The Londonderry Senior Center is always busy, whether in the midst of a craft show or just an ordinary weekday. And even with a building expansion in progress, Senior Affairs Director Cathy Blash said the temporary move to the Londonderry Lions Club Hall building is pretty much all set.
“We expect to make the move starting Sept. 12,” she said. “I have tried to keep all the programs the same. We will be open at the Lions Hall Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. I have made some moves to accommodate the lost Friday time slot. The Bone Builders on Friday is moved to Wednesday afternoons and bingo will meet just Tuesday afternoons. The art class will be at noon on Thursdays. “We anticipate being back in our newly expanded building by the middle of October or the first of November,” she noted. “The men are making such rapid progress, we know it will happen.” The center provides its members with a monthly blood pressure, hearing and diabetic support check, and every other month offers a foot clinic. In addition, Panera Bread and Hannaford Supermarket provide the center with leftover bread and pastry products, something many members look forward to. Every day different programs are offered. Mondays start with the Panera delivery, followed by a Zengevity class, where seniors do gentle movement exercises and use their brains to answer questions while moving. This is followed by a Bone Builders class, where the emphasis is on balance and strength training. Cribbage and Mah Jongg games are offered in the early afternoon, followed by a ceramics class. On Tuesdays members can take part in a chair exercise class, Wii games, a knitters group and a poker group, with Bingo in the afternoon. Wednesdays features aerobics, a Pilates group and Bingo in the afternoon. Thursdays bring more Bingo, the Rockingham Nutrition Meals on Wheels lunch program, and an afternoon of line dancing. A flu clinic will be held Sept. 28 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., followed by an LSCI (Londonderry Senior Citizens, Inc.) luncheon at 11:30 a.m. catered by Sabatino’s. Sign- up for the meal is required; cost is $4 for members and $14 for non-members.