2020-12-31-accounts

Trustees Men’s Matters Annual Report 2020

• At the start of 2020 the group number stood at 27, including Tim Walker, Manager, and Malcolm Lock, Secretary. In addition, trustee and account signatory, Ken Bedford, is a member of the group. Able deputies/helpers were John Young and Bruce Henderson. During the year, one member passed away, Anthony Brailsford.

• The group met every Monday afternoon from 2-4pm in the meeting room at All Saints Church, Dedworth Road, Windsor, from Monday 6[th] January until Monday 16[th] March when we suspended face-to-face meetings as the first corona virus lockdown began. Activity during this period included:

• a. Emailed our MP, Adam Afriye, to ask if he would meet us at The Houses of Parliament in April for our group excursion. He replied that he would, but if he was not available, his researcher would meet us.

• b. Group member, Anthony, recommended retired art teacher, Gill Leadsham, to conduct a once-a-month art class for the group. Tim contacted her and she agreed, giving a list of materials she would need to buy. Tim instructed her to buy the agreed materials and submit a receipt – she was reimbursed by cheque from Ken. The first lesson on perspective and sketching started on Monday 16[th] March – the last meeting before lockdown! We hope to resume sometime in 2021 when lockdown restrictions have been eased and all members vaccinated.

• c. Two new members joined in January – David Wallis (early stage Parkinsons Disease, brought and collected by his wife); and George Taylor, a friend of group member Eric.

• d. In February we had a talk from RBWM Community Development Officer, Danielle Lane, about discount schemes for leisure centres and keep fit classes open to the elderly. There were at least three takers! Some were already taking advantage of the pensioners’ swim rates at Windsor Leisure Centre.

• e. We had a fish and chips lunch on the last Monday of each month.

• f. In March we had a voluntary collection of Easter eggs, organised by our Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mark Clement, in aid of Slough Home charity for underprivileged families in Slough area.

• g. Also in March, we had a talk from a university student (via the Council), Iman Hassan, who was doing her thesis on mental health issues and the elderly. She gave us a talk and asked us to take part in a survey – most did.

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• h. Tim represented the group at a meeting of an NHS Stakeholder Meeting, organised by NHS Frimley Health Trust, at Vale Road GP Surgery in Dedworth, and spoke about the activities of Men’s Matters.

• A decision was taken by the Trustees to suspend meetings during w/c 16[th] January and a weekly newsletter was started from Sunday 29[th] March. The newsletter was emailed to all Windsor and Maidenhead members with an email address (all bar 3 – printed copies were sent by post to those without email) and trustees – approximately 57 emails. Tim Walker was the editor, and contributions were emailed to him. The typical content was:

• a. Welcome comments

• b. Jokes and brain-teaser puzzles

• c. A personal memory/anecdote from a Windsor or Maidenhead member

• d. A motivational story or book review

• e. Summary of news from RBWM council newsletter relevant to the group

The newsletter continued weekly for 22 weeks until end of August.

• At the start of September, after the first lockdown ended, a decision was made by the Trustees to restart the face-to-face meetings following Government safety guidelines and using personal protective equipment (PPE). Also, both Windsor and Maidenhead conducted risk assessments in line with our group insurance policy. As a result, it was decided to move the groups to larger rooms with good ventilation. Windsor group, in discussion with the Church Warden at All Saints, were given permission to meet at the back of the church in a large area serviced by a kitchenette for making teas and coffees. There was a disabled toilet in the church foyer we could use to avoid going to other parts of the building.

• Windsor group bought PPE from Amazon, in line with Paul’s list for the Maidenhead group, and we held a socially distanced meeting on Monday 7[th] September (Tim had attended the opening of the Maidenhead group on Wednesday 2[nd] September to see how they did it). In Windsor we had eight attendees – each had their temperature taken on arrival, cleaned their hands with gel, and wore masks. The meeting went well. This was to be the first and last meeting as the second lockdown began as corona virus cases started to rise again.

• We resumed Monday afternoon meetings on Zoom, typically getting 8-9 attendees. Those without wifi or who did not wish to join a zoom meeting were called by telephone every week by Tim or Malcolm to check on their well-being.

• From September to December we:

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• a. Planned our Christmas lunch to be held at the Queen Charlotte Pub in Windsor on two x tables of 6 to conform with the Covid ‘Rule of Six’. It did not happen.

• b. We were joined on zoom one Monday by RBWM Councillor Helen Price, who was campaigning for better access in Dedworth for senior citizens and the disabled. She gave a presentation on her proposal and asked those who live in Dedworth to give their views in a questionnaire – six took part. The group hope wheelchair and motorised scooter access is improved as a consequence.

• c. By December we had abandoned hopes of Christmas lunches, and instead contacted supermarkets for donations of food or confectionery items for a Christmas Hamper for our men instead of the lunch. We had a positive response from Waitrose, who donated 60 boxes of festive fudge. These were divided between Windsor and Maidenhead, and mailed out to all members and trustees, past and present, by Tim and Paul. They were wellreceived by the men who thanked us on the next zoom meetings or by telephone call.

• d. Tim was informed in early January 2021 that group member, Anthony Brailsford had passed away over Christmas. Cause of death unknown. Tim will attend his funeral and Men’s Matters agreed to pay for a wreath.

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