During the eighties there seemed to be much concern for "youth" but little for those "in-age". Just as the parish church initiated an ecumenical bazaar at Christmas time, the Golden Age Centre (GAC) opened on Thursday 2nd October 1986 with participation by the Methodists, RC's of St Francis, and the Garden Church of God, with Rotary West and Soroptomist support.

The first challenge was the transport of senior citizens from their homes and parishioners readily collected and delivered members each Thursday. Apart from outings, weekly meetings had hymn singing and prayers, exercises, games, refreshments and sometimes a visiting speaker. At first, participants were quiet and "turned-in" on themselves: now it is hard to stop them talking and many, many say the Golden Age Centre is the high point of their week.

There are many volunteers who assist at the Centre or act as drivers while others provide refreshments or financial support. However, we are always looking for more volunteers to expand this worthy program.