The PowerPoint slides for the meeting can be downloaded here:
https://enfieldover50sforum.org.uk/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Budget-2021-22-Over-50s-Forum-12-Jan.pptx
or for those who prefer them in PDF format:
ENFIELD BOROUGH OVER 50s FORUM
Helping older people lead happier, healthier lives
A record of past meetings and other interesting events.
The PowerPoint slides for the meeting can be downloaded here:
https://enfieldover50sforum.org.uk/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Budget-2021-22-Over-50s-Forum-12-Jan.pptx
or for those who prefer them in PDF format:
A Zoom talk by Ruth Bourne, one of the wartime Women of Bletchley Park (see her Wikipedia biography). Ruth was a serving WREN during the war and one of the team who successfully decoded the messages transmitted from the notorious ENIGMA machines.
Ruth’s PowerPoint slides are here:
https://enfieldover50sforum.org.uk/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Bletchley-Park.pptx
or as a .pdf:
https://enfieldover50sforum.org.uk/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Bletchley-Park.pdf.
This year, our much delayed AGM took the form of a Zoom webinar. We had a total of 80 people online.
Continue reading “AGM 2020 — 24th November”In the week that celebrated International Older Peoples’ Day, in conjunction with the Enfield Older People Partnership Board, we staged our first Zoom webinar, on changes that will affect the lives of older people in Enfield. This is a recording of the event. (By the way, by playing this YouTube video, you are accepting YouTube cookies!)
The speakers were:
All the speakers answered questions from the large on-line audience, mostly after all the talks.
The following links are to the speakers’ notes and slide shows. They are all in PDF format.
We held a joint Zoom meeting with Enfield Climate Action Forum on Monday 2nd September at 7pm. For a report of the meeting, see the latest Forum Focus newsletter
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Leon Smith, recently retired CEO of Hammersley Nightingale, and Alise Kirtley will talk about the issues of care in old age including housing options, legal and financial issues, dementia and more.
Aditya Chakrabortty, the Senior Economics Commentator with the Guardian newspaper talked about his researches and the book he is writing about Edmonton. The Chakrabortty family live in the borough, and he was born and brought up in Edmonton. He took comments and reminiscences from members. He can be contacted via his e-mail address published in the Guardian (both print and on-line).
The Fun(d)-Raising Day at the Southbury Leisure Centre was thoroughly enjoyed by all who took part. And we raised more than £600 for the Forum. So thanks very much to Fusion for helping us.
Continue reading “Fun(d)-raising Day for the Forum run by Fusion”Our Volunteer Event attracted both current volunteers and those considering offering their time and talents.
Two of those attending the Volunteers Event at the Dugdale Centre in July were very familiar with the venue. Rita Clayton and Kathleen Young are the receptionists (along with Suzanne March) who greet people attending our Monday morning Advice Service in the building.
Continue reading “Forum Volunteers meet up”