Older residents encouraged to get involved in community

Older residents in Kinross are being encouraged to get involved in their community.

Those who run the Kinross Centre in the town’s High Street want to make sure they are able to help as many people in the area as they possibly can.

The Kinross Centre offers support such as helping people getting to appointments, offering social activities, and running days out.

A spokesperson said:“We are open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4pm, and as we are close to local shops and businesses, we can support individuals to access places like the dentist, hairdressers and optician as well as the other local shops.

“We have our two-wheelchair accessible minibuses and collect service users from their own homes.

“They arrive at the centre anytime between 10.30am and 11.30am.

“We provide a friendly, homely atmosphere, as well as a three course lunch at a cost of £6 per day.

“Before and after lunch we have activities which include exercise classes, bingo, curling, relaxation, singing, Tai Chi, worship and board games, including a very popular choice of dominoes.

“We also have day trips and an annual holiday, which takes place around April or May - this year, Oban is our destination.”

The spokesperson continued:“The centre is great for senior members of the community to get out of the house, meet new people, enjoy the company of others and have a nutritious meal without all the difficulties of cooking and washing up.

“We are very flexible with times - service users don’t have to stay the whole day if they don’t want to.

“We have a bus run after lunch and also if they don’t want to take part in the activities we have a quiet lounge for them to sit in.

“We are all about choices. We support individuals to be a valued part of the community to live independently in their own homes as long as possible, while enjoying meeting new people.”

For more information, contact the manager Nan Cook on 01577 863869.