Time to Shine’s number-one priority is learning. We want to learn what works to reduce social isolation and loneliness amongst older people.  Second to that is sharing. We…

All throughout 2017, the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness did work all over the country to carry out one of the late minister’s legacies: a national conversation and…

The first national Village Halls Week, which started on Monday 22 January, was a celebration to champion the work that volunteers do to keep village halls, and…

Cara’s song is going for a song. Due to popular demand ‘Cara Song’, Cara’s reworked rendition of Cliffs of Dooneen, is now available to download for £1. The…

When: Tuesday 27th February 2018 10am-1pm Where: The Board Room, Joseph’s Well, Hanover Way, Leeds LS3 1AB Course overview: The purpose of the course is to look…

WINTER IS COMING. That’s right, the Age Friendly Leeds (Leeds City Council) Winter Friends campaign is back and they are armed with shiny new owl badges.

Come In and Rest, a scheme inspired by cities such as Nottingham and Manchester, and led by the Age Friendly Charter Steering Group, will officially launch on Thursday 25…

The LEAF partnership, a consortium of six arts and culture organisations led by Yorkshire Dance, co-produced an integrated two-year programme giving socially isolated older people the opportunity…

Walk with Me linked volunteers (16+) to older people to provide support and encouragement to get out of the house.  Individual volunteers were linked to an individual…

Street Links was about finding local vulnerable and isolated older people, and gently connecting them with their neighbours and the local community. This project came to a…