Just a reminder that our next Companionship Café at Morrison’s Supermarket in Elland will be on Tuesday 9th August at 10am.
We had a lively time at the last Café in July with bingo, prizes and plenty of conversation and it was lovely to see new faces as well as friends from our May and June Cafes. We were also joined by 3 residents from a nearby care home who thoroughly enjoyed their trip out.
Home Instead Calderdale has partnered with Morrison’s supermarket in Elland to hold a monthly companionship café for older people in our community. Staff from Home Instead and Morrison’s are on hand to ensure each event goes smoothly. Free tea, coffee and biscuits are also provided. More details below.
If you would like to know more, please contact the office on 01422 292424 or email calderdale@homeinstead.co.uk
Venue: Morrison’s Cafe in Elland, Morrisons, 4 Jubilee Way, Halifax HX5 9DT
Future Companionship Cafe Dates : 9th August, 13th September
Join Focus 4 Hope every other Monday for the brand new Create & Craft Club!
This club runs every fortnight and each time we’ll be doing a range of craft activities including jewellery making, pebble decorating, card making and much more.
We want to bring people together to help alleviate isolation and make new friends.
We’ll serve drinks, biscuits & snacks whilst enjoying decorating plant pots and then planting the seeds. You can take your pots home and watch them grow 
You can bring the kids along in the school holidays too.
For more information contact
Kat on 07756 053009 email champion.elland@morrisonsplc.co.uk
Richard 01422 393704
Find out how the meeting on Monday July 11th went!
Kindly funded by Staying Well Calderdale 
Home Instead has partnered with Morrison’s supermarket in Elland to hold companionship cafés for older people in our community.
Our first event in May was very successful and we have now scheduled 4 more dates – our next café is on Tuesday 14 June at 10am.
Staff from Home Instead and Morrison’s are on hand to ensure the event goes smoothly and free tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided, as well as a raffle and a quiz.
If you would like to know more, contact me on 01422 292424 or email Julie.ingham@homeinstead.co.uk
Venue: Morrison’s Cafe in Elland, Morrisons, 4 Jubilee Way, Halifax HX5 9DT
Future Companionship Cafe Dates:
12 July, 9th August, 13th September
We attended the first ever meeting of the Compassion Cafe run by Home Instead at the Elland Morrisons cafe.
It was a good turnout, enjoying several interesting conversations, amusing quick games, a short but demanding trivia quiz, all in a cozy atmosphere with plenty of tea and coffee and of course biscuits!
If this sounds like something you would like to take part in, keep an eye out for the next Companionship cafe scheduled for early June, exact date to be confirmed.
Our Café is open to older people – whether on their own or with a family member, friend or companion but not exclusive. It is ideal for any older person who is looking for more opportunities to get out, enjoy some conversation and meet new people.
These cafes will be run on a monthly basis. Next cafe will be in June, stay tuned for the exact date.
We look forward to seeing you in our next meeting!
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Home Instead Calderdale is teaming up with Morrison’s Supermarket in Elland to run a monthly companionship café for older people.
The first meeting is on Tuesday 10 May at 10am in the Morrison’s store cafe.
Our Café is open to older people – whether on their own or with a family member, friend or companion and is ideal for any older person who is looking for more opportunities to get out, enjoy some conversation and meet new people.
Free drinks and biscuits are included.
If interested, come along and join with our activities and conversation. Make new friends and enjoy a cup of coffee in like minded company.
For more information, please ring Home Instead on 01422 292424
Venue: Morrisons Cafe, Morrisons Elland, 4 Jubilee Way, Elland, Halifax HX5 9DT
Morrisons are running Doorstep Deliveries for vulnerable and elderly customers, living within 10 miles of a store and who are unable to shop in-store.
Call 0345 611 6111 and select option 5 to place your order, from the order list they have set up.
It will take 24 hours for the order to process and payment will be by contactless card on delivery so please have your card ready.
Morrisons Supermarkets is introducing a ‘Quieter Hour’ across all stores from this Saturday 21 July. From 9:00am until 10:00am every Saturday morning, they will attempt to make the store environment quieter and calmer for customers. For more information see po.st/QHour.
A statement from Morrisons reads;
This new initiative has been created with the support of the National Autistic Society. Many people who are autistic or those with autistic children can find shopping in a supermarket an anxious experience. Having carried out a trial earlier in the year in our Lincoln, Woking and Gainsborough stores, we identified improvements that could be made as well as the best time for the Quieter Hour to take place.
“Around 700,000 people are on the autism spectrum in the UK. This means they see, hear and feel the world differently to other people, often in a more intense way. Morrisons ‘Quieter Hour’ is a step in the right direction for autistic people who find supermarket shopping a real struggle.”
Daniel Cadey, the from the National Autistic Society
Listening to customers, we found that one in five had a friend or family member with autism* and many liked the idea of being able to shop in more comfort at 9-10am on a Saturday. Angela Gray, Morrisons Community Champion at Woking said: “I was involved in the initial trial as my son is autistic and we found that these changes made a real difference. The trial showed there is a need for a quieter shopping experience for some customers.”
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