A Wetherby woman has hit the catwalk to thank Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) for support they gave her at a time when she lost her sight. Marie Dempsey’s eyesight deteriorated gradually over several years until she was eventually registered blind – but still attended weekly exercise classes staged by WiSE. She’s now…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is appealing for kind-hearted residents with time on their hands to help it launch a brand new memory café. WiSE wants volunteers willing to spare six hours a month to help those living with dementia when its twice-a-month meet-up gets under way in the New Year. The café…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) wants to recruit an army of year-round knitters to boost its fundraising efforts. WiSE regularly recruits volunteer knitters and crocheters to make sellable items for seasonal campaigns, but now wants needle minded craftspeople to help them all year round. The award winning charity will even throw in patterns,…
A Wetherby childminder is backing a charity campaign to give smiles to older people this Christmas, as the scheme she supports clocks up its 1,000th piece of post. Claire Airey has supplied dozens of cards for Wetherby In Support of the Elderly’s (WiSE) ‘Send A Smile’ initiative, by turning crafty creations made by children under…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is appealing for handmade Christmas cards for its a popular postal scheme designed to reduce isolation and loneliness. WiSE would like volunteers to help them ‘send a smile’ to over 60s over the festive period – and say that someone is thinking of them. WiSE’s postal scheme has…
Here is the autumn issue of WiSE Words.
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is launching a weekly warm café to help people struggling with the cost of living crisis. WiSE is launching its ‘Winter Warmer’ pay-as-you-feel café in response to rising food and energy costs threatening the health and wellbeing of people across the district. The town’s first-of-its-kind initiative will serve…
As individuals and as an organisation we have all been deeply moved by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – an outstanding, historic and much-loved monarch who has given so much public service to the nation over decades. It also brings into poignant focus how special it was to receive the Queen’s Award…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is calling on residents to nominate older people to benefit from a popular postal scheme designed to reduce social isolation. WiSE has already sent hundreds of pieces of handmade mail to ‘send a smile’ to over 60s in Wetherby and its surrounding villages. But now the charity is…
A vital support café for those living with dementia and their carers is to relaunch in Wetherby- and now Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is looking for the right person to lead its work. WiSE says it plans to open its dementia cafe in the coming months, but first needs a part-time dementia…
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