Grangemouth Old People's Welfare

Charity registered in Scotland SC014001

To promote and assist the general good of all old people in the Burgh of Grangemouth by assisting the work of statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in providing facilities for physical and mental recreation, developing physical improvement, furthering health, relieving poverty, distress or sickness or in pursuing any objects which now are or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable.


Current opportunities

Talbot House is a Day Centre running lunch clubs on a Tuesday & Thursday. The objective of our community organisation is to promote and assist the welfare of senior citizens within the burgh of Grangemouth, encouraging the involvement of the wider community. We combat loneliness by providing facilities for our community elderly to be socially interactive. We are looking for helpers at our lunch clubs on a Tuesday & Thursday. Duties include serving plates of food, clearing up, using dishwasher. Volunteers must be reliable and willing to work with our elderly clients. For more information please contact Charlie Greer on 07858656608 or e-mail talbothouse_1980@hotmail.com https://www.facebook.com/Talbot-House-355846911523772

Talbot House is a Day Centre running lunch clubs on a Tuesday & Thursday. The objective of our community organisation is to promote and assist the welfare of senior citizens within the burgh of Grangemouth, encouraging the involvement of the wider community. We combat loneliness by providing facilities for our community elderly to be socially interactive. We are currently recruiting volunteers to cook for our lunch clubs. Each session will be from 8.30am to 1.30pm, and take place on a Tuesday & Thursday. Volunteers are not expected to commit to both sessions and a rota can be discussed. Lunches are two course, either soup and main or main and pudding, and all plain type dishes to suit the elderly age group such as soup, stew, mince, pasta and puddings etc. Food prep can be done the day before or early morning on the day. Ideally we are looking for volunteers with experience of catering for around 30 persons. Volunteers must be reliable and willing to work with our elderly clients. The lunch club closes for 2 weeks during summer and also over the festive period. We cannot offer wages, but can offer reasonable travel expenses. If interested, please contact Charlie Greer on 07858656608 https://www.facebook.com/Talbot-House-355846911523772

We are a small charity based in Talbot House, Grangemouth who run lunch clubs every Tuesday and Thursday for our local community elderly. Our premises are also used by various other local community groups. We currently have a volunteer position for someone to carry out DIY type small repairs and maintenance to our premises both inside and out, such as painting, weeding, basic plumbing, garden tidying, litter picking etc Hours and days are flexible to suit the individual, would perhaps suit someone retired but looking for something to do. Talbot House closes for 2 weeks during the summer, and also over the festive period. We are located very close to the town centre main bus stops, so suitable for using public transport near Grangemouth. We cannot offer wages but can offer reasonable travel expenses. If interested, please contact Charlie on 07858656608 More information on this group can be found on their social media; https://www.facebook.com/people/Talbot-House/100064440109301/