ENHANCING
QUALITY OF LIFE
Enhancing Quality of Life
We are an independent charity located in the heart of Ainsdale. We run a lunch and activity centre, manage a great value charity shop and provide a local meals on wheels service covering Ainsdale, Birkdale and Formby.
Enhancing Quality of Life
We are an independent charity located in the heart of Ainsdale. We run a lunch and activity centre, manage a great value charity shop and provide a local meals on wheels service covering Ainsdale, Birkdale and Formby.
Games afternoon
Delivering Meals-on-Wheels
Indoor bowls…
Assisting in the office
Nearly complete!
Waitresses for the day!
LUNCH CLUB
Lunch Club
We can transport people who may find coming independently difficult – cost £2.50 (members) and £3.00 (visitors). Housebound Our team of DBS approved volunteer drivers take meals to housebound residents of the local area, Ainsdale, Birkdale and Formby. There is a small extra charge for this service. Daily cost £6.00. The daily cost includes a hot meal and dessert.
Christmas Dinner 2017
Our fabulous team!
Coffee and mints next!
CHAPEL CAFÉ
Chapel Café
Opening at 10.00am the café provides visitors and members with a light and airy place to socialise over a cup of tea or coffee with options to enjoy a light lunch or snack such as sandwiches, soup, toast or tea cakes. Manned by volunteers it is an ideal location to relax with views of Ainsdale across the Village Green.
We are looking for more volunteers to help serve refreshments, even for just one Morning/Afternoon a week, or to cover for holidays. Helping in the Chapel Café is a great way to meet new people! As a thank you all volunteers are entitled to a discounted lunch.
Breakfast favourites served daily from 10am till 2pm (Monday: 10am till 1pm)
- 2 Toast and Butter £1.20 with jam £1.50
- 2 x Crumpets and Butter £1.50 with Jam £1.80
- Sausage Bap £2.00
Light lunches served daily from 10am to 2pm (Monday 10am till 1pm)
- Homemade Soup of the Day with Roll £2.00
- Soup and Sandwich £3.00 White or Brown Bread Fillings: Cheese; Ham; Tuna; Coronation Chicken; Egg Various Sandwiches also available without soup – individually priced in chiller cabinet.
- Toasted Sandwich £3.00 White or Brown Bread Fillings: Cheese; Ham; Cheese and Tomato; Baked Beans or Tuna. Extra Fillings £0.50
- Jacket Potato with Salad Garnish £3.50 Fillings: Cheese; Tuna; Coleslaw; Baked Beans. Extra Fillings £0.50. No filling (just butter) £2.50
- Omelette with Side Salad £3.80 Fillings: Plain Cheese; Cheese; Mushroom.
Cakes and desserts served daily from 10am till 2.00pm (Monday 10am till 1pm)
- Dessert of the Day £1.00
- Toasted Teacake £1.00 with Jam £1.30
- Scone with Butter £1.50 with Jam and Cream £2.00
- Ice Cream £1.00 with Flake and Sauce £1.20
Drinks served daily from 10am till 2.00pm (Monday 10am till 1pm).
- Coffee £1.20
- Cappuccino £1.50
- English Breakfast Tea Pot of Tea for 1 £1.20 / Pot of Tea for 2 £2.00
- Hot Chocolate £2.00
- Still Mineral Water £0.80
Take Away Drinks also Available
Tea and…
Home-made cakes!
Catching up with friends!
CHARITY SHOP
Charity Shop
Our Charity Shop sells a wide range of items at good prices, all the proceeds help to fund our service. The charity shop is open to the community Monday-Friday from 10.00am to 3.00pm.
Ainsdale Lunch and Leisure has four paid members of staff, 2 full time and 2 part time. They are supported by several volunteers (Currently 80) who assist in the kitchen, deliver meals, run activities, help in the office, the charity shop and with ebay sales.
We’d like more volunteers in our shop for a half a day or a day between 10:00am and 3:00pm on a weekday, or even just a couple of hours a week to help sort and label donated goods.
As a thank you all volunteers are entitled to a discounted lunch.
Open daily from 10:00 till 15:00pm
Glorious books!
Anything and everything!
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Events and Activities
- 10:00 – 11:00 Line Dancing
- 10:00 – 13:00 Chapel Café
- 10:00 – 15:00 Charity Shop
- 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch is served
- 13:00 – 15:00 Leisure Afternoon: Jigsaws, Dominoes, Whist, Quiz, Bingo, One on One Computer Tuition / Family History Research
- 10:00 – 11:00 Ballroom & Sequence Dancing (for beginners)
- 10:00– 12:00 Monthly Talks (3rd Tuesday monthly)
- 10:00 – 14:00 Chapel Café
- 10:00 – 15:00 Charity Shop
- 10:30 – 11:45 Ukulele
- 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch is served
- 13:00 – 15:00 Music For ALL
- 14:00 – 15:30 Tai Chi
- 10:00 – 12:00 Gardening Club
- 10:00 – 14:00 Chapel Café
- 10:00 – 15:00 Charity Shop
- 10:00 – 11:00 “Zest For Life”- Keep Fit (Organised by the Methodist Church)
- 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch is Served
- 13:00 – 15:00 Active Afternoon: Indoor Bowls and Table Tennis
- 13:00 – 15:00 Music Appreciation for All
- 13.30 – 15:00 Knit & Natter Group: Friendly group makes items to raise funds
- 09:50 – 10:50 Gentle Gym
- 10:00 – 14:00 Chapel Café
- 10:00 – 12:00 Art Class: Caters to a wide range of ages and abilities and has provided interests for newly retired and also support for recently widowed.
- 10:00 – 15:00 Charity Shop
- 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch is Served
- 13:30 – 16:00 Sequence and Ballroom Dancing
- 13:30 – 1530 Foodbank
- 09:45 – 10:45 Yoga
- 10:00 – 14:00 Chapel Café
- 10:00 – 12:00 Patchwork Group
- 10:00 – 15:00 Charity Shop
- 11:00 – 11:50 Move and Soothe
- 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch is Served
- 13:30 – 15:00 Parent and Toddler Group (Organised by the Methodist Church)
- 13:30 – 14:30 Good Vibrations Choir
Gentle Gym
A little bit of competition!
Indoor bowls
GARDENING CLUB
Gardening Club
Garden Club Do you have a passion for Gardening? Help us plant a rockery, rose garden and orchard. Free refreshments. Work up an appetite and why not book in for lunch after. 
Wednesday’s 10:00am till 12:00 noon or come and garden at your leisure with prior arrangement. Sponsored by: Tesco Groundworks
The community Resilience Grants
Lets Live Well Sefton
Raising the garden beds…
Before we got started!
The team…
We have started!
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteering
Fundraising Ainsdale Lunch and Leisure relies on fundraising and donations to keep our services running. We would welcome any Sponsorship, Fundraising activities and ideas to help us, so please contact: Rebecca on 01704 574838 or email: manager@ainsdalelunchandleisure.org.uk Volunteering Volunteers are always needed at Ainsdale Lunch and Leisure!
Delivering Meals-on-Wheels
Assisting in the office
Waitresses for the day!
If you have any questions or would like to have a chat about any of our activities,
please call Rebecca or Audrey:
Tel 01704 574838
Thank you to all our Sponsors:
