Thoughts for the Day
: We send these out six days a week. We aim to inform, challenge, comfort, encourage and ease isolation - click on image for latest. [...]
Into 2021 …
Activities continue ... 29 January 2021 : Over the winter, we have increased the frequency and duration of our contacts with people living on their own, responding to their increased need for chats, prayer, and laughter. We expect this need and our response will continue until most local people have had their two vaccinations. Meanwhile, we were very blessed [...]
Compline
Compline July 2020 . Many of us have found strength and comfort during Lockdown by joining in an evening Compline. You are welcome to download it and try it for yourself and if you find it helpful just ask and we will be happy to add you to our mailing list. We send out a new one to those [...]
Looking ahead …
Update as lockdown eases further 18 June 2020 : Now that lockdown has eased for some sections of the population and economic activities once again dominate many people’s attention, we are concerned that older people will again be overlooked. We do not see any easy options for the care homes who have so far successfully managed to keep the [...]
Open air visits
Open air visits 1 June 2020 : This month's easing of lockdown has allowed us to carry out some open-air visiting. Where safe perimeter fences ensure social distancing, we have been able to resume personal visits by speaking to residents through the fence. Of course this only works in good weather, but it is so good to see faces [...]
Keeping in touch during lockdown
New ways of keeping in touch 30 May 2020 : So what have we been doing since April's lockdown? Firstly we have prepared and delivered digital services. Members of our WhatsApp groups are able to stay in daily touch. These groups are proving very popular, as is our daily Thought for the Day, delivered to members of our WhatsApp [...]
Working with Covid-19 pandemic
Working with the Covid-19 pandemic 30 April 2020 : Despite having to cease all personal visiting in April, we have managed to maintain contact with some of our befriended through new technologies. What has been painful for us is the loss of meaningful contact with the many of our befriended who are living with dementia. Some have become very [...]
Anna Friends make 3,300 visits in 2019
Anna Friends make more than 3,300 visits in 2019 30 March 2020 : 2019 saw a record year for us in terms of numbers. In all, we made 3,361 visits to 320 older people, at all six of the local registered Care Homes, and we also led or supported worship services at each of them. But numbers do not [...]