No 996 Monday 6th - Sunday 12th November 2023
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HELP AT HOME UNVEIL S IT’S COMMUNIT Y HUB
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It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Help at Home, what with their Annual Charity Ball at Castilla de San Miguel, and Thursday’s grand opening of their long awaited drop-in centre, ‘The Community Hub’.
elcomed by the Charity President, Patricia Muirhead, supporters and a large number of invited guests were joined at the opening by dignitaries and members of the local media, as Patricia, together with the British Vice Consul, Sara Munsterhjelm, oversaw the inaugural proceedings.
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Patricia spoke of the difficulties and the rather complex operation in opening the centre, one of just a small handful in the local area, and which has been entirely funded by the charity. She said that it is a place where people can come together for a coffee and an informal chat, a place where they can receive guidance and advice on complex matters such as social services and welfare benefits, and where they can enjoy any one of a number of different activities, in a friendly and social atmosphere. She added, “with what little funding and resources we have, it’s important that we use it wisely and that we can inject those resources right back into our community and demonstrate to the many volunteers who have made this centre possible, just what an important resource it is.” The Community Hub is open to all ages and all nationalities, especially the many seniors who reside on the coast, and those who are living on their own. Patricia spoke of the countless people who find it difficult to venture out, adding that the Community Hub can provide that important component for those people who want to fill that void.
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