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June 25, 2020

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (June 2020)

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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June 25, 2020

Food for thought?

As lockdown eases and cafes and restaurants start to open their doors again it’s a good time to consider the role of food in bringing people together.…
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June 24, 2020

Unconscious bias

In my last blog What do you expect at your age? I explored the structural ageism that exists in our society and the negative impact of this…
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June 23, 2020

I’m an Age Friendly Ambassador

Hello there! My name is Anna and I recently signed up to be an Age Friendly Ambassador. I work in Leeds as a theatre producer, ensuring that…
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June 18, 2020

Phone a new friend with OWLS

Lockdown has been a particularly lonely time for people who live alone. In Kirkstall and Headingley and Hyde Park areas alone, there are 1500 older people in…
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June 18, 2020

Make it easy to read

Bee Together is a Time to Shine funded project, managed by Health For All, aimed at combating social isolation and loneliness in older people with learning disabilities.…
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June 17, 2020

Armley Helping Hands – from afternoon tea to methadone!

How life has changed since the pandemic: from planning afternoon tea, to buying nappies to delivering methadone! All in the day’s work at Armley Helping Hands (AHH).…
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June 16, 2020

Promoting an age friendly culture: how Time to Shine are driving forward their Age Proud campaign

With thanks to Vicky O’Donoghue and Age Better in Sheffield, for permission to publish their blog. Time to Shine, led by Leeds Older People’s Forum are pressing…
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June 15, 2020

Shine On!

When the lockdown began in March we had to stop many of the plans at Time to Shine in their tracks! It felt so sad and not…
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June 10, 2020

What do you expect at your age?

Ageism, like all types of discrimination, works on a number of levels. Individual people are ageist, and the structures within society are ageist too. These ‘structures’ include…
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