February 2012 Management Team Report
Providing a report on the past month’s activities against the 8 key objectives of the organisation

Improvement of the lives of older adults:

1. Jayne Hancock, Older People’s Projects Manager, is continuing to escort clients on visits to hospital, dentist, doctors and podiatry clinic.
2. The Lowedges Swim Bus which runs every Monday afternoon to Graves Leisure Centre has 6 clients attending.
3. The number of clients attending the Gleadless Valley Swim Bus which runs every Wednesday morning to Heeley Swimming Baths has fallen slightly to 5 people attending. This activity will be re-advertised in the next issue of the Gleadless Valley News.
4. The Thursday morning session of Chairobics at Newfield Green is going very well and is still popular with 25 clients attending.
5. The number of clients attending the Wednesday morning chairobics session at Handbank sheltered accommodation has risen slightly to 8.
6. Jayne Hancock is continuing to co-ordinate and support the Valley Lunch Club. There are 26 clients attending this session on a weekly basis.
7. Jayne has had 4 new referrals this month and is continuing with one-to-one support on a weekly basis.
8. Jayne has also been busy setting up a Coffee Morning/ drop-in which will take place at the One 4 All Community Hub on the 12^th March.
9. Jayne has been busy recruiting volunteers to help out with the new Befriending Service which will start up in March.
10. Work has begun on the Intergenerational Gardening Project at the One 4 All Centre. Grace Radford has been helping volunteers to hollow out a patch of the garden to replace with some raised beds. Local food growing will be a priority for this project.