webdev Important local contact information Our local businesses need our support, so that they can continue to support us. Please see below a list of local businesses offering various food collection and delivery services. For a better experience on mobile devices, please visit: https://parishpals.glideapp.io on your mobile phone browser and download our app. Note: In these … Read more
Rather than looking forward to the festive season, we know that many older people dread Christmas because it brings back too many memories of people who have passed away and happier times. In fact, half a million older people in the UK are expecting to be lonely at Christmas. We can’t solve the problem across … Read more
RSM are thrilled to have been interviewed and featured by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR), as part of their “Summer Reading” series and IVAR’s “Duty to care?” research project. Please click the link below to read more… https://www.ivar.org.uk/strong-relationships-good-fun-and-an-awful-lot-of-cake/
RSM Community Event We are holding a community event on Saturday 1st December at Rotherfield Village Hall 11.00 – 12.00. The purpose of the event is to bust some myths about RSM and to share with you the problems associated with isolation and loneliness. We will be discussing how RSM can be part of the … Read more
Fiona has dedicated her working life caring for others. Starting her working life as a Care for the Elderly nurse, followed by 18 years as a midwife and the last 15 years as a Early Years practitioner. Fiona therefore brings a wealth of experience and compassion for older people and her community
We participate in the supermarket “feed it back” program. Surplus food that would otherwise go to waste is collected from Lidl, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons and offered to our members for a donation. When: Mondays and Thursdays at the RSM Centre. We will put the board out to let you know when it has arrived. … Read more
Iona joined the RSM team in August 2020 having volunteered as a Parish Pal during the first lockdown in 2020. She previously worked for Central & Cecil, a Not for Profit housing trust in London where she was responsible for training and mentoring professional carers. Upon joining RSM, Iona trained as a Dementia Champion and … Read more
Sarah joined the RSM team in September 2020 having been an occasional volunteer for several years. She works four days a week, organising RSM activities and volunteer drives. Sarah brings a wealth of local experience to this role having volunteered as GSL at the Rotherfield Scout Group and Chair of Rotherfield Preschool committee previously. Prior … Read more
Vicky took over the helm as Charity Manager in 2018. Vicky’s background is embedded in welfare and education. Vicky previously managed a local charity for 15 years before taking up the reins at Rotherfield St Martin. She has a passion for community life and all that it provides. Her ethos to life is “don’t be … Read more
And it’s not just about older people in our community. Through intergenerational work we bring young and old together to transform lives
