Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month.

In July, among other activities, we have…

• published Sarah E Frost’s evaluation of the Driving Change Together project for older drivers
• delivered three monitoring and evaluation inductions for Travel with Confidence delivery partners
• published the BOSS Toolkit
• ran the Digital Network meeting with 100% Digital launching the BOSS materials
• delivered UKSPF sessions at Health For All, Crossgates, Sumangal Group, Vandan Group
• been delighted that CEO, Jo Volpe, met with senior leaders from Leeds Health and Care Partnership and Department of Health and Social Care to showcase our partnership work, influence national policy and promote the work of our third sector partners in Leeds.
• attended the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Board to hear the launch of Ageing Well:  Our Lives in Leeds – this year’s Director of Public Health report, which celebrates much of the work Leeds Older People’s Forum does in partnership with Age Friendly Leeds.
• delivered a Wise Up to Ageism session to Moortown Baptist Church and Burmantofts Senior Action.
• published a blog to celebrate reaching 200 Age and Dementia Friendly businesses in Leeds.
• delivered great sessions on Person Centred Approaches, Social Isolation and Loneliness and Making Space for friendship, to organisations across the UK, through the Good Practice Mentor programme
• published a statement about Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Credit, urging people to check whether they are eligible.

In August, we expect to…

• publish a Mature Driver Appraisal toolkit, sharing our learning from Driving Change Together
• try out Impactasaurus, a free online tool to report impact, as part of our Travel with Confidence project
• deliver UKSPF sessions at STEP, Otley elderly action and NHA South Leeds up to 6 week courses
• deliver Dementia Friends sessions to staff teams from The Grand Theatre and Sunny Bank Mills.
• deliver a new Good Practice mentor course on setting up an Older People’s Forum, as people keep asking about the LOPF experience

Rob Cook
Communications Officer