Kew's Avenue Club- the daytime social club based at Kew Community Centre for people in their 50s and beyond – is bringing back its lunchtime food offering.

The restart is being made possible thanks to a 'Give a Little Love' donation from Waitrose & Partners. Margaret Marshall deputy chair of charity Kew Community Trust which runs The Avenue Club is pictured collecting the cheque from the Richmond branch.

"This cash boost will enable us get the midday meal service up and running again offering an affordable social lunch for our members and the local community," explains Margaret.

"Our lunches have previously been popular and we are really pleased to bring them back. We are very grateful to Waitrose for their support."

The Avenue Club runs more than 25 different activities attracting hundreds of members from Kew and Richmond through its doors each week.

"We've missed the social side of eating together and making it comfortable for members to stay here all day without needing to bring a lunchbox!" says Avenue Club Manager Siobhan Cockrill "It's great to be offering a delicious and affordable hot meals again."

The clubs lunch offering will initially run on Mondays and is open to everyone – anyone living locally or visiting the local area is welcome to book lunch by calling the club by midday on Friday.

"We're looking forward to welcoming back some of our previous customers and hope to see some new faces too. We'd love to see our neighbours, those working in the area and people attending other classes and meetings within the Kew Community Centre staying for something to eat." adds Siobhan.

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"We're delighted to be the 'have-menu' club again!" A local cook will prepare the meals and the club is seeking volunteers to support lunch hours alongside the team. If you are interested in giving your time to support this community venture, please call the club office on 020 8948 8807.