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Aireborough Voluntary Services to the

Elderly

Annual Report

2016/2017

Charity Registration: 1165792 Company Number: 9882948

AVSED Annual Report 2016/17

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Office

ANSA Clubhouse

Nunroyd Park Yeadon

Leeds LS19 7HR

Telephone: 0113 250 1702

E mail: [email protected]

Website: www.avsed.org.uk

Directors / Trustees Chair Ken Elliott

Vice Chair Brian Myers (until October 2016)

Vice Chair Edward Lamb (from October 2016)

Treasurer Neil Moffoot

Secretary Ann Turner

Isabella (Bunty) Burgon-Byrne, Roger Halliwell, Edward Lamb, Wendy Hanson, Graham Downes.

Advisors Councillors Ryk Downes and Graham

Latty

Staff

Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Development Officer (VRTD

Officer)

Sarah Rogers

Community Cohesion and Diversity Officer (CCD Officer)

Sharon Ratcliffe

Activity Support Worker

Ella Baxter

Minibus Driver (part-time)

Don Robertson

Minibus Transport and Equal Access Organiser Rick Lamb

Project Coordinating Manager Sarah Lunt


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Aims and Objectives, as set out in the “Articles of Association”

AVSED is established for the following charitable purposes for the benefit of older

people (over 60 years of age) living in the community of Aireborough (LS19 and LS20 postcodes), in the city of Leeds:

1) For the public benefit to relieve the charitable needs of older people in particular but not exclusively by relieving their loneliness and isolation and by promoting

and supporting their independence 2) To promote the social inclusion of older people by preventing them from being

socially excluded and assisting them to better integrate into society 3) To promote the health and wellbeing of older people for the public benefit

4) To advance education for the public benefit

Background Information

AVSED is a Charitable Company and was registered with the Charity Commission on

29 February 2016 (number 1165792) and the company was registered on 19 February 2016 (company number 09882948). The charity commenced operations on

1st April 2016 and inherited the assets and contracts of the former charity, also known as “AVSED” (Aireborough Voluntary Services to the Elderly with Disabilities, Charity

Number 1048902). This founding charity was initiated in 1992 by a group of caring local people who recognised the loneliness and isolation of older people living in Leeds

and registered as a charity in 1995.

AVSED is managed and run by registered Volunteers with the support of six paid staff. The Management Committee consists of eight Volunteers, which by including

older people with disabilities, reflects the makeup of the organisation. Two local

Councillors also attend the Board Meetings in order to provide local information and give support.

Clients were asked to contribute a yearly subscription of £15 for a single person or

£20 for two people living in the same dwelling in 2016/2017. This aids with the costs of newsletter production and makes a small contribution to charity running costs.

Although AVSED is an independent registered charity, it works within the Leeds Older

People’s Neighbourhood Network (around 35 separate organisations spread across the city) and, in particular those in the surrounding neighbourhoods. The co-ordinators of

these organisations and senior staff from Adult Social Care meet together on a regular basis to provide support for each other.


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Chair’s Report

Project C oordinating Manager’s Report

2016/17 has been another whirlwind - all the assets and contracts from the former ‘AVSED’ were transferred over to the new charitable company

on 1st April 2016, which involved lots of paperwork! Much of the year was also spent planning and raising funds to build our new office, then

coordinating the move from Suffolk Court. Our launch event in November 2016 was extremely well attended and it was heart-warming

to see the huge level of local support for AVSED. By the end of the financial year we were feeling at home at the ANSA Clubhouse and really

starting to see the benefits of being ‘on-site’ for our members and

volunteers, and being more visible in the community.

2016/17 commenced with implementing an extensive programme of

planned works to achieve the goal of an AVSED HUB in the ANSA Clubhouse. This was completed on time and we moved in on

01/08/2016. The move would not have been possible without the

amazing help and effort of our Volunteers, Office Staff, Companies and Organisations who contributed their skills and expertise to the

project. The success of the move has seen our members settle into a community hub with excellent access and facilities.

Our funding situation is still a major cause for concern, with

organisations reluctant to provide funding for salaries. A number of initiatives aimed at supporting this are being

developed to retain talented individuals who contribute to our

culture and delivery of our planned strategy. The way we have progressed and developed during this financial year has

seen our core activities consolidated with new activities being developed for 2017/18 to help the elderly of Aireborough live

a full and involved life by reducing their social isolation.

