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Wetherby in Support of the Elderly’s youngest volunteer will plunge thousands of feet for the cause she supports. Isabelle Cocker, aged 24, from Wetherby will complete a tandem skydive next month to raise funds for WiSE. The student teacher has volunteered at the charity’s popular WiSE Owl Café for more than six months, following the…

Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is appealing for handmade Easter cards for its a popular postal scheme designed to reduce isolation and loneliness. WiSE needs volunteers to help them ‘send a smile’ to over 60s as they emerge from a challenging winter. The Easter themed post will help WiSE close in on its…

Wetherby’s first-of-its kind winter warmth café has become so popular, the charity behind it plans to extend it to August. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) initially launched the pay-as-you-feel facility at Wetherby Town Hall in response to rising food and energy costs threatening the health and wellbeing of people across the district. The…

An lady from Wetherby who had to give up social swimming sessions from surgery has hailed the impact Wetherby in Support of the Elderly’s (WiSE) activity programme has had on her life. Joan Parkin started going to WiSE activities for the first time after the pandemic when a complex operation on her back meant she…

More than 75 people came together for a major celebration to mark the biggest moment in Wetherby in Support of the Elderly’s (WiSE) history. WiSE held a gala dinner to recognise the contribution of its army of incredible volunteers- who were formally granted The Queen’s Award at the event. The Queen’s Award is the highest…

A much-loved community café welcomed hundreds of customers to celebrate a decade serving of people throughout Wetherby and its surrounding villages. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) originally set up its WiSE Owl Café as a social hub for older residents- but the facility has since developed into a thriving café offering a safe…

A Wetherby charity facing a £30,000 funding shortfall wants more runners to follow its boss’s footsteps by pounding the streets this year in a bid to raise vital cash. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) needs money to cover the rising costs of its popular activities and events programme. Chief Operating Officer Mark Dobson…

A much-loved community café marks a major milestone next month as it celebrates a decade serving people throughout Wetherby and its surrounding villages. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) originally set up its WiSE Owl Café as a social hub for older residents- but the facility has since developed into a thriving café offering…