Charity’s Day Care Service Hosts A 1970s Summer Party To Celebrate Its 120th Anniversary
To celebrate Friends of the Elderly’s 120th Anniversary, the care team and clients at the charity’s Wallington Day Care Service — which supports people living with dementia and other age-related conditions — are throwing a free, 1970s-themed Summer Party for the local community, complete with an afternoon of disco dancing.
“On Friday 15th August from 12:30 p.m., the day care centre will be reliving the glam rock and disco days of the 70s,” said Nicola Davies, the Day Care Manager at the Wallington service. “The clients thoroughly enjoy all our community events and love all genres of music, so we thought they would really enjoy a 70s Summer Party to celebrate Friends of the Elderly’s landmark 120th Anniversary.”
The clients, their relatives, friends and local community will be able to enjoy a free delicious picnic and tasty refreshments, whilst ‘getting down’ to 70s songs and tunes thanks to DJ Jimmy who will be spinning the decs and getting the party going.
“Alongside the entertainment and scrumptious picnic, we will also be holding a Best 1970s Costume or Outfit competition,” continued Nicola. “We got lots of prizes to give out, and the clients are already in full swing deciding on what they will wear.
“There have been lots of chats about the decade since we decided on the 1970s theme. The clients never cease to amaze me; their recollections are amazing.
“We’ve talked about the 1976 heatwave, the iconic bicycle of the time, The Raleigh Chopper MK1 and even their favourite 70s television programmes such as Fawlty Towers, The Good Life, Are You Being Served and Porridge.
“One client told me that in 1971, British currency changed to the decimalised system we know today and another said they remembered celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee with a street party. It just goes to show that the 1970s were more than just disco music and questionable fashion choices.”
“Everyone at Wallington Day Care is super excited for the Community 1970s Summer Party and to be opening the doors of the day care centre and welcoming the clients, their families, loved ones, friends and our local community to join us at what we hope will be fun, funky and seventies-tastic event to celebrate Friends of the Elderly’s 120th anniversary,” concluded Shirley Bradley, the Charity’s Head of Day Care Services.
For catering purposes, please RSVP by emailing: DCWallington@fote.org.uk
Or by calling 020 8669 7398.
