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April 30, 2020

Time to Shine update: May 2020

As Time to Shine goes into its final year, under the most difficult of circumstances for everyone, we have decided to give you a monthly update of…
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April 30, 2020

Shine magazine – I have become an editor

I have become an editor! I’ve been creating a magazine called Shine that aims to share the stories of older people in Leeds, funded by Time to…
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April 29, 2020

Don’t Call Me Old project adapts rapidly to change

During my time running the Time to Shine funded Don’t Call Me Old project based at Armley Helping Hands, I have had many moments of joy, happiness…
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April 22, 2020

Explore the world at your fingertip, with a friend! Keeping people engaged and in touch.

There’s no doubt that it can be easier to try new things if we do them together with a friend. People all over the internet are busy…
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April 16, 2020

Fun on the phone! Keeping people engaged and in touch

One of our Ageing Better partners – based in Hackney – is engaged, as you all are, in trying to keep all those people you so carefully…
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April 15, 2020

Telephone befriending in challenging times

Many of you will now be changing your way of working, trying to keep in contact with those you have been supporting to reduce their social isolation…
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April 14, 2020

Coronavirus: grief and bereavement – information and support

Everyone at Time to Shine is very conscious about the number of people dying from the coronavirus. And we know that more older people are dying than…
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April 14, 2020

Keep on Zooming (safely)

Aren’t online tools amazing? In the current lockdown, organisations across Leeds have had to make difficult choices about suspending support and activity groups. Using tools like Zoom,…
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April 8, 2020

Grammar with Grandma

Well maybe not grammar – my little one is just six! – but spelling and mental arithmetic. Since he was a few weeks old, my son has…
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April 2, 2020

Grand isolation

A photo I saw on twitter today really touched me. It is of a new father holding his baby. They are stood in front of a window…
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