A charity lunch club that helps the elderly fight social isolation is being forced to close after Oldham council withdrew funding.
The event, organised by Age UK Oldham, runs six days a week - but will now hold its last meals in September. The news leaves elderly residents feeling ‘disappointed’ and ‘neglected’, according to Royton councillor Lisa Hughes.
The lunch clubs run across the borough on different days, in Royton, Lees, Chadderton, Hathershaw, Shaw and Failsworth. Visitors pay a subsidised £5.50 fee for a three-course meal where they can socialise with their peers.
The closure comes after the club, which serves around 200 elderly residents, has struggled to secure alternative funding for two years.
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