Page 9 - Wythenshawe Life Newsletter – Winter 2020

Our Centres page 9 An update from our Centres
During the Covid-19 outbreak our community centres haven’t been able to operate as usual but have still been working hard to make a difference in the Wythenshawe community. This page contains a roundup of some of the things they’ve been doing.
Part of the
Your local community centre with activities and events for all ages. Open 7 days a week. Membership
is free and everyone is welcome. Come along and see what we have to offer - from sport and leisure, to kids’ activities, youth clubs, over 50s groups and a great on-site café serving hot and cold food and drinks.
IT & Functional Skills
The IT and Functional Skills team support all ages with learning new skills and gaining qualifications
and have been delivering sessions remotely to those isolating and at the centre with a reduced capacity.
From helping many older participants keep in touch with each other and their own loved ones introducing and providing support with Zoom and video call.
One of the tutors Steve says that ‘From the beginning of lockdown in March we’ve kept Jordan’s weekly
Lifestyle Refurbishment
We were thrilled to open in October with our newly refurbished ground floor Reception & Café area, unfortunately with the recent lockdown and tier 3 restrictions we have not been able to celebrate the refurbishment as we would have liked.
We are looking forward to welcoming back our regular and new customers in the new year!
Part of the
pub quiz going and held Zoom sessions with our regular older learners. For some it’s one of the few times they see other people during the week and a bit of a lifeline.’
Vivienne,74, attends the sessions and said ‘They are an invaluable help for people of my age, everything is online these days and we weren’t taught it in school. I couldn’t even switch a computer on when I started 4 years ago, now I have a laptop, tablet and mobile phone, I must say I have come on leaps and bounds and if there is a problem the staff are always on hand to help me.’
We hold morning and afternoon sessions through the week by appointment only, if you want to find out more or make an appointment contact Steve on 07704002278.
IT Sessions
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9.30am- 12.00pm & 1.00pm-3.30pm
ECDL Sessions
Weds 6pm-9pm
Functional Skills
Monday & Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm Weds 6pm-9pm
Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre
Portway (junction with Selstead Road), M22 1QW
Tel: 0161 436 0560 www.WoodhouseParkLifestyleCentre.co.uk Facebook: Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre Twitter: @WPLifestyleCent
Benchill Community Centre
Benchill Road, Benchill, M22 8EJ
Tel: 0161 945 0879 www.benchillcommunitycentre.co.uk or Facebook benchillcommunitycentre Twitter: @benchillcomcent
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