OPAL is delighted to announce that Cheshire West and Chester Council has awarded us a new contract to provide carer breaks through to Autumn 2022. Further funding on £30,000, also from the Council, will allow us to relaunch our carer services as BreakTime Plus. We will provide an enhanced befriending service as we emerge out
OPAL Services is pleased to announce that it has received £2500 from the Cheshire West and Chester Council LTTA fund to support OPAL In Touch. OPAL In Touch is an exiting new service that is designed to help older people in rural communities who have no experience, or very limited experience, of using technology. More
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Cheshire West and Chester Council is asking for views on how the Council can set a balanced budget in these unprecedented times. Since March they have faced the biggest public health emergency in living memory and there is considerable uncertainty about future budgets. It is estimated that the Council faces a financial gap of between
On Wednesday 11th November, David Briggs, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, formally handed over to OPAL volunteers the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The virtual event took place prior to OPAL’s Annual General Meeting andattended by over 60 guests. Jane Colville, Chair of Trustees, received the award on behalf of all OPAL’s volunteers. “We are delighted
OPAL has teamed up with Cheshire West and Chester Council Libraries and Age-friendly Digital Inclusion group members to stage Get Online Week from 19th to 25th October. Activities include ‘Get Online and Try Something New’ on the 21 October as well as encouragement and support to get online including one-to-one support by friendly volunteers. OPAL
In 2020 the OPAL Services Annual General Meeting will take place on November 11th at 5pm. Due to the current situation, the AGM this year will be a virtual event and will take place on Zoom. Members, volunteers and the general public are all warmly invited to join us. For further information and to register
OPAL is pleased to announce it has been awarded £6,000 by Cheshire West and Chester from it’s Community Response Fund. This funding will allow us to bring creativity and social contact into the lives of our elderly members who continue to be vulnerable to the ongoing impact of Covid-19. While our OPAL Clubs continue to
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OPAL Services would like to thank the Marjory Boddy Charitable Trust http://marjoryboddy.co.uk/ and CWVA for recognising the work we are doing amid the Covid-19 pandemic in reducing social isolation and loneliness in older people in the rural communities of west Cheshire. The Marjory Boddy Charitable Trust helps registered charities in Chester, West Cheshire or immediate
