‘HERE TO SUPPORT THE OLDER COMMUNITY IN STEVENAGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS’

Hello and welcome to the home of the Irish Network Stevenage (INS).

We are a local charity based in Bedwell, in Stevenage and our remit is to serve the older community in Stevenage, by providing various social and exercise activities to help maintain an active lifestyle for both body and mind. The majority of the activities take place in the Bedwell Community Centre.

The activities provided by the INS are run by volunteers and to take part you can become a member for a minimal annual fee. There is a small charge for most of the activities although non-members can join in, space permitting, at an additional cost. Apart from the daily activities, events such as celebratory lunches are held, St. Patricks Day and Christmas lunches plus outings.

We are pleased to announce that as we have increased our activities exponentially over the years to more than 70 a month, we have decided to move into different areas throughout the town so even more people can have access to the activities where they live.

From the attached Newsletter and the on-line Calendar, you will see that we are now at:
Timebridge Community Centre
The Oval Community Centre
Symonds Green Community Centre
Chells Manor Community Centre
Stevenage Postels Club

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the office

We produce a monthly Newsletter which has news, a calendar of events and a description of the activities. This can be found here, November 2024 Newsletter

To find out more about INS, please take a look at our General Newsletter

This year’s AGM was held on the 25th September with an attendance of 114 people at the Bedwell Community Centre. Read the full report here.
AGM Report 2024

If you are interested in becoming a member of the INS, please use any of the contact details provided on this site, we would love to hear from you.


For more photos, visit the Gallery

CARE IN THE COMMUNITY

Our Care in the Community project provides an outreach service to the older more vulnerable members of the community.

SOCIAL & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

The aim of our social activities is to have fun! We provide various activities to keep members socially active and mentally stimulated.

THE CHRISTMAS CLUB

Our Christmas Club is a traditional Savings Club that pays out in November. Started in 2015 and managed by Lloyds Bank.

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Awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2019


Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our Trustees and volunteers we were awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, which is the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. We were one of only 281 groups to receive the prestigious award this year. Luke Donovan, Chair, said “we are so delighted and honored to receive such a prestigious award. Our volunteers work tirelessly to support the most vulnerable members of our community, and to have such high recognition is a testament to how important charities like INS are.



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