For older lesbians and
gay men in Croydon
Silver Rainbow is a friendly group of older gay people living in and around Croydon, who meet for lunch twice a month on Thursdays (see the Diary for current dates) from 12 noon to 2:30.
We were voted third in our category nationwide in the Pink Paper Readers' Awards; see our certificate.
Latest news: We took part in Croydon's Full of Life Week in October 2009 – see the News page for more details.
Lunch at the Waterside Centre
Once a month we have a cooked lunch, provided by UNACC (Upper Norwood Association for Community Care) at the Waterside Centre beside South Norwood Lake — see Directions.
The two-course lunch now costs £4.00 (tea or coffee extra) and needs to be ordered the day before.
Healthy Eating
On alternate meetings we go to out for healthy meals at a variety of inexpensive local lunchtime venues, originally in partnership with Age Concern Croydon, whose "Fit as a Fiddle" programme taught us about healthy diet and lifestyle choices.
See where we're going next and where we've been already.
Other CAGS activities
Silver Rainbow is affiliated to Croydon Area Gay Society (CAGS). Membership of CAGS costs £6 a year (for non-earners) and offers:
- monthly newsletter
- theatre and restaurant visits, days out to museums and places of interest
- two social events a month in members’ homes
- Special Interests Network so members can keep in touch with each other by phone or e-mail.
There’s full information about CAGS, and an application form you can download, on the CAGS website.
Silver Rainbow is a service from Croydon Area Gay Society, working in partnership with Age Concern Croydon.
For the latest LGBT news and views for Croydon, check out
LGBT Croydon.
For a directory of other LGBT groups around London, see
LGBT London.
