Clubs and Activities for Older People
Age UK Solihull runs weekly and monthly clubs and activities for people over the age of 65*. The clubs are a chance to meet a new group of local people and get to know the friendly and supportive volunteers.
Our clubs and activities are for people who:
- are over 65*;
- pay their council tax to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council;
- live alone in their own home; AND
- have no local family or other support.
Please see full details of who we prioritise for support here.
Waiting lists may apply for all clubs. Please contact us on the details below if you are interested in coming to one.
0121 704 7811
activities@ageuksolihull.org.uk
*Our lunch clubs are for over 65s but we do run some activities for residents aged 18+ who don't have to meet all the critria above. Scroll down for details.
Age UK Solihull Regular Activities for over 65s
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Land Rover Sports and Social Club
- Monthly - first Tuesday of every month
- 12:00 noon to 2:30pm
- Land Rover Sports & Social Club, 6 Billsmore Green Solihull. B92 9LN.
- A hot meal, weekly raffle and occasional singer
- Total cost - £10 (£3 entry plus £7 for meal)
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The Marston Green Tavern Lunch Club
- Every Tuesday
- 12:00 noon to 3:00pm
- Marston Green Tavern, Station Road, Marston Green, Birmingham, B37 7AS
- A hot meal, live singers, and wonderful company
- Total cost - £8.75 (includes lunch and hot drinks, and a raffle)
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The Wednesday Afternoon Club
- Every Wednesday
- 1:00pm to 3:00pm
- Moseley Cricket Club, Streetsbrook Rd, Shirley, Solihull B90 3PE
- Hot drinks, cake, activities and wonderful company
- Total cost - £3
- Transport available to and from this club for an additional cost, but waiting list may apply.
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Welcome Wednesdays (monthly)
- First Wednesday of every month
- 2:00pm to 3:30pm
- Eastcote Park Care Home, Knowle Road, Barston, Solihull B91 0JA
- Hot drinks, cake, activities and wonderful company
- Suggested donation to attend - £3
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The Thursday Friends Lunch Club
- Every Thursday
- 12:00pm to 2:30pm
- The Red Lion Pub, 1672 High St, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0LY
- Hot meal, activities and wonderful company
- Total cost - £8 (includes lunch, hot drinks, as well as a raffle and bingo)
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Hobs Meadow Lunch Club
- Every Thursday EXCEPT the first Thursday of each month
- 12:00pm to 3:00pm
- Hobs Meadow Pub, Ulleries Road, Solihull B92 8ED
- Hot meal, entertainment and wonderful company
- Total cost - £11 (includes 2 course lunch, hot drinks, as well as a raffle and bingo)
Social Cafes
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Social Cafe - The Tea Chest
This is a monthly get together for all Solihull residents aged 18+ who want to get out and enjoy some company.
Run by Age UK Solihull Social Prescribers from South Central Solihull Primary Care Network, and supported by Solihull Council's Community Development Team.
- First Tuesday of every month
- 11:00am to 1:00pm
- The Tea Chest, 242 Lyndon Road, Solihull B92 7QW
- Free to attend
- No need to book - just come along!
- Food and drinks available to purchase
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Social Cafe - Asda Shirley
Another monthly get together run by our Social Prescribers from South Central Solihull Primary Care Network. You can also meet Solihull Council's Community Development Team.
Again, all Solihull residents aged 18+ are welcome.
- First Thursday of every month (starting June 2025)
- 11:00am to 1:00pm
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Asda superstore cafe, Parkgate, Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3GG
- Free to attend
- No need to book - just come along!
- Food and drinks available to purchase
The Big Knit Drop-In Group
Come along and knit little hats for our Big Knit campaign, which helps to raise funds to enable us to provide our vital services.
The Big Knit is a partnership with innocent drinks, who donate 30p per hat our knitters create for us. Our target is 15,000 hats by 1 July, so we would be so grateful for any help reaching the target! Come alone or with friends:
- Every Thursday 1-3pm
- Lower Ground Floor, The Core, Solihull Library, Solihull B91 3RG
- Free to attend (donations always welcome)
- No need to book - just turn up
- Hot drinks and knitting patterns provided
- Bring your own wool and needles (let us know if you need wool and we'll see what we can do)
We are also supporting...
Friday Meet Up (run by former Age Concern Castle Bromwich volunteers)
- First and 3rd Friday of each month
- 12:00pm to 3:00pm
- Arden Hall, Water Orton Rd, Birmingham B36 9PB
- Lunch provided - sandwich, cake and cuppa. Raffle, bingo and great company
- Total cost - £3 per session
For more information and to book, please contact:
0781 260 3122
Other Local Clubs
Download our Clubs List to see other clubs in the Solihull area.
Fundraising events
See our forthcoming fundraising events and activities. All proceeds from our events go back into improving the lives of older people in Solihull.
Our club members say...
“Before I joined the club I rarely got out of the house...now I absolutely love it here. I’m in a lot of pain with my hip but I still make the effort to come along. I always make sure my hospital appointments don't fall on a Wednesday so I don’t miss the club! A few of us here really hit it off straight away. We just seemed to click. When you’ve lived on your own for that long, you get used to your own company. But I love people and the club is an outlet for me. It’s lovely to get together with people around your own age. We have good fun, and that’s what life’s all about.”
“The Lunch Club is very important to me as before I was always stuck inside all of the time with no friends to contact and it was a struggle to meet up with them. Now I have met this wonderful group of people who have become my good friends. I look forward to meeting them every Tuesday and I have been given a chance to really enjoy myself every week. Volunteers and organisers here are lovely and the entertainment really is wonderful.”
“Organisations and groups like this are so important to us within the community. Everyone is always welcomed and the people here are great. We get to enjoy the great entertainment and it’s so lovely to meet new faces all of the time."
Befriending
Our social clubs fall under our Linking People Together project, which also offers befriending for lonely older people who live alone and are unable to get to activities like these.
Help at our clubs
We couldn't run our clubs without our amazing volunteers. Could you spare a few hours each week to help at one of our clubs?