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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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July 30, 2021
Time to Shine update: August 2021
Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month … July 2021 We continue to work remotely, while…
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July 29, 2021
Sharing our learning
Year seven of Time to Shine is all about us sharing our learning with you – and by ‘you’ I mean anyone who might be able to…
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July 29, 2021
Standing up for anyone who needs to sit down” – Bramley Shopping Centre
Earlier this summer, Bramley Shopping Centre changed hands. This was not major news to residents in the area. The new owners, LCP Group, had purchased a portfolio…
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July 29, 2021
Age Proud Festival Leeds: co-ordinating the fun!
Hello, my name is Lesley Wilcock and I am proud to be the Co-ordinator of the new and exciting Age Proud Festival Leeds! I’m 63, so I’m…
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July 22, 2021
International Day of Older People 2021 – Linking lives
International Day of Older People (IDOP), 1 October, is celebrated annually in Leeds, focusing on a different theme each year. This year’s theme is Linking Lives: a…
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July 22, 2021
Connecting older LGBT+ people – Micro Fund
As part of our year 7 plan, we have allocated funds to specifically support older LGBT+ people in Leeds and confront loneliness and social isolation in these…
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