn to take fantastic digital photos. You will use digital cameras, take photographs of local events and activities and share photos online using blogs and social media. Get snap happy with your camera or tablet and find out how to transfer photos across devices. Places limited, call 07815 790189; [email protected] Bramley Lawn, 10.00-12.00, from Tuesday 9 June

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Activities update

Games afternoon A new, fun, weekly games afternoon. A variety of board games, bowls, darts and lots more. £1.50 including refreshments 1.30-3.30, Bramley Lawn, Tuesday from 9 June

Bramley Baths Summer programme BEA has teamed up with Bramley Baths to put on an exciting new 6 week programme for over 60s. Please see enclosed sheet for full details. Bramley Baths, 2.00-4.00, Mondays from 20 July

Bramley Challenge This will now be held at Bramley Lawn. Please get all entry forms in by the end of August and actual entries by 10.00 on the day. Bramley Lawn, Saturday 3 October

For your diary

Lucky numbers club - a fun way to raise vital funds for BEA

Date of draw

Venue 1st prize

No. 2nd prize

No. 3rd prize

No.

28.01.15 Stroke Club £103.75 48 £62.25 121 £41.50 123

28.02.15 Cinema Club £102.50 27 £61.50 8 £41.00 35

31.03.15 Craft Group £102.50 29 £61.50 2 £41.00 21

Next draws: 28.05 - Thursday bingo 29.06 - Drop in 28.07 - Tuesday bingo Payment is due in the office by 20th of the month. Could you pay by standing order? Information from the office. Thank you for your support.

September

Mon 21

Mystery trip

Weds 16

Meanwood Farm

October

Mon 12

Stephen Smith’s

Sat 3

Bramley Challenge

May

Tues 19

Wolds Way Lavender

Sat 26

3 Peaks Walk

Thurs 15

Fleetwood, Blackpool

Mon 18

Hearing loss clinic

June

Hearing Loss Clinic

Mon 2

Quiz night

Tues 9

Snap happy

Tues 9

Games afternoon

Whitby

Walking group

Yeadon Tarn

August Tues 11

Liverpool

Weds 19

Tropical Gardens

Mon 27

July Thurs

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Sat 4

Wed 8

Sat 16

Yorkshire night

Weds 20

Dementia advice

Sat 6

Walking group

Weds 20

Cinema club

Mon 8

Buxton

Mon 8


Tues 9


Wed 10

Golden Acre Park

Sat 13

Midsummer feast

Wimbledon night Sat 25

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Full Day Trips Our full day trips are for members who can be out all day without extra support. You can choose to go on full day trips or extra care trips. Please complete and return the booking form . You can also keep a record for yourself below of your bookings.

Paid £ ……………... Date paid…../…../…..

Mon

21 Sept

Mystery trip Prize for whoever can guess where we are going, before we set off. We will see lovely scenery and we will stop to give you the chance to buy lunch.

8.30+ Home pick ups 9.30 Ashlea Court 9.40 Bramley Lawn

5.30 Arrive in Bramley

Paid £ ……………... Date paid…../…../…..

Tues

11 Aug

Liverpool Albert Dock is a top heritage destination, with iconic buildings and wonderful attractions. Home of the Beatles ,lots of shops, museums, cafes, or maybe you would like take a ferry across the Mersey. 8.30+ Home pick ups 9.15 Ashlea Court 9.20 Bramley Lawn

11.00 Arrive 3.45 Leave venue 5.30 Arrive in Bramley

Paid £ ……………...

Thurs

2 July

Whitby A few places left. Enjoy the fantastic drive through the Moors. You can then visit the abbey or museum, look at the ships, walk the cobbled streets and eat the famous fish and chips. Whitby is hilly, but flat along the quay. 8.15+ Home pick ups 9.15 Ashlea Court 9.25 Bramley Lawn

11.30 Arrive 4.00 Leave venue 6.30 Arrive in Bramley

£15.00

£12.00

£15.00

Paid £ ……………...

