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The MHA (Methodist Homes for the Aged) is a charity providing care homes, housing and support services for older people throughout Britain. Established over 60 years ago, MHA now serves 8,500 older people in residential and nursing care homes, specialist dementia care homes, sheltered housing schemes, and community projects. MHA benefits from the dedication of 4,000 staff and the commitment of over 5,000 volunteers. For more information, please visit the website at www.mha.org.uk Within the District, MHA currently has a Home in Bury - Epworth Grange, Chirmside Street, Bury, BL28 2BX and
A new MHA project within the District is Beechville MHA, The Home on Chorley New Road, Lostock, has now taken in its first residents. The new Home will eventually provide 62 places for elderly people who require dementia or general nursing care. The official opening by the President of Conference, the Rev Stephen Poxon, took place on 1 May 2009. _______________________
Epworth Grange events
21 May 2010 Epworth Grange Summer Fayre 2.00 - 4.00pm at Epworth Grange ____________ Wednesday 22 September 2010 Epworth Grange Support Group Meeting 3.00pm at Epworth Grange ____________ 11 December 2010 Epworth Grange Carol Service 3.00pm (Venue to be confirmed) ____________
Epworth Grange Methodist Home Day Centre Wednesdays 9.30am - 3.00pm The Day Centre is seeking new members. Activities include craft, entertainment, chat, shop selling sweets, toiletries, etc. Lunch provided at a cost of £2.60 For further details please contact Elizabeth Layfield, c/o Epworth Grange Methodist Home. Chirmside Street, Bury, BL8 2BX (Tel : 0161 763 7500) __________ Ten Churches Walk MHA have built a new Home in the Members
of the Beechville support group sought to raise awareness and funds for the
project. As a member of that support group and the Bolton and Rochdale District
MHA representative, one of the ways that Brian Young sought to raise
awareness and funds for the project was to do a sponsored walk, ‘The Ten
Churches Walk’ in which he visited every church in the Farnworth and
Worsley Circuit. The walk took place on
(Brian, 4th from left, with supporters who joined him for the first leg of the walk, pictured outside Worsley Methodist Church)
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