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September 21, 2021

“We want Leeds to be the best city for everyone”

I was delighted to attend and speak at the launch of the Leeds Age Proud Festival on Monday 12 September, which provided a very inspirational and energising…
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September 14, 2021

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (September 2021)

At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older people. We share a few of these with you each…
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September 7, 2021

Day one of festival fun!

I don’t normally like to work on my Monday off, in fact I actively avoid it. But when I was invited to take part in the launch…
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August 31, 2021

Age Proud Festival – choose from more than 100 community events!

Well it’s been busy, busy, busy here at Age Proud Festival headquarters, and with start of the Festival just a few days away we are delighted to…
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August 26, 2021

Going out for dinner?

I know just now, if I was to call round to see my Dad, he’d be in. No social plans, thanks to Covid 19, but that’s about…
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August 19, 2021

Ageing without children

It’s estimated that 1 in 5 people over 50 in the UK is ageing without children, meaning that they have no children available to help with all…
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August 17, 2021

Float Your Boat: encouraging people to talk on the waterways

After 10 minutes on a canal boat trip what is there to do but talk? Sat on bench seats facing each other that’s very inviting, and there’s…
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August 17, 2021

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (August 2021)

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (August 2021) At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older…
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August 11, 2021

MHA’s Community Support Project: helping people get back to activity

MHA runs Neighbourhood Networks in West Leeds. From their experience they could see that people who had an accident, or had a spell in hospital, might need…
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August 5, 2021

SELF project: not old enough for group activities, not interested in lunch clubs…

“I don’t feel old enough for group activities, I’m really not interested in lunch clubs…” Paraphrasing, that was the response of the adults involved in the SELF…
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