Thurs

15 Oct

Fleetwood market and Blackpool lights Visit this busy coastal market, a shoppers’ paradise with 150 stalls and 3 indoor heated halls. Drive through the Blackpool illuminations as it drops dark before heading home.

9.45+ Home pick ups 10.40 Ashlea Court 10.45 Bramley Lawn

9.30pm Arrive in Bramley £15.00

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Extra Care Trips BEA extra care trips are for members who feel unable to manage our full day trips, for reasons which may include mobility, medication or other issues. These trips are fully accessible, with support given as needed. We collect and return you to your home. Each trip costs £6.00 and lasts approximately 3 hours. Meals or extras are additional and payable on the day. Please complete and return the booking form. You can also keep a record for yourself below of what you have booked and how much you have paid. Where possible, we try to accommodate high demand with additional dates.

Weds

19 Aug

Tropical Gardens A walk around the tropical gardens and a stop for a bite to eat on the way home.

Home pick ups from 10.30 Booked Paid £ ……… Date paid…../…../…..

£6.00

Weds

16 Sept

Meanwood Valley Farm See the many animals at this urban farm, with the chance to stroke and feed them, then grab a bite to eat in the Hungry Hedgehog Café. (Price does not include £1.00 entry to the farm.)


£6.00

Weds

8 July

Yeadon Tarn and ice cream An afternoon stroll around the tarn, where you can watch the yachts and get an ice cream. Don’t forget to bring some bread to feed the ducks.


£6.00

Mon

12 Oct

Stephen Smith’s Garden Centre A scenic ride past Otley Chevin before strolling around the craft shop and garden centre, then a chance to get afternoon tea in Hatties Café


£6.00

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Bowel cancer - take the test The NHS (Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group) has launched a campaign, with Leeds City Council, to raise awareness of bowel cancer, the UK’s third most common cancer.

If you are aged 60-74 you will receive a bowel cancer testing kit through the post.

If diagnosed early, research suggests over 90% of bowel cancer patients will survive the disease for more than five years.

Completing and returning the kit could save your life.

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The early signs of bowel cancer can vary and are not very clear. They can include:

a change of bowel habit (diarrhoea or constipation) for more than two weeks

bleeding from the back passage

lasting abdominal pain or an unusual lump

loss of weight or appetite

a feeling of not having emptied your bowel properly after a bowel motion.

If you have any of the above symptoms get them checked out and don’t be afraid or embarrassed to speak to your GP.

Bowel problems are very common, so it is most likely that these symptoms do not mean you have cancer.

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Information and support about cancer

If you have concerns or fears about yourself or your loved ones, get support. In many cases early diagnosis is very important.

There are a number of sources of very good information and support, including:

Your GP

Leeds Cancer Support Support group for anyone affected by cancer through befriending, information and support from professionals. Louise Fisher 0113 206 6499 Email [email protected]

The following organisations provide Information and support online and/or by phone.

Cancer Research UK Phone free 0808 800 40 40 www.cancerresearchuk.org

Macmillan Phone free 0808 808 00 00 www.macmillan.org.uk

NHS Choices www.nhs.uk

Beating Bowel Cancer Phone 020 8973 00 11 www.beatingbowelcancer.org

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I’m a BEA volunteer

Jonathan Edmondson 1. What’s your volunteer role? a befriender and part of the fundraising group.

2. How long have you been a volunteer? Since October 2014

3. Why did you get involved? I wanted to get involved in helping the local community. Having lived in Bramley most of my life I’d heard a lot of good things about BEA’s work .

4. Three words that sum up BEA for you? friends, respect, community

5. What do you get out of volunteering? It gives me a different perspective of the local community, I have met some very interesting people and had a lot of laughs on the way.

6. What else do you like doing? I love music and film. I spend way too much time looking for new music and I am always looking for gigs or festivals to go to.

7. Where were you born? Leeds

8. What's your favourite film? It’s hard to choose but possibly Requiem for a Dream

9. And your favourite book? I am appalling at finishing books. I was really enjoying Freakonomics until the dog got hold of it.

