We have found that Saturdays can be the loneliest day of the week for many local people who are over 60 and whose families have grown up and left home, or who are suffering bereavement and loss.
This is why our Friendship Club meets generally on the second Saturday of each month, from 2.30 pm until 4.30 pm, in St Philip's Church Hall.
The Friendship Club gives people an opportunity to talk, make new friendships and share memories and laughter about old times.
Everything we do is underlined by our commitment to the Christian values of caring for, and being interested in, those around us.
Our members really matter to us; we always send a card if someone is ill, or arrange a visit, and it is really encouraging to see friendships develop.
We normally have a different guest speaker every month and organise occasional mid-week coffee mornings which are particularly useful if you are new to the area.
We make a point of picking everyone up from Dorridge and Bentley Heath so all of our members can attend the meetings, and we have 15 drivers who collect between 50 and 70 people each month.
Tea is very important at every event, so we always have sandwiches and cake, and our entrance fee is £2.
Dates for 2012
| 19 January (Thu) |
Lunch at Henley in Arden Golf Club |
| 11 February |
Let's go to the movies
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| 10 March |
Lichfield Cathedral - Guided tour and tea |
| 21 March (Wed eve) |
"Me & My Gal" at Solihull Library Theatre |
| 14 April |
Remembering how not to forget! - Mr David Howe |
| 12 May |
Whistling around the World - Simon Topman of Whistles |
| 9 June |
Jubilee celebration! Strawberry tea, lots of fun and creativity to honour our Queen's 60th glorious years' reign |
| 14 July |
A funny thing happened at the Register Office - John Yates, Birmingham City Genealogist |
| 16 August (Thur) |
Summer lunch party |
| 8 September |
Have Bell - will travel! - Graham Sutherland, Town Crier of Warwick |
| 13 October |
What a ride! - Dr Chris Stockdale MBE |
| 10 November |
Beautiful ideas for Christmas - Sheila Revans & Margaret Wright |
| 12 December |
Christmas service, tea and quiz |