The numbers of referrals to AVSED has continued to rise as our local population of older people expands – the 2011 census estimated we had 8000 people over 60 years of age

living within Aireborough, which has further expanded over the last 6 years. Managing this

against 1) a backdrop of cuts to front line health and social care services

2) the increase in ‘age related’ illnesses as people live longer (we are getting more referrals for people with higher levels of need)

3) the increased difficultly in securing longer term funding – many funders want to fund ‘new and innovative activities’ rather than those activities which have already been

proven to be successful, and they place many restrictions on ‘what’ they will fund (e.g. not willing to pay for core costs like salaries, minibus costs etc.)

has been challenging to say the least, BUT we keep going, as we have done for the past 25 years, as a group of people who really care about living well in older age.


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New AVSED Hub

The major news of this financial year is the move from Suffolk Court to our new Hub

within Nunroyd Park, Yeadon. This was facilitated by the fruition of various grants,

and the generosity of many organisations and individuals.

We moved to the ANSA Clubhouse building, which is home to 3 sports clubs: Skyrac Athletics, Aireborough Rugby Union Football Club and Green Lane Cricket Club. The

move was initially made possible with a grant from the Asda Foundation, through the support of our local Asda at Home store in Guiseley. We constructed an office space

on the first floor of the building, in an area previously used just for storage. This involved dividing the area into 2 offices, installing 2 velux windows and creating a fire

safety compliant hallway. The build was started in February, and completed in July 2016, we moved and established the new office in August 2016, and moved all our

venue based activities throughout the month of September.

Before - The space

was an untidy, unloved storage area.

During

the Build


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The activity space can be split in to 2 rooms with a dividing wall. The walls were repainted (with the help of Graeme Forster, members of the ARUFC and Ken Elliott),

and comfortable chairs (donated by CDF Furniture) were added to the bar area, as well as additional bar tables, provided by the ANSA committee.

After

After much hard work the

office, kitchen and stairway were decorated,

furnished and ready for

us to move in in August 2016.


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A new Kitchen was donated by Howdens and the ANSA Committee

Benefits of the hub

- Full use of a community building – Monday to Friday by AVSED, Thursday

morning by a Childminders group, and evenings and weekends by the various sports clubs and outside bookings

- Onsight support for volunteers and clients attending activities - Reduced duplication of resources

- Reduced staff expenses - Great parking and accessibility

- Green space readily available – we want to make more use of this during the next few years and take advantage of the health benefits for our members

- We can expand the capacity of our activities, and expand the number of activities over time.

- Feels more of a united service - Lots more enquiries from people just ‘dropping in’ – more visual presence in the

area

Outlook to the park Car park and improved accessibility


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We would like to extend our thanks to:

Ashfield Building Group – who did a brilliant job on the office build and kept costs down for us

Clive from CDF Furniture – donated chairs, desks, bookcases, and gave us everything else we needed at low cost

Interface – gave us an incredibly good deal on surplus carpet tiles Andy Walker – our IT expert, who helped to coordinate our IT move and

telephone installation CBS – matched a very competitive deal on our new office Photocopier

Howdens – donated a new kitchen to the value of £500

The ANSA Committee - paid the remaining balance for the new kitchen Michael Ellis from Howdens - installed the kitchen in his spare time

DSM Flooring – donated the flooring for the new kitchen Manor Coating Systems – donated 20 litres of paint, and the remaining paint at

trade price Louise Williams – donated clipboards, kettles, an office safe and 2 hot water

canisters Morrisons store Guiseley – 20 bowls

Age UK Leeds – donated a Shredder HLW Keeble Hawson - checked through our Lease with no charge

Graeme Forster, Noel Webster and Gordon Agar from the ANSA committee who have spent many hours to organise the move and maintain the Clubhouse

All the members who donated goods, time and money for the move

We received monetary donations from: Yorkshire Building Society - allowed us to buy the notice board, 2 new office

computers, wipeable table covers, blinds for the new velux windows, decorating supplies and have keys cut for the new premises

Yeadon Convent - allowed us to buy the instant Hot Water Boiler

Ison Harisson Solicitors – bought signage for the new Hub

Successful grant applications to:

