A South Lanarkshire-based group arrange for older persons are celebrating after assembly up for the primary time in two years.
The Recycled Youngsters held a friendship lunch on the Burnside Lodge in Rutherglen final week.
The group, which recurrently loved day journeys in Scotland and weekends away all through Britain earlier than lockdown, had been solely too joyful as quickly as restrictions had been lifted to take the possibility to satisfy up once more.
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The Recycled Youngsters fashioned greater than a decade in the past by locals (and LEAP Trustees) Isabel Banks MBE, Jim Cunningham and Gilly Feron.
Because of funding from VASLan’s Group Psychological Well being and Welfare Fund, the Youngsters had been capable of lay on a lunch for present members and invite alongside mates and supporters to assist increase their membership.
Gilly Feron informed Lanarkshire Dwell: “ VASLan’s fund was set as much as assist become older individuals again into the group and having a Recycled Youngsters friendship lunch was an ideal method of doing this.
“The cash allowed us to put on a lunch and have a homicide thriller occasion for everybody to hitch in. Virtually 150 individuals attended and from what they stated, everybody had a good time.
“It additionally provided the chance for everybody there to seek out out extra about what providers had been obtainable of their group, particularly by means of our mates at LEAP, who had data obtainable on the day.
“We're additionally grateful for the assist of the LEAP workers who pitched in to assist organise the day, and we had been glad they had been capable of be a part of the occasion.”
The group is now trying to restart its actions and can also be on the lookout for new members to hitch the ranks.
“Anybody over the age of fifty is welcome,” Gilly stated, “and we'd like to get some new members alongside to hitch within the enjoyable.
“We don’t take ourselves too critically and get collectively for native outings and weekends away.”
To search out out extra about Recycled Youngsters you'll be able to contact Gilly, Isobel or Jim by means of the LEAP workplace on 0141 641 5169.
LEAP is a charity supporting individuals in Lanarkshire aged 50 and over. It delivers this assist in Blantyre, Bothwell, Cambuslang, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Rutherglen, Stonehouse, Strathaven and Uddingston.