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Older People's Forums
The older people's forums around the Borough were started under the central government initiative, Better Government for Older People. The Borough now has 5 Forums operating. They are in Earley, Woodley, Twyford and the northern parishes, Wokingham and Finchampstead.
The Forum's aims
The overall aims of the Forum are:
- to ensure that older people are able to lead active and fulfilling lives and
- to support people to maintain their independence and dignity in later years
- to give older people a voice on topics such as housing, community safety, the local environment and planning, as well as hobbies and interests
Groups regularly invite speakers on topics of local interest or concern as decided by the members.
Contact us
If you would like to know more about your local group and what is coming up you can contact us and we will add you to our mailing list:
Amanda Gordon
Wokingham Borough Council
Community Care Services
Wellington House
Wellington Road
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG40 1WQ
Telephone: 0118 974 6850
Fax: 0118 979 0877
Venues, dates and times of the forums
| Venue | Date | Time |
Earley Crescent Centre, Resource Centre, Warbler Drive, Lower Earley | Every 1st Monday of the month. On bank holidays: every 2nd Monday | 3 - 4.30pm |
Finchampstead St Marys and St Johns Parish Centre Gorse Ride | Bi-monthly, every 4th Tuesday | 2 - 4pm |
Twyford St Thomas More Church London Road | Every 4th Thursday | 2 - 4pm |
Wokingham Acorn Community Centre Fernlea Drive Wooosehill | Every 3rd Thursday | 2 - 4pm |
Woodley Coronation Hall Headley Road Woodley | Every 2nd Tuesday | 2 - 4pm |
Retirement guide
If you're thinking of retirement, planning it or already retired, our retirement guide has plenty of information on all aspects:
- Keeping active
- Staying healthy
- Relationships
- Caring for someone
- Staying independent
- Keeping mobile in your home and out and about
- Finances, pensions and benefits
Further information
- Use our Linkup database to search for organisations in the Wokingham Borough that can help with different social care needs.
- Find out more about a range of preventative services in the Wokingham Borough.
