For many in our community, this time of year can be tough. That’s why Age UK Wandsworth is running our Christmas giving campaign, and inviting you to ‘Make Someone Happy’ by writing a Christmas card or donating non-perishable food items and treats that older people may not be able to buy themselves this Winter.  

If you would like to write a Christmas card and bring joy to an older person who is isolated, please write your card with Christmassy message leaving space for us to add a name.  

You may prefer to donate non-perishable food stuffs such as tins of soup or fruit, tea bags, pasta, rice, cereals, and long-life milk – all these items are incredibly helpful. Essentials like these can help ensure that older people have enough food for the Christmas period and don’t go without.

Christmas is also about treats that make the season magical, and we’re also asking for donations of socks, chocolate, soap, and other small gifts that can brighten someone’s day. Your generosity will genuinely make a difference to older people in Wandsworth.

Donations can be dropped off between 10am-3pm Monday to Thursday at our Information and Advice Centre, 549 Old York Road, SW18 1TQ or at our Gwynneth Morgan Day Centre, 52 East Hill, SW18 2HJ.

We are here to accept donations right up to and including Christmas Eve, Wednesday 24^th December.

Wandsworth Chamber members and guests are warmly invited to celebrate the festive season with us at AFC Wimbledon on Wednesday, 10th December, from 6:00 – 10:00pm.

Tickets:

• £20 + VAT for Wandsworth Chamber Members

• £25 + VAT for Non-Chamber Members

​🎄 Dress Code:
Get into the festive spirit with your best Christmas jumper or hat there’s a prize for the most festive outfit!

💖 Giving Back:
Age UK Wandsworth are running a “Make someone happy” campaign this Christmas and would welcome donations of boxes of tea, chocolates, biscuits and cakes that they can distribute to isolated older people.”

A breathtaking live performance from an internationally-trained opera and crossover vocalist
Enjoy powerful opera classics, elegant Christmas melodies, uplifting sing-along favourites and feel-good party classics — all performed with exceptional versatility and festive charm.
(Think opera meets modern Christmas magic — goosebumps guaranteed!)  

Join Age UK Wandsworth at our Christmas Carol Concert on Thursday, December 11th, 2025, from 6pm at St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic Church in Wandsworth. Then stay after the concert and enjoy refreshments and mulled wine, which are included in the £10 ticket price.

This will be a magical evening of traditional carol singing and Bach's Christmas music for organ. In addition, Union Chapel Voices (the resident Gospel choir at Union Chapel, Islington) will be putting a spin on some old Christmas classics and premiering some new music for the Christmas season, directed by Wandsworth resident Anthony Fort.

You can buy tickets online here:  Age UK Wandsworth Carol Concert | Age UK Wandsworth All the money we raise will be spent locally supporting the older residents to age well in Wandsworth.