Brendoncare's Good Companion Pub Club has celebrated turning nine

Good Companion Club members have celebrated the club turning nine.

MEMBERS of a community club have come together to celebrate another year of friendship.

Brendoncare’s Good Companion Pub Club began in January 2014, and since then it has blossomed into a group of friends that offer support to one another.

Club members have been meeting every Monday morning at the Good Companion pub in Eastern Road, Milton, and recently marked the club’s birthday as it turns nine.

The clubs are run by Brendoncare, a Winchester-based charity that provides community services and care homes for older people.

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Pauline Piper was one of the first volunteers to lead the club, joining on the first day it opened. She said: ‘Initially, I came along as a member with a view to volunteering but after the first week, I realised I had to volunteer as I knew I could make a difference.

‘It has made such a difference to my life and I look forward to seeing everyone each week. I get as much out of the club as I put into it. I’d like to think I make the members smile and we have good times at the club.’

In order to celebrate, the members came together and had birthday cake whilst looking back over the last nine years.

Pauline added: ‘Sometimes for many of the members, it’s their only outing during the week. They all look forward to coming and always leave with a smile on their face. I never thought I would be here nine years later but that’s how much it means to me.’