Asda Foundation – paid for 2/3 of the office build

Zurich – photocopier, carpet tiles and 2 second hand office storage cabinets Broadband Voucher

Leeds Adult Social Care – paint, new branded stationery, van hire for office move, deposit for new telephone system, safety signs, IT move and a

contribution towards the office build


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AVSED Finance

During 2016/2017 we received a contract, grants and donations from all the

organisations and individuals listed below (as well as those listed above which were specifically for the office build and move):

Contract:

Adult Social Care, Leeds City Council – year 2 of a 3 x 1 year rolling contract (an extension of our original 5 year contract) to provide services for older people in

Aireborough. This contract has been extended until October 2018, with assurance from Leeds City Council they have a strong commitment to continuing their

support of the Leeds Older People’s Neighbourhood Networks after this time.

Grants:

The Big Lottery Fund Grant – Fifth Year (of five) grant entitled ‘Socialising Seniors’ to allow us to enhance the capacity of AVSED to help more older people in

Aireborough Frank Parkinson Yorkshire Trust – Fifth Year (of five) grant to part-pay the

monthly lease-hire charges for our Renault minibus Horsforth Live at Home Scheme (lead scheme in a three-way partnership with

Otley Action for Older People) – funding additional services for people with low-level memory loss. (During this financial year this payment was incorporated in to

our contract payment from Leeds Adult Social Care for ease of management so will not be shown as a separate, restricted fund in the future.)

The Department of Transport – successful in a grant application for a new minibus, which was delivered in October 2016. This is a gift in kind rather than a

cash donation and the minibus was created to our specifications. Leeds Community Foundation – grant from Ison Harrison Solicitors

Greenhall Foundation – to pay for the salary costs of a part-time minibus driver

Fundraising: Gift Aid – from individual contributers who had completed a Gift Aid Form, plus

from the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, which allowed us to claim 25% on cash donations of £20 or under, even if a gift aid form had not been completed. This

amounted to just over £600 for the year AVSED Christmas Raffle – raised £275

Donations: Kind donations in memory of the following former AVSED members: Mary

Kellegher, Pattie Towler, Rose Fenwick, Lilian Pease, Mary Kitchen, Liza Batty and Connie Norton


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Individual Donations: many small and large donations from members,

volunteers, family/carers and supporters of AVSED, too many to list. Thank you, for each and every amount.

Organisational Donations: Yeadon Methodist Church Women’s Fellowship,

Yeadon Convent, Ison Harisson Solicitors, Aireborough Childminders Group, and Aireborough Gilbert and Sullivan Society

Annual Income and Expenditure 2016/2017

Our income substantially increased this year due to the premises move, incorporation, and the gift of a new minibus. The values of these additional assets (office and

minibus) are ‘depreciated’ over a number of years so are not ‘available cash’ for us to spend. Our expenditure increased marginally, due to the cost of the premises move,

but 2/3 of these costs were covered through specific grants, with just 1/3 from our own pot of unrestricted funds; we have been ‘saving’ for a number of years now to

cover the cost of the move, and to cover any gaps in salary funding, particularly after the end of the Big Lottery Grant in July 2017.


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* Gift in Kind – assets and liabilities of our former charity, and the value of our new third minibus

21.0%

19.0%

1.0%

6.0%

2.0%

38.0%

1.0%

2.0%

10.0%

Adult Social Care Contract

Big Lottery Fund Grant

Frank Parkinson Grant

Grants for office build and move

Other Grants

Gift in Kind *

Subscriptions

Donations

Other Income (investment, minibus hire,activity income etc.)

48.0%

2.0%

10.0%

8.0% 5.0%

9.5%

6.0% 11.0%

0.5%

Staff Wages (incl. NI & pension)

Staff & Volunteer Expenses (incl.Recruitment & Training)

Transport Costs (vehicle hire, fuel &maintenance)

Office Costs (stationery, printing,telephone, etc.)

Venue and Office Rent

Activity Running Costs (tutors,entertainment, refreshments, etc)

Depreciation of Assets (minibus,equipment etc.)