10.Tell us one interesting fact about yourself My little brother is sometimes the voice of Big Brother on TV, when the contestants are in the diary room.

Meet the Baths Manager

Tracy Basu, Chief Executive, Bramley Baths

Tracy has been in post since December 2014, and it’s the best job she’s ever done! She likes the variety - meeting people and getting to know the regulars - it’s very rewarding to be doing something that so good for people in the community. There’s something very special about the beautiful Edwardian building, although opening it up at 6.30am in pitch darkness in the middle of Winter is another matter! Tracy grew up in Southampton, has lived in Leeds for more than 10 years and intends to stay here. She trained as a chartered accountant and worked in finance in health and fitness chains for 10 years. After involvement in Heart (Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre) she wanted to work in something

else community-based, which led her to the Baths. Tracy is very aware of the benefits of the Baths for older people. She knows how people’s routines can fall away after retirement. Coming to the Baths is a brilliant way for people to meet, maintain their fitness and feel good. It’s also particularly therapeutic for many disabled people, as the water supports bodyweight so well. The Baths hosts a weekly Zumba Gold session, which, with its slower pace, is very popular with older people who all come out ‘feeling fantastic’. Tracy promises that anyone visiting the Baths will be welcomed and can have a chat about what they might like to do. As she says ‘We aim to be the friendliest baths in the UK!’ When she’s not working, Tracy spends time with her family: Angelo, Oli and their dog Fluffy Whitebones.

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BEA staff ● Lee Ingham – General Manager ● Catherine Scott – Support Worker, BL ● Fran Graham - Operations Manager ● Kathy Tasker – Information Coordinator ● Maureen Rushworth – Volunteer Coordinator ● Rebecca Durrant – Project & Transport Worker ● Rob Cook – Communications Coordinator ● Shauna Ledger – Apprentice Reception & Admin Worker ● Simon Price – Support Worker, BL ● Susan Hopps – Project / Admin Worker ● Vicki Thompson – Reception & Admin Worker

Silver surfing Are you baffled by computers, tablets or mobile phones? Would you like to learn new skills? AgeUK Leeds are running low and no cost 6 week courses, of 2.5 hours a week. Phone 0113 389 3000 if you would like to get on a course, or show your interest on the reply form.

Staff update Due to a planned restructure, BEA has started to appoint to some new roles. Lee Ingham has been appointed as General Manger and more recently Fran Graham (who you may know from Bramley Lawn) has been appointed as Operations Manager. Aside from the restructure, Zoe and Maureen will shortly begin to job share the post of Volunteer Coordinator for a year. A new Activities Coordinator will be appointed soon to cover. We also welcome Vicki back from maternity leave.

Design a card for BEA We would like to send a card to all new members, one year after joining, to keep in touch and to remind them of everything on offer. We welcome possible designs for the card from members. The final design is likely to be about 6 x 4 inches, on the theme of what benefits people get from involvement in BEA. Have a go - use your skills! Please send your design ideas to Rob, at the BEA office, by the end of August.

BEAtube Bramley Elderly Action now has its own YouTube channel! We will put videos on there form time to time, starting with members singing along to the Ukelele Orchestra at the 21st birthday party. Google ‘Bramley Elderly Action YouTube’ to find us.

Barrie Smith dedication The concert by the BEA singers and the Junior Choir of the church , on 28 March, was dedicated to Barrie, who had close links with both groups.

Sponsored 3 Peaks walk The fundraising team has organized a sponsored 24.5 mile walk over the Yorkshire 3 Peaks! Please let anyone know who might be interested in doing this great challenge in such a beautiful part of the world. £25.00 registration fee includes a guide, transport and refreshments on the day. Contact the BEA office for registration forms. Saturday 26 September

Bramley Carnival We do not know, when going to press, what is happening this year.

Mattress scam Please be aware of this scam, recently reported by one of our members. Men in a white van say they are trying to deliver a mattress and their company is about to go into liquidation. They ask for £200 for it, and perhaps accept less. But the mattress is an old one, with a new cover. This has been reported to Trading Standards who informed the police.

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