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The 50+ Forum meets six times a year.
Meetings are held in the Brampton Community Centre and are preceded by lunch in the community café and followed by tea and biscuits.
The next 50+ Forum meeting will be held on Tuesday April 9th 2024 in the café at Brampton Community Centre, Union Lane.
The topic will be the Consultation on the potential closure of Moot Lodge Care Home.
Councillor Lisa Brown, the Executive Portfolio holder for Adults and Community Health, Cumberland Council, will talk to the meeting and answer questions.
The meeting will begin at 1:45pm.
Lunch of soup and sandwiches followed by fruit salad will be available, £4, at 12:30pm.
To book a lunch please call Brampton Community Centre (016977 45023) before midday Friday 5 April giving any special dietary requirements.
New members always welcome.
There is also a chance to 'Have your say on the future of Moot Lodge care home' by completing an online survey on the Cumberland Council website.
What are the issues affecting older people that concern you?
Health? Staying active? Getting about as you get older? Dementia?
Home care? Residential care? Money? Paying for care? Caring for a partner or relative?
What are your views:
on local bus services, the health service, hospital transport, Brampton recycling centre, activities for older people, local footpaths, adult social care, support for carers?
Recent speakers - all local people - have included: the High Sheriff of Cumbria, members of the Library Service, Chairman of Brampton Parish Council, a pharmacist, an optometrist, members of the Fire Service team, volunteers from Macmillan nurses, representatives from Adult Social Care, Carlisle Carers, and Sustainable Brampton.
Discussions have ranged from maintenance of local footpaths to provision of extra-care housing in Brampton.
Have your say
What topics would you like to talk about or learn more about?
We'd like to hear from you.