Ahead of the 12 December general election, Age UK call for the next Government to invest in older people and the public services they need. 6 million over 65s in England are in need of
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Category: The Geezers
We are a group of older men who meet every Tuesday 2-4pm at Tredegar Community Centre, 333 Morville Street, Bow London, E3 2DZ, providing social activities for older men in the community who might otherwise be isolated.
The Geezers featured in The Environment magazine
The November issue of The Environment magazine carries a short article and photo about how the Geezers worked with students at Bow School on a project run by Active Energy. They showed how a floating
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Active Energy Project: Olympic Park
Communities Countering Climate Change Active Energy, led by Loraine Leeson, has been collaborating with the Geezers for twelve years. On 20th Sept 2019 they celebrated the installation of the latest Active Energy project, a waterwheel
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GEEZERS ORGANISED ACTIVITIES INC BOW BOWLS JULY – SEPT 2019
The Geezers activities July – Sept 2019. Also Ray Gipson’s diary of speakers and visitors to the Geezers club.
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The Geezers Global Reach
Chihiro Masui visited us on January and June this year. She wanted to see how a club was for elderly men was run, as they have a lot of elderly men in Japan, but no such clubs.
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Geezers collaborate with Bow School on Active Energy Turbines
Active Energy started twelve years ago when artist Loraine Leeson was commissioned to work with The Geezers to ask why the life experience of older people was failing to inform new developments in technology. Answering
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Geezers Organised Activities inc Bow Bowls: April – June 2019
April 2019 Weekly Weight Training sessions at gym in Bethnal Green for men over 55. Tues 16th April: The Geezers go to the City to visit the Museum of London. Bow Bowls 4 Sessions Mondays
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Geezers filmed for BBC News
On Tues 20th May a BBC news crew visited the Geezers in Bow. Siobahn Wornell came to interview the Geezers about how rising inflation was affecting them. The finished news piece featuring the Geezers was
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