Most of us are familiar with the idea of lunch clubs run by volunteers on a regular basis, providing a meal and opportunity to meet with like minded people. Most lunch clubs cater for around 20 people and meet in village halls, and church and community rooms and will have around 5 to 10 regular volunteers. However, like most things, there are many exceptions to these generalisations and we know of clubs that meet in pubs and local restaurants as well as lunch clubs which cook for 80 people every week!!

However there are many parts of Suffolk where it may not be possible to have a lunch club....maybe there is nowhere local to meet or there aren't enough volunteers or older people to keep a club viable. If that is the case in your area, we have a new project, Food 'n Friends, which may be just right for you.

A Food 'n Friends club is just like having a few friends around for lunch in your own home where the friends are older people. It can be as little as 2 volunteers and 3 or 4 older people coming for afternoon tea to 6 to 8 older people having lunch in a home environment.

If you think you might be interest in starting or going to a Food 'n Friends club in your local area, we can offer support and advice right from 'getting started' to 'keeping going' and having fun on the way! Click here to find out more about being a volunteer.

If you want to know more give us a ring on the numbers below. We would love to hear from you.

Anne Powell 01473 298686
Diana Patrick 01284 757744
Jo Collins 01473 353057