Leeds Older People’s Forum
November 6, 2016
Community Correspondent: Joyce Aveyard wrote to us about the Writing Back Penpal Programme
My name is Joyce Aveyard. I would like to relate the benefits of writing to another person. Did any of you have a pen friend in your…
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November 5, 2016
Community Correspondent: Sage Writing Workshop
To celebrate IDOP, International Day of Older People, Sage organised a writing workshop led by local writer Matthew Bellwood. I didn’t know what to expect when I turned…
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November 4, 2016
Community Correspondent: City Snaps – Skippko Arts Project
City Snaps – Skippko Arts Project One of the briefs of Skippko is to deliver Arts Projects locally and so to celebrate the International Day of Older People Skippko…
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November 3, 2016
Community Correspondent: The Fashionable Lounge’s Intergenerational Drama Project – City Varieties
The Fashionable Lounge’s Intergenerational project with Leeds Older People’s Forum Thursday 6 October 2016 By Ben Anson & Laura Cope Once a month a small group of…
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November 2, 2016
Community Correspndent: Well Being Day Event – Rothwell & District Live at Home Scheme
International Day of Older People 2016 Rothwell & District Live at Home Scheme Health and Wellbeing Day – Blackburn Hall – Rothwell 5 October Meeting new people doesn’t…
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October 24, 2016
Age Friendly Charter Launches
Since March 2016, Time to Shine Age Friendly Campaign Officer Emily Axel has been consulting with older people all over Leeds to write an Age Friendly Charter for the…
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October 12, 2016
Evaluation of the Ageing Better Programme – Key Points and Discussion
Time to Shine will be hosting several workshops to discuss the baseline report recently published by Ecorys which looked at Social Isolation in Leeds. The workshops will include…
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October 11, 2016
Community Social Worker – Bramley Elderly Action
COMMUNITY SOCIAL WORKER: BRAMLEY ELDERLY ACTIONHours: 22 hours per weekGrade: SO1, £25,694 – 27,394 (pro rata)Leave: 28 days plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)Employing Body: Bramley Elderly…
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October 11, 2016
Restorative Justice – Yorkshire Mediation
Yorkshire Mediation Services (YMS) is a mediation charity based in West Yorkshire working to resolve neighbour disputes, workplace disputes and to provide training in conflict resolution. They work do this through…
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October 7, 2016
Community Correspondent: Anne Spice on The Scribblers’ book launch and IDOP
An Age UK Leeds Creative Writing group known as ‘The Scribblers’ celebrated IDOP (International Day of Older People), with friends and family, by launching their anthology ‘Notes from a Small…
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