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June 7, 2023

Only connect

Next week (12-18 June) is Loneliness Awareness Week, created and hosted by the Marmalade Trust. The theme this year is ‘Connection’, the same word, and the same…
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June 6, 2023

Pension Credit – £1.7 billion unclaimed each year!

Now more than ever, we need to ensure that all of the older people we work with are claiming every benefit they are entitled to. Many are…
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May 22, 2023

Teaching new dogs old tricks

My new job involves teaching new dogs old tricks. (See what I did there?) Once knowledge is embedded it’s easy to forget you needed to learn something…
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May 18, 2023

We’re recruiting a Friendly Communities Officer!

Our Friendly Communities project brings together Age Friendly Leeds and Dementia Friendly Leeds, with the ultimate aim of making Leeds an age and dementia friendly city. This…
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May 11, 2023

Carry on learning, with me and my new team

Spring has sprung, possibly (although I’m still wearing a woolly hat outdoors). I’m certainly in a very happy mood myself and about to spring into a new…
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April 27, 2023

Update: May 2023

Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In April, among other activities, we have… In May…
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April 27, 2023

Trending elders: our new quarterly survey

We are launching a regular quarterly trends survey and we need the insight and experience of our members to make it work effectively. Through ‘Trending elders’ we want…
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April 26, 2023

Support the campaign for a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing

As I read some of the 1001 Stories gathered from older people across Leeds, I’m struck by all the things that make a life.  People talk about…
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April 12, 2023

Leeds reaches 100 age and dementia friendly businesses

I’m very proud to say that we now have 100 businesses and organisation in Leeds  committed to being age and dementia friendly! This fantastic milestone was reached…
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March 30, 2023

Update: April 2023

Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In March, among other activities, we have… In April…
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