A team of IT experts who marched an incredible 1.6 million steps in less than a month has donated its winnings to Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE). Staff at Deans Computers (DCS) launched a ‘Move in May’ incentive scheme in a bid to lose a few lockdown pounds and reignite team spirit after…
The 1st edition of WiSE Words.
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly has reopened a much loved café lifeline for older people. WiSE says the revival of its café in Boston Spa represents a crucial milestone in its pandemic recovery- after a spirit sapping year for older people across its patch. The WiSE Owl Café offers a safe space to socialise…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly’s newest addition says she cannot wait to begin offering activities to isolated older people who’ve spent months alone and behind closed doors. Debbie Todd has joined WiSE as its new activities coordinator and will be responsible for providing social events to older people across the town and its surrounding…
A Wetherby charity boss is taking on a double dose of fundraising dashes in just one day- after a race he’d entered got rearranged. Mark Dobson had already pledged to raise money for Wetherby in Support of the Elderly by signing up to the Wetherby 10K in September. But now Mark will take on the…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly’s longest serving volunteer has backed calls for more people to come forward to support its work, as plans to restore core services for older people gather pace. WiSE says it wants more people like Jacqueline Heseltine to consider volunteering with them as it plans to reintroduce some face-to-face activities,…
Wetherby’s Local Police Community Support Officer is conducting free Home Security Surveys in the community. This is a great opportunity to meet your local officer and gain Crime Prevention Information which could help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime. This is a free service and will be conducted externally around your home. To…
A small Wetherby charity which has packed a massive punch during the pandemic is creating a new role to help extend its work. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is expanding its small team of paid staff by employing a fundraising and volunteer coordinator, who will bring in extra money and help to oversee…
A charity on the frontline of helping isolated older people in Wetherby during the pandemic has revealed the full breadth of its work, as it reflects on a year’s activity since the UK’s first lockdown. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) has made nearly 5,000 wellbeing calls to people shielding alone, delivered 15 editions…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is offering free online tutorials to older people who need help taking part in this year’s census. WiSE is offering the virtual sessions to help people complete the once-in-a-decade survey, which every household in the country must submit by 4 May. The event will be hosted by an…
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