Expenditure on raising funds

Sundries

Annual Income 2016/2017 - £336,822

Annual Expenditure 2016/2017 - £200,824


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Our Registered Volunteers

We have an excellent team of registered Volunteers ranging from 18, to a newly recruited Volunteer Befriender who is a very spritely 90 years of age! With a mix of

experience from just about every walk of life you can think of, our Volunteers show

care and commitment to the older people of Aireborough as they run a myriad of services for AVSED.

Our Volunteers work:

as Trustees in three separate weekly social centres, and Cuppa and Company

as befrienders to provide support at appointments, 1:1 shopping or on trips out

as minibus drivers and escorts with fundraising, marketing and administration

as leaders of small groups/specialised activities such as our Tai Chi classes, Chair based Exercise Classes, Friday “Fish ‘n’ Chip” Home Delivery service, and

minor repairs – to name but a few! as much needed ad hoc volunteers to ‘fill in’ any gaps

as IT support gurus

……. and 101 other ways that help our Clients.

We wanted to show our appreciation of our wonderful volunteers so on Sunday 5th

June 2016, during National Volunteers’ Week, we once again ran our own target

bowls event at Rufford Park Bowling Club. We were lucky enough to have a second

year of glorious weather for this event and enjoyed a lovely buffet lunch, followed by

the presentation of long service awards and a presentation of prizes for the winning

‘target bowls’ team

No one, especially the Volunteers, should underestimate the value of their work and

dedication. Due to their long term commitment, AVSED has grown steadily over the years and is now able to help hundreds of older people, many with disabilities, living

at home in the community of Aireborough, to maintain their independence. They have been so supportive and patient during our premises move, helping wherever

they could to make the move as seamless as possible for our members. Thank you!


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Registered Volunteers who have served in 2016/2017

Registered Volunteers who have served in 2016/2017

Mark Allen, Theresa Angove, Sherry Armstrong, Denise Arnott, Christine Baguley, Sue

Best, Roy Blanshard, Sheila Bower, Kim Broadhead, Sharon Broadhead, Bunty

Burgon-Byrne, Christine Caird, Margaret Clark, Beryl Claughton, Gillian Clabour,

Christine Coen, John Davies, Annette Dewhirst, Dorothy Downs, Ken Elliott, John

Foster, Sue Kellett, Janine Garnett, Sheila Glynn, Maureen Gough, Roger Halliwell, Ed

Haigh, Wendy Hanson, Bernie Harrison, Carlo Harrison, Tony Hemingway, Joyce

Heslop, David Hirons, Sheila Hollings, Tessa Holmes, Shelagh Hooten, Anne Hudson,

Diana Jenkins, Peter Jenkins, Dorothy Jones, Michael Jowett, Bob Kenton, Christine

King, Eddie Lamb, Sandra Lamb, Alexis Mannion, Angel Martinez-Tallo, Jean Mason,

Molly Mayes, Dianne Midgley, Elaine Miller, Neil Moffoot, Eileen Moorhouse, Geoff

Mott, Brian Myers, Bridget Napp, Paul Napp, Pauline Noonan, Sasha Ollerenshaw,

Hilary Pank, Christine Pearce, John Ratcliffe, Christopher Ross, Stella Ross, Aaron

Sanders, Pat Sands, Jean Sawyer, Hazel Shaw, Alan Sheath, Pat Simpson, Susan

Stevens, Ann Turner, Andy Walker, Jane Walsh, Anna Webster, Edna Wild, Alan

Willey, Eileen Wilshaw, Colin Wrigg, Anne Yeadon.

Volunteers’ Week Celebration 2016


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AVSED Clients

In March 2017 we had 397 registered members of AVSED. This figure includes clients

(those who are over 60 and live within Aireborough), affiliated members (over 60s who live outside of the area, in sheltered housing complexes not supported by

AVSED, and those who access our transport regularly to attend sister groups) and our Volunteers.

Our youngest client was 61 years of age, and our oldest very nearly reached

the grand age of 104. 76% of our clients were women

We received 102 referrals to AVSED, which resulted in 61 new members

95 clients were discharged from our services (after a major overhaul of the database!) – 11 died, 20 went in to care or relocated and 64 did not join or

engage/continue to engage with our services 278 members started a new service/activity provided by AVSED

In November 2016 we consulted with over 95 members (our thanks goes to Tessa

Holmes, former Manager of AVSED, for leading this evaluation) about how far they felt we had achieved the 3 Outcomes of our Big Lottery Funded ‘Socialising Seniors’

Project, which is due to finish in July 2017. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive:

Outcome 1: An increased number of local older people and trained volunteers will

become involved with AVSED services and activities through this project which will lead to a stronger sense of community cohesion. 98% of the members consulted

agreed we had met this outcome.

