Monthly Calendar of VI events –NOV-DEC
This event calendar will feature events run by MertonVision and other sight loss organisations and individuals
*Disclaimer. We hold responsibility only for events run by MertonVision*
DATES: Tuesday 30th, Nov, Tuesday 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th December
TIME: 10:30-12:30
EVENT: Weekly coffee morning
RUN BY MertonVision
Just turn up to join others for tea or coffee and biscuits and a chat – only £1.20. If you need transport (£4.80) please let us know on 0208 540 5446
DATES: Thursday Dec 2nd and 9th
TIME: 12:30- 2:30
EVENT: Lunch Club!
RUN BY MertonVision
Enjoy a delicious 2 course home cooked meal with refreshments for just £5. Please call the office to book your place 0208 540 5446
DATE: Thursday December 16th – Grand Christmas Lunch
TIME: 12:30-3:00
Join us for a wonderful 3 course Christmas lunch with carols and crackers followed by a great raffle. Lunch is £10 in advance. We look forward to seeing you all!
DATE: 1st Sunday and 3rd Saturday of each month next: Only Dec 5th
TIME: For more information, email cycling@mssc.org.uk.
EVENT: Tandem cycling
RUN BY: MSSC (Merton Sports and Social Club)
Members are asked to register using our new google booking form. All abilities are welcome, from beginners to seasoned cyclists. All start from the Guardian Centre in Colliers Wood and include a refreshment stop. Solo cyclists are also welcome.
DATE: TUESDAY 7TH DECEMBER
LOCATION: Ganley’s Irish Bar, Morden
TIME: From 7:30pm
EVENT: CHRISTMAS SOCIAL
RUN BY: MSSC
Please join us for our Christmas get-together from 7.30pm on Tuesday 7th December. As usual, you can buy drinks from the bar and there will be a free buffet. Christmas hats, jumpers and other sparkly accessories optional!
MSSC are delighted that Ganley’s Irish Bar in Morden is proving to be an excellent venue for our monthly club social, which we will continue to hold on the first Tuesday evening of each month. Ganley’s is located at 43-47 London Road, Morden SM4 5HP. It is about two minutes’ walk from Morden Underground Station, which is at the southern end of the Northern Line.
Let us know if you would like someone to meet you at the station or at a bus stop to guide you to the pub, which is just across the road from Morden station. Email info@mssc.org.uk or phone Richard on 07500 913 223. If you arrive on your own, once you have entered the pub, turn right and you will find the MSSC crowd in a side room.
DATES for MSSC events in December:
2nd December: SWIMMING AT CANONS (7-8pm every Thursday)
5th December: SUNDAY CYCLE RIDES
7th December: CHRISTMAS SOCIAL (Ganley’s, Morden)
9TH December: SWIMMING AT CANONS (7-8pm every Thursday)
16th December: SWIMMING AT CANONS (7-8pm every Thursday)
28th December: POST-CHRISTMAS STROLL
DATE: Ongoing
EVENT: Merton Libraries Home Visits Service
If you are a Merton resident who cannot get to their local library and have no one who can go for you, then the Home Visits Library Service can help. The Home Visits Library Service caters for most interests, tastes and ages, providing a wide range of material from the whole of the library service, including community languages, talking books and large print. This service is free to Merton residents.
DATE: Ongoing
EVENT: Croydon Visions’ weekly schedule of events
For information please call them on 02086882486
| Day | Activity / Service Schedule | Times |
| Monday | Bowls (fortnightly) | 10:30am-12:30pm |
| Music Appreciation (fortnightly) | 10:30am – 12:30pm | |
| Fit & Fun | 11am – 12pm | |
| Tuesday | Quiz Group | 10:30pm-12:30pm |
| Touch Group | 11am-12:30pm | |
| Mental Aerobics | 1:30pm-3pm | |
| Wednesday | Art & Crafts | 10:30am-12:30pm |
| French | 1:30pm-2:30pm | |
| Keep Fit | 10:30am-12:30pm | |
| Moorfields Low Vision Clinic | Appointment Only | |
| Thursday | Morning Social Group | 11am-12:30pm |
| Dance | 10:30am-12:30pm | |
| Afternoon Social Group | 1:30pm-3pm | |
| Mon-Thurs | Advice & Advocacy | Appointment Only |
| Personal Development | Appointment Only | |
| IT | Appointment Only | |
| Transport | Please Book via Reception | |
| Lunch | Please Book via Reception |
