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WOPF Getting ready for winter forum event

Getting Ready for Winter

Practical advice • Useful information • Friendly support

Wandsworth Older People’s Forum invites older residents, members, friends and supporters to our November Forum, Getting Ready for Winter.

As we head into the colder months, this informative session will bring together local organisations and experts to provide practical advice and information to help older residents stay warm, manage household costs and look after their health and wellbeing.

What will we cover?

Warm Homes

Find out more about keeping yourself and your home warm during the colder months, including information about local warm spaces and available support.

Money Matters

Get practical information about budgeting, benefits and support with the rising cost of living.

Winter Health

Hear advice about looking after your health and wellbeing throughout winter, including information about vaccinations.

Meet local experts

There will also be an opportunity to hear short introductions from local organisations before speaking directly to the services most relevant to you.

Organisations and experts attending include:

  • Foodbanks
  • Family Action
  • KLS Financial Inclusion
  • Power to Connect
  • Crewe Energy
  • WCEN

Whether you have a particular question, would like to find out what support is available locally or simply want to be better prepared for winter, we would be delighted to welcome you.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Anchor Church Centre
Address: 273 Garratt Lane, SW18 4DU
Transport: Buses 44 and 270 – Swaffield Road stop

Reserve your place

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07828 690676

All older residents, WOPF members and friends are welcome.

Come along, meet local organisations and find out about the practical support available to help you

Our aims​
 

  •  give older people an active voice in stating their needs and views on local and national issues that concern them​
     
  • promote the importance of acknowledging and respecting the dignity and worth of older people​
     
  • positively combat age discrimination.

     What we do​
 

  • hold open meetings every month with relevant speakers​
     
  • ·campaign on key issues affecting older people​
     
  • ·support and bring together a network of organisations in Wandsworth which work with older people​
     
  • ·represent older people’s interests on local groups​
     
  • ·organise an annual Conference on a topical issue relating to older people for our stakeholders​
     
  • produce a regular newsletter with a wide circulation

     Who we are​
 

  • ·a member organisation open to any older resident in Wandsworth or any individual or organisation working with older people in Wandsworth​
     
  • ·run by a  group of volunteers who form a management committee supported by a part time administrator​
     
  • funded by Wandsworth Council until 2023 and helped by other charities and Trusts from time to time