Outcome 2: Local older people will have better access to, and more choice and control over, services designed to help them maintain their independence. 97% of the

members we consulted agreed we had met this outcome.

Outcome 3: Older people and volunteers involved in the 'Socialising Seniors' project

will feel an improvement in their physical and mental wellbeing. 97% of the members consulted agreed we had met this outcome.


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AVSED Services

AVSED services in 2016/2017 included:

General advice and information Bi-monthly Newsletter (hand-

delivered to some members to ‘touch base’)

Memory Loss Support (see below) Health and Wellbeing Support

Handyman Service Full needs assessment

Accessible transport to the majority of our activities

Pastoral care telephone calls

Personal 1:1 Shopping Trips (non grocery)

1:1 appointment support (non hospital)

Carer Support Help with form filling

Advocacy Referrals / signposting to other

agencies Mobility Aid Loan

Transport:

AVSED’s two minibuses continued to be used every day of the week to provide transport not only for our own activities, but to provide accessible transport to other

local groups for older people, without which they would be unable to attend. Regular weekly bookings include Rawdon’s Darby and Joan Club and Yeadon Methodist

Church’s Sunday Worship transport, as well as various residents’ associations, which have been set up in extra care housing complexes in the area.

We were thrilled to welcome a third minibus to our fleet in October 2016 after a

successful application for a grant from the Department of Transport. It is proving to be invaluable in our aim to reduce the transport times of current members as some

were on the minibus up to an hour before they arrived at an activity due to the huge distribution of members in our area, and many members with reduced mobility and

additional needs who required extra time and care to transport. It has also enabled

us to offer more fully supported transport spaces at more activities.


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Memory Loss and Dementia:

We have continued this year to provide additional services for members with memory loss to enable them to have access to all our activities for as long as possible. These

included: Telephone prompting for our activities

Carer invoicing for members who attend our activities but who struggle with bringing purses/wallets/money

Additional Carer Support – signposting and reassurance

We have good links with the local Memory Worker (our CCD Officer often carries out

joint visits for new referrals) and community led Memory Loss Services - two independent Dementia Cafes (The Forget me Not Café, and Memory Lane Café) plus

Memory Lane Activity Day Centre which now runs 3 days per week. Support is available therefore for members who can no longer attend our activities due to the

advancement of Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

Signposting:

During this financial year we signposted our members to the following services to help them maintain their independence and improve their health and wellbeing:

Fire Service Leeds Housing Department

Tradespeople – Mobile Chiropodist, cleaner, decorator, plasterer, gardener,

hairdresser, roofer, window cleaner Gas supplier

GP Access Bus

Another Neighbourhood Network Memory Lane Activity Day care

Care and Repair Care Ring (emergency pendant alarm system)

Shared Lives

Volunteer Sheila looking after the AVSED information stall. Chatting to local resident and AVSED regular, Colin.


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AVSED Activities

In 2016/2017 AVSED continued to provide the following regular activities, which

combined offered nearly 200 member places to socialise each week:

Social Centres:

The Social Centres enjoyed a raft of activities including:

3 x Outreach “Windmill” Day Trips

Friday Fish and Chip Home Delivery Service

3 weekly social centres 1 coffee morning – Cuppa and Company

Monday afternoon trips out 2 Tai Chi classes

2 chair based exercise classes (with a weekly member led quiz at both classes)

Befriending for members unable to access regular activities

* book/cake/ bric a brac stalls

* various games and activities – quizzes, visit from Guiseley Art Club, reminiscence sessions, bowling, clothes stalls, weekly bingo

* in house seasonal refreshments - pie and peas, Hot cross buns and easter eggs. Strawberries and icecream, Afternoon Tea, Christmas Party

* various talks- Maggie Popper about retirement, , Old Aireborough,Wiltshire Farm

Foods, Police Tales, Marks and Spencers Archive etc). also had a number of visits from Medical Students as part of their course

* Music - Emma James, Terry Williams, an AVSED member who plays the organ, John Wallis, Young at Heart, YAODs, The Brotherhood Male Voice Choir, Friends in

Harmony, Stevie Fields, Free Spirit Duo, Woolpack Ukelele Band and Westfield Primary School for Christmas carols

* birthday celebrations and a party for the Queen’s 90th Birthday * consultations - Leeds City Council re extra care housing facilities, our own

consultations on Big Lottery funding and what the future of AVSED should look like

The Thursday social centre, enjoying an afternoon of entertainment from the lovely Emma James.


