SOCIALISING is the name of the game for a new project targeted at older people in the borough.
The Good Times, being run by Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, will feature a range of free sessions aimed at tackling loneliness.
Sessions include Games Through The Ages, where people can socialise while playing a variety of classic board games, and Treasure Talking, where memories will be shared inspired by items from the museum’s social history collection.
The project will also include craft sessions and special events aimed at bringing different generations together.
The Good Times’ first special event saw the museum host a 1950s Tea Party, complete with a DJ and dance display by Strictly Jitterbug.
It attracted more than 400 visitors and also included board games, dressing up and a display of period items from the museum collection.
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum hosts Good Times sessions every week, while monthly sessions also take place at Age UK’s Claremont Centre in Clifton Road, and at St Cross Hospital.
The sessions at the Claremont Centre and St Cross, and the craft sessions at the Art Gallery and Museum, have been specifically designed to cater for older people and carers living with dementia.
Borough council spokeswoman Coun Heather Timms said: “The Good Times aims to help older people develop new friendships, build confidence and, most importantly, have fun in a relaxed, sociable setting.
“By placing particular emphasis on supporting older people and carers living with dementia, the project also offers a welcome break from routine and can help create a sense of place and purpose for those who have become lonely and isolated.”
The project secured £7,200 funding from Public Health Warwickshire.
Visit www.ragm.co.uk/goodtimes or call 01788 533217 for further details.
