The Lunch Club has
been meeting now since 1994. It is intended to serve members of our
community
whose social lives
are restricted by age or infirmity or recent bereavement. Indeed, many of
those
attending tell us
that it's the one time in the month that they meet with others and have the
chance
to chat over an
enjoyable meal.
It is not
unknown for those attending for the first time, being rather nervous of
what the
experience will
be for them, to find that many of the fellow diners are former school
friends
and people they
have known since childhood.
Before the meal
there is a said Holy Communion service in Church which is optional, but
which most
of the diners
attend. A number of dedicated volunteers have made it possible to bring
housebound
members to the
meal.
After the meal
is finished and the tables have been cleared, there is some form of
entertainment,
usually bingo but occasionally a sing-song.
