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Leeds Older People’s Forum

June 8, 2017

Have your say: Why don’t we just talk more about loneliness? [Big Issue North]

Jim Garside, Time to Shine’s Administration Officer, wrote a comment piece for the Big Issue about loneliness in Leeds. It calls for the need to reduce the stigma…
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June 5, 2017

Armley Helping Hands Celebrates Jo Cox

The Jo Cox Commission is promoting a Great Get Together around the country in June. Armley Helping Hands is joining in with a 60s disco!  Loneliness and…
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June 1, 2017

Age Friendly Leeds: What’s Your Pledge?

Everyone can do something to make Leeds more age friendly.  Leeds City Council’s Public Health Resource Centre recently hosted a “Want to Know More” information session covering…
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May 28, 2017

Ian’s experience: Dementia Friendly Leeds

Before I did my work placement with Dementia Friendly Leeds I did not have much knowledge when it came to Dementia but I was interested to learn.…
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May 27, 2017

Louise’s experience: Dementia Friendly Leeds

My experience at Dementia Friendly Leeds will not be forgotten quickly. I have had a really positive experience here and will take the key skills I have…
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May 25, 2017

Research Based Innovations in Healthy Ageing Symposium

A mix of academics, postgraduate researchers, primary healthcare stakeholders and a sprinkling of people from the voluntary sector made up the seventy of so delegates at this…
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May 15, 2017

More than a Mealtime Lives Up to Its Name

A Time to Shine project has meant finding something beyond friendship for two of its participants, Anita and Ken. More than a Mealtime, delivered by Cross Gates…
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May 12, 2017

Event: Men’s Health in Leeds

Across nearly all causes of death, men in Leeds are more likely than women to die at a younger age. Women outliving men is something that you often…
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April 28, 2017

Lights, Camera, Action!

Did you know? Time to Shine is building a collection of videos documenting our various projects.  They’re a great way to show the impact delivery partners are making…
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April 24, 2017

Food for Thought: Stories from Young at Arts

A new Time to Shine programme is bringing together two things you might not automatically match up: art and food.  The new programme, Food for Thought, is being delivered by…
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