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Monday Afternoon Trips:

Windmill Trips:

Windmill Trips’ are supported day trips for which we hire the ‘Windmill Coach’

(see picture right):a specially adapted 46 seat coach, complete with a

passenger lift so we can take AVSED members with a variety of disabilities.

Up to 15 wonderful volunteers look after our members all day long, either pushing

a wheelchair or just ensuring they have some company and are in the right place

at the right time.

This year we visited

Eden Camp – A Modern History Theme Museum housed within the grounds of an original World War Two prisoner of war camp

Yorkshire Wildlife Park – our members got up close to Tigers and Bears..Oh my! It was a perfect day to explore – dry and not too warm.

Oswaldtwistle Mills – including a 3 course Christmas dinner and entertainment.

* Otley Golf Club, Newsholme Manor, The Wharfedale, Wetherby Whaler,

Asquith Arms, Halfway House, Websters, Oddfellows Arms, White Swan and The George and Dragon. Thursday Social centre were also invited to the

Otley Masonic Lodge for a Christmas dinner with Otley Action for Older People

(a sister Older Peoples’ Neighbourhood Network)

They also enjoyed lunch trips out to local venues such as:

Monday afternoon ‘trippers’ were spoilt for

choice with lunches at: The Owl (Rodley),

Murgatroyds Fish and Chip Shop, The Swan (Yeadon) Calverley Arms, Odd

Fellows (Greengates), Wetherby Waler, Generous Pioneer, Hawthorne Farm

trips to: Owlcotes, Steven Smiths Garden Centre, Marks and Spencers Archive,

Caring for Life, Leeds Bradford Airport, Tong Garden Centre


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Ad Hoc activities:

* Launch Event and Christmas Fayre:

Monday 21st November. Despite the awful weather we had a fantastic turnout to the

launch event – there was only standing room during the speeches, and even that was tight! Councillor Ryk Downes officially opened the Hub, and Councillor Graham Latty

launched our new minibus. There were refreshments on offer and a variety of stall from which to buy Christmas presents. Everyone commented on what a fantastic

afternoon it had been.


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* Christmas Meal - 48 Members and volunteers joined us at Hollins Hall on Monday

19th December for a 3 course Christmas Dinner, quiz and general festivities.

It was a lovely afternoon with delicious food, good company and lots of festive fun to get us in the mood for Christmas.

Graham Latty, Ken Elliott and Ryk Downes A crowded Christmas Fayre


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* Winter Friends

December 2016 – March 2017. We ran another successful Winter Friends programme with:

- ‘keeping in touch’ phonecalls - referrals to Care and Repair for their fall prevention service, and the Home Heat

service - reminders in our newsletter about the Flu vaccine

- information given about meal services (Presto, Wiltshire Farm Foods and Food

Bank in Rawdon) and Telecare around technologies which can promote independence (e.g. the Care Ring alarm)

This additional help gave members the support they needed through this Winter, which was thankfully fairly mild.

* Training day at BBC Radio Leeds

* Training for the 3 peaks To raise vital funds and awareness of AVSED training began in earnest for our biggest

challenge yet. The Yorkshire 3 Peaks, due to be walked in under 12 hours in September 2017. This is the team on the way up and on the first summit.

Sarah Lunt attended BBC Radio

Leeds in March as part of their ‘Open Doors’ programme. This

centred around how to create good new stories for both TV

and radio, and gaining contacts within the industry. She was

even lucky enough to meet Amy Garcia, and sit next to

Harry Gration on the red sofa!

