Hackney’s FREE social club
for everyone over 65+yrs
- Full arts, health and wellbeing activity programme
- Nutritious home-cooked lunch
- Door-to-door transport provided
- Fully wheelchair accessible
Every Tuesday morning from 7 September 2021 | 10.30am – 1.30pm
FREE to Hackney residents over 65years
Just drop in or give us a call at 0208 533 0227/ hacp@chatspalace.com
Chats Palace is an arts center with a civic role, empowering local people. The Palace Club is a core element of our program that reaches out to help Hackney’s older residents play an active part in their community.
According to Age UK, more than 2 million people in England aged 75+ live alone, and more than a million older people say they go for over a month without speaking to friends, neighbors, or family. From short-term benefits around the enjoyment of a shared social event, we have fashioned The Palace Club to assist its members in becoming more active.
As their club membership progresses, we hope everyone will feel more visible and cared for, that feeling of isolation and abandonment will shrink and disappear. By supporting our elders to gain back their voices, we will hold them close in the heart of our community and encourage everyone to keep their independence and positivity for longer.
We launched The Palace Club in October 2018 and have been amazed by the impact it has already had and the numbers of local people who have already joined. With new funding from LLDC Neighborhood Priorities Fund, we now have secure funding to run the club through to March 2023. If you know someone over 65yrs who would enjoy arts-based activities or you are over 65yrs yourself, please get in touch.
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Current digital programME
Cook with Made in Hackney
FULLY BOOKED
Every Tuesday from 11 May to 22 June 2021, inclusive | 10.30am-12.30pm
Cook in your own kitchen with plant-based ingredients delivered to your door.
All classes will be taught via Zoom – so you will need a laptop, tablet or smartphone connected to Wi-Fi/hot spot.
Celebrate London’s multicultural community by learning how to cook a range of international cuisines. From West African to Indian, Turkish to Middle Eastern, Caribbean to Chinese – this is a culinary trip around the world. Committed to improving health and wellbeing and reducing food miles, our teachers adapt recipes and show learners how to get the same authentic taste from local ingredients and healthier cooking techniques. At the end of each session, you will have cooked a nutritious, delicious main course dish, serving 2 people.
Delivered by Chats Palace as part of Homerton Assembly, in partnership with Made In Hackney.
Cookery Teacher: Bruna Oliveira
Max. 15 participants – don’t miss out!
Sign-up required – please contact Laura-Anne on hacp@chatspalace.com
In-person sessions
Tuesday in-person sessions will recommence at Chats Palace on Tues 7 September 2021.
Be the FIRst to know
Anti Scam campaign
In April /May 2021 Palace Club members took part in an awareness campaign on the many scams being directed at older people.
Working with filmmaker Tristan Bell, they made three info-clips, encouraging each of us to be on the alert.
Please share amongst your family and friends and let’s keep these scammers out of our lives and community.