OPAL (Older People’s Action in the Locality) OPAL is a registered charity which supports the over 60’s living in Leeds 16, above the Ring Road. If you are over 60, and live in our area, you can become a full member of OPAL. OPAL membership costs £10 per year.

We have over seventy members exercising with OPAL each week: Gentle Exercise at The Stables on Wednesdays 11am—Midday; Tai Chi at Bramhope Methodist Church and at Adel Community Centre; Yoga at the Friends Meeting House on Thursdays 10am-11am.

Growing old can be fun!
Extract from OPAL Members’ Corner
‘Some Grannies sit in rocking chairs
and crocket shawls indoors.
My Granny jumps upon a horse
and rides across the moors.
 

And when I wish she’d sometimes stay
and tuck me up in bed,
she’s off to study yoga
and standing on her head.
 

She goes on day trips with her gang,
the over 60’s club.
They racket round the countryside
and end up in a pub!
 

I love my little Granny,
I think she’s simply great.
If that’s what growing old is like,
I simply cannot wait.’

(from a poem sent in by Anne Steele)

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Please note there is to be an Estate Inspection on Friday 30th November 2012.

Should you wish to join us please meet outside Adel Wood Stores shop on Wayland Croft at 10.00 am.

This will be led by Christopher Tollick, Neighbourhood Estate Management Officer and Tenant Inspector.

Area/Estate to be graded Adel Wood Grove, Place, Road, Close, Drive, Gardens, Wayland Approach and Wayland Croft.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Booking are now being taken for Wind in the Willows on Thursday 10th Jan at 1.30pm. There will be an OPAL representative and transport available for this show. Join us following Mr Toad and his band of friends on their journey!

The Men’s Group meet once a month, use accessible transport, and trips include lunch. They enjoyed a visit to Rodley Nature Reserve in Sept. In Oct, the men met for a pub lunch and a visit to a Material Recovery Site.  The Tues 6th Nov visit, 10am-3pm, will be to Armley Mills and a pub lunch; cost £12 includes meal and transport.

OPAL shopping trips continue on Thursdays 12.15-4.15pm. Phone the office to book. The cost is £4 and we will pick you up from home.

A trip to Tatton Park Dickensian Christmas is planned for Wed 5th Dec 10am-4.30pm. Tatton Park’s mansion, set in a thousand-acre deer park, takes its inspiration from the well loved novels of Charles Dickens. The main rooms, kitchens, library and cellars, are decorated to reflect Dickens’ works, with music or readings from local performers.  Cost £17.

Friday Coffee Afternoons will be on 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th Nov, all at Tinshill Community Hub, Silk Mill Drive LS16 6DX, 1.30-3.30pm. Cost £1, transport is available for members for £2.

OPAL has 90 volunteer helpers, some will be meeting at the OPAL Office on Thurs 29th Nov 10am-1pm, to put Christmas hampers together for OPAL members who are over 90.

To find more, tel. 261 9103 or see http://www.opal-project.org.uk

Val Crompton

Please note that there will be no meeting of the Adel Association this Thursday, 15^th November.

We have no meeting in December so our next meeting will be Thursday 17^th January 2013.

Could you please pass this message on to any of your friends or neighbours who may attend the meetings but do not have an email address.

Thanks

Caroline Anderson
Secretary

Please find below the Agenda for the next Adel Association meeting to be held on Thursday 18^th October at 7.30pm in The Old Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel

AGENDA

1. Police Update
2. Eastmoor Secure Unit redevelopment
3. Holt Avenue
4. Cold Calling
5. Co-Op update
6. NGT (Next Generation Transport) update

Thanks

Caroline

ADEL ASSOCIATION MEETING – THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER – UPDATE ON EASTMOOR SECURE UNIT PLANNING APPLICATION

Please see below received from Cllr Barry Anderson:

“Just to confirm that I received confirmation on 15^th October from Officers that they will be attending the Adel Association meeting this Thursday at 7.30pm in respect of the planning application for the new Eastmoor Secure Unit, this is a follow up to the public meeting and the Adel Association meeting they attended recently. The officers will hopefully be able to give more details and set out more clearly what the application will entail, whereas last time it was only the outline they could give.

This is a public meeting open to anyone who wishes to attend. Can you let any friends, relatives or neighbours who may be interested in attending know about this meeting.”