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Take a walk down memory lane with us and see our journey

At Tapestry we have been helping older people in the local area since 1949.
We believe that every adult deserves the opportunity to live healthy connected lives regardless of age or ability.
THE JOURNEY BEGINS

THE JOURNEY BEGINS

Our journey started on the 21st of January 1949 when Hornchurch Urban District Council Old Peoples Welfare Committee was formed.
<span class="font_size">1951</span><br>OUR FIRST HUB

1951
OUR FIRST HUB

Our first social and recreational centre for older people was opened in the old Army Hut in Billet Lane. The club was the first of it’s kind in the district of Hornchurch.
<span class="font_size">1952</span><br>DANCING FEET

1952
DANCING FEET

We started a mobile Chiropody service that would travel to the older people in the local area. Today we still have a nail care service that offers both home appointments and appointments in clinics throughout Havering.

<span class="font_size">1959</span><br>10TH BIRTHDAY

1959
10TH BIRTHDAY

We celebrated our 10th birthday and changed our name to the Havering Old Peoples Welfare Association as we found we were helping the wider community. We also started a ‘new building fund’ with the hope we would be able to help even more people.

<span class="font_size">1962</span><br>LONELINESS

1962
LONELINESS

The BBC wanted to broadcast on the subject of ‘The loneliness of old people and how to combat it’ and members of the association assisted in the broadcast. Tackling social isolation and loneliness is still at the heart of what we do today at Tapestry.
<span class="font_size">1965</span><br>THE 'NEW BUILD'

1965
THE 'NEW BUILD'

Finally on March the 27th the official opening of the ‘new building’ arrived and it was appropriately named HOPWA House. We still have the building today and is now the site of our South Havering Hub.
<span class="font_size">1966</span><br>A SPOT OF LUNCH

1966
A SPOT OF LUNCH

The kitchen at HOPWA was serving luncheon on a daily basis for up to 40 people and helping to prepare food for the boroughs ‘meals on wheels’ service. Healthy nutritional food is still very much an integral part of our services. We provide lunch daily at our Hub’s, with a takeout option, and meal preparation forms part of our home care solutions.
<span class="font_size">1973</span><br>A NEW AGE

1973
A NEW AGE

HOPWA became Age Concern Havering. In this year, 28,000 people attended HOPWA House for lunch; the kitchen provided 22,570 meals on wheels and we brought 7,580 housebound older people to HOPWA House to be included in the activities
<span class="font_size">1982</span><br>TRAVEL IN STYLE

1982
TRAVEL IN STYLE

We officially started our Transport Service running 2 vehicles. Today the fleet consist of 5 fully adapted mini-buses which provide transport to otherwise housebound older people to attend our community hubs.
<span class="font_size">1995</span><br>DEMENTIA

1995
DEMENTIA

We started our Dementia Services in the borough. We still run the Dementia Advisory Service for the borough commissioned by the Clinical Commissioning Group.
<span class="font_size">2003</span><br>FOREVER FRIENDS

2003
FOREVER FRIENDS

Volunteers started running a Befriending Service with the aim of alleviating loneliness and social isolation to over 60’s living alone. This was a great success and we still have our befriending service today run entirely by volunteers. Volunteers are a vital part of our organisation and we are so grateful to them for everything they do.
<span class="font_size">2006</span><br>WHAT'S ALL THE HUBBUB?

2006
WHAT'S ALL THE HUBBUB?

In 2006 we opened another community hub at Paines Brook Court in Harold Hill. We run a day care service and provide healthy nutritional meals to our daycare clients and residents of Paines Brook Court.
<span class="font_size">2010</span><br>WE CARE

2010
WE CARE

In 2010 we launched our Home Care services with a vision of promoting independence and allowing people to stay in their own homes for longer.
<span class="font_size">2013</span><br>WHAT'S IN A NAME?

2013
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

In 2013 we became Tapestry. The first thing people ask us is ‘why are you called Tapestry?’. The meaning behind our brand is actually very simple. We look at the services we offer, our clients, their carers and extended support system as single strands of thread and when you weave them together they create a complete Tapestry of care.

<span class="font_size">21st January 2024</span><br>Happy Birthday to us! 75 years of Care and Support

21st January 2024
Happy Birthday to us! 75 years of Care and Support

In 2019 we will be celebrating our 70th birthday in style!!
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  • Tapestry Care UK, HOPWA House, Inskip Dr, Hornchurch RM11 3UR
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At Tapestry, we have been helping older people in the local area since 1949. We believe that every adult deserves the opportunity to live healthy, connected lives regardless of age or ability.

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