The Monday Club was set up in 1984 to provide a community day centre for the elderly and/or housebound residents of Bromham and Rowde. Membership currently covers an age range of those in their sixties to those in their nineties, and both villages are well represented. The club meets every Monday (exept Bank Holidays) in Bromham Social Centre and a two course hot lunch is provided, supplied by the Greyhound pub in Bromham. Afternoons include various activities such as visiting speakers or entertainers, card games, bingo, skittles, quizzes, singalongs etc. Trips out for lunch (on a coach with a lift) occur at times during the year. An important objective of the club is to provide companionship, and the atmosphere is very friendly and welcoming.
Funding is supplied by Wilts County Council, augmented by donations and fund raising (eg. Weekly raffle, annual autumn fair). Age Concern supply a coordinating and advisory role covering a number of day centres, of which the Monday Club is one.
The Club runs from 10.30am to 3.30pm on Mondays, and transport can be provided for anyone who lives within the villages of Rowde or Bromham. Membership is not exclusive to the two villages, but anyone else has to find their own transport.
The current cost per day is £4.00 or a £5.70 with transport.
The organiser is Claire Ladd who can be contacted for further details on 01380 859166.