Pen-y-ghent


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What’s new this Year

Pension Automatic Enrolment

Our pension auto-enrolment date was set at February 2017 but whilst we were

transferring our assets and contracts as part of the process of the incorporation of the charity we felt it was a good time to address this charity obligation. We chose the

government backed NEST workplace pension scheme to automatically enrol eligible staff members from April 2016.

Brian Retires

Intergenerational Work

AVSED’s New Furry Mascot

Brian Myers retired from the Board of Trustees in October 2016 after 23 years of

volunteering with AVSED: Transport Manager, Chair for 15 years, Vice Chair for

7, minibus driver, escort, car driver, TV problem ‘guru’ and supporter of

everything ‘AVSED’ he played a massive part in the success of the charity. We

presented Brian with his leaving gift (a collection from AVSED members and

Volunteers) and a ‘This is your AVSED life’ memory book at the Hollins Hall Christmas

Meal, where Brian and his wife Barbara

were honorary guests.

The Aireborough Child Minding Group has a weekly Thursday

morning Toddlers Group at the ANSA Clubhouse so it was an ideal opportunity to initiate some regular intergenerational

work. Our members have been invited to join them for Christmas Carols, a Christmas Raffle and puppet show, and

hot cross buns at Easter.

We were also involved once again with the Year 10 Interview practice sessions at Ilkley Grammar School.

Dottie, the blue roan cocker Spaniel has been visiting AVSED once a

week since December 2016. She is now 8 months old. The members

and volunteers love interacting with her and watching her progress (also

feeding her lots of doggy biscuits!).

We hope she will be visiting us more in the next financial year.


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Involvement in the local and wider community

Sharon Ratcliffe has been involved with organising the Guiseley Street Party for the Queen’s 90th Birthday, Guiseley Christmas Lights, and has become Vice Chair of

Guiseley Senior Citizens Group. Sarah Rogers has become part of the Volunteer Managers Network Steering Group.

Volunteer Minibus Driver and Escort Meetings

Our VRTD Officer instigated regular volunteer meetings with these groups of

volunteers, who generally work independently, to ensure they feel part of the wider AVSED team and are kept informed of information relevant to their roles.

Consultation on our new project

Our current 5 year Big Lottery funded ‘Socialising Seniors’ project ends in July 2017, which is 1/3 of our annual turnover, so we needed to create a new project in order to

attract more funding. We decided to focus on ‘health’ as the referrals to our services from different health bodies have increased from 1 in 2012, to 43 in 2016. We want

this new project to improve the physical and mental health of local older people, using community assets and further integration with the local health services. This

will include encouraging more ‘self management’ of conditions and community based health work in order to maintain the independence of older people for as long as

possible. We initially called this our ‘Rolling with the Times’ project, but have now renamed it ‘The HAPIA Project’ which stands for ‘Healthy Active Pensioners in

Aireborough.’ We will start a one year pilot in August 2017 and hope to raise further

funds to continue this to a 3 year project once we have some results (and hopefully successes!) to report. This was originally a 5 year project, each year with a different

theme and different associated activities and strategies, but we were unsuccessful in an application to the Big Lottery so have reduced it to a 3 year project due to the

funding constraints of many fundraising bodies. During this the project time we hope to consolidate our current services, and expand to include the following:

- Improvement of the outdoor space outside the ANSA Clubhouse - Exploring out of hours activities

- Targeting the most isolated and hardest to engage local populations of older people

- Adult Education courses (including new technologies) - Encouraging local health professionals to work further in community settings

- Increasing the opportunities for older people to keep active

Consultation of the NN schemes by Leeds Adult Social Care

Each of the 35 Leeds Neighbourhood Networks Schemes for older people (all of whom, since 2010, have received funds through a contract) were involved in a service

review in late 2016/early 2017 around our contracts with Leeds Adult Social Care to provide services for older people living in our localities. This included self-assessment

questionnaires for each of the charities and forms for our members, local health and social care professionals and local residents so they could gain a city wide view of the

‘value’ of the services provided by our schemes. The results will be published in mid-2017 and will inform the decision on the level and length of continuation funding

which will be available at the end of our contracts in October 2018.


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AVSED ANSA Clubhouse

Nunroyd Park Yeadon

Leeds LS19 7HR

Tel: 0113 250 1702

Email: [email protected] Website: www.avsed.org.uk

Charity Number: 1165792

Company Number: 9882948

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