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…
A Wetherby older persons’ charity has begun making plans to reopen a much loved café lifeline for older people. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) says it is tentatively preparing for a June reopening in line with the Government’s roadmap – provided Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations continue to fall. The charity’s three day-a-week WiSE…
A Wetherby charity boss is setting a dashing example he wants others to follow, by signing up for the town’s 10k race to raise vital funds for older people. Mark Dobson says Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) desperately needs more runners to raise money for the charity to help plug a fundraising shortfall….
Wetherby shoppers have bagged more than £225 for a local charity at the heart of helping isolated, older people through the pandemic. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) will benefit from the cash windfall thanks to Co-operative members, who selected the cause for support after hearing about its memory café for those living with…
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