Kind-hearted crafters are being asked to whip out their pens and seal some envelopes as part of a charity plan to cut loneliness in Wetherby. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly’s (WiSE) ‘Send A Smile’ scheme aims to cut feelings of isolation and loneliness by asking people to spare 10 minutes to send an older…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is a small local charity which aims to improve quality of life for the over 60s by providing community based activities, information, help and support. In a completely unprecedented time for everybody, WISE had to quickly step forward to deliver a whole range of new services to support…
Many isolated, older people in Bramham dined in style this Christmas, thanks to a massive community effort by villagers. Kind-hearted volunteers and generous contributors combined to stage the festive village hall lunch for older people who would otherwise have spent Christmas Day alone. A further 40 hampers were hand delivered to people in the community…
There is a lot being reported in the national news currently about the upcoming rise in energy costs. For anyone concerned with heating costs, changing tariff, searching for funding for boiler repair/replacement and insulation and energy saving measures we have various sources of support to refer and signpost to agencies for people living in Wetherby…
A charity funded culinary campaign to get kitchen-shy older men cooking has issued a final call for sign-ups. Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is working with Wetherby Man with a Pan to (MWAP) to deliver the course for men aged 50 or over- with just one more place available. The programme gets underway…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly’s crafty club has come up with an innovative way to curb loneliness- creating boxes filled with time. Visitors to the WiSE’s craft session have developed ‘gift of time’ boxes as a way of encouraging loved ones to spend valuable time with an older relative or friend. The ornately decorated…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly is calling on residents with resolutions to put them to good use by helping to raise cash to extend its work. Everyone from first time runners to dry January pledgers are being targeted by WiSE as the charity looks to add to its team of community fundraisers in 2022….
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is seeking corporate backers to help it extend its work helping isolated older people across the district. WiSE is hoping that local businesses big and small will consider backing their cause as their charity of the year, in recognition of the award-winning work it has done improving the…
Goats in Christmas jumpers and complimentary therapy will form part of two family fun afternoons, which are also doubling up as consultation events for Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE). WiSE is staging the free afternoon sessions this winter as part of a major drive to find out more about what residents need support…
Wetherby in Support of the Elderly’s (WiSE) has unveiled the staggering statistics behind the restoration of its best loved activities- helping to cut social isolation after almost two years of lockdowns and shielding. The figures include 900 coffees, 768 cups of tea and 432 scones served to 1,629 visitors to the charity’s popular WiSE Owl…
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