COMMUNITY HALLS
Karen Robinson, joint chief executive of Age UK Ealing,
at Greenford Community Centre
Still at the centre of things
Age UK Ealing is taking over the running of Greenford Community Centre –
keeping it a key part of life in the town. Neelum Bains reports.
T
he charity officially assumes
control of the day-to-day
management of the centre on
1 September but the building,
in Oldfield Lane South, will continue to
be owned by Ealing Council.
Councillor Ranjit Dheer, the council’s
cabinet member for community
services and safety, said: “With Age UK
Ealing running the centre the council
can ensure that it remains a facility at
the heart of the community while being
financially sustainable and helping to
achieve its priorities around health,
wellbeing and independence.
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”It has worked with the council over
the past few months to develop a
vision for the centre that continues to
meet the needs of residents.
“This includes keeping the centre
as somewhere residents can use,
improving accessibility to more of the
building and setting up a community
café. There will also be an increase
in the number of day care services
offered for older local residents.”
As well as running the community
centre, Age UK Ealing will be providing
a much needed day service from the
building. The service will support older
people with various levels of need,
including early onset dementia and
learning difficulties; or simply to help
combat loneliness and social isolation.
There will be a variety of activities on
offer, but the ever-popular ones such