On 15 March a local businessman, musician and Leeds Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Chair, Séan Gavaghan contacted me at Leeds Irish Health and Homes (LIHH). We discussed whether…

Time to Shine entered its final year under the most difficult of circumstances for everyone, so we decided to give you a monthly update of where our…

The recent experiences of living in lockdown have brought back memories of when my husband and I lived abroad for over 30 years. The strange similarities between…

The current situation with Covid-19 obviously means people can’t come to us as usual. So how do we get out into the community to host something that…

Are you OK? How are you doing? Is everything OK? These are questions I’m sure we’ve all asked and been asked many times in the past few…

Kindness has been important so far during the Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown. Many of us have seen stories of people reaching out to neighbours, communities coming together…

The British Red Cross recently put out a call for evidence as the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Loneliness was running a major independent inquiry into…

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…

Have you heard of D Dance Theatre? They’re based in Oulton and offer social and dance activities for people over 50 in the Oulton and Cross Gates…

Carers Leeds estimates that there are 74,000 unpaid carers in the Leeds area, all helping a friend or family member who has physical or mental health issues,…