OPAL Matters – March 2021
Category:NewsTo read the latest news from OPAL, download Issue 10 of our OPAL Matters newsletter.
OPAL Matters – March 2021
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Mar 21
OPAL In Touch receives a funding boost from the Masonic Charitable Foundation.
Category:NewsOPAL In Touch, a new service to support older people who currently have little or no experience of using technology has received a generous boost of funding from the Masonic Charitable Foundation (London Office), and the Cheshire Province. This funding will be invaluable in helping OPAL to help older people in rural communities in west
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Mar 21
OPAL to provide Carer Break services through to 2022.
Category:NewsOPAL 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
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Mar 21
CW&C LTTA grant awarded to OPAL Services
Category:NewsOPAL 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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OPAL Matters – December 2020
Category:NewsTo read the latest news from OPAL as 2020 draws to a close, download Issue 9 of our OPAL Matters newsletter.
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Nov 20
Unprecedented Times – Cheshire West launches a budget consultation in the face of unprecedented economic challenge – OPAL responds.
Category:NewsCheshire 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
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Nov 20
David Briggs, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, formally hands over Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service to OPAL volunteers.
Category:NewsOn 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
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Oct 20
Get Online Week 19th – 25th October
Category:NewsOPAL 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
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Oct 20
OPAL AGM 2020 announcement
Category:NewsIn 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
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Oct 20
Community Response Fund Award September 2020.
Category:NewsOPAL 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