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March 1, 2018

Round 7 of Small Funds is Open for Business

Small Funds, our project delivered by Leeds Community Foundation, is open for applications as of 1 March 2018.  Local organisations can apply for between £5,000 and £10,000 to…
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February 26, 2018

Ageless Thanet: An App for the Ages

Everyone loves a rewards scheme. In Thanet, they’ve taken that idea and run with it to promote age friendliness all over the city.  Ageless Thanet is one…
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February 23, 2018

LGBT History Month: What We’ve Learned from Sage

February is LGBT History Month. It’s a time to celebrate progress that’s been made, honour the people who have done hard work toward LGBT rights so far,…
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February 21, 2018

Training Available from Time to Shine

Time to Shine’s number-one priority is learning. We want to learn what works to reduce social isolation and loneliness amongst older people.  Second to that is sharing. We…
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February 19, 2018

Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness: Manifesto

All throughout 2017, the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness did work all over the country to carry out one of the late minister’s legacies: a national conversation and…
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January 30, 2018

Cara’s song is going for a song

Cara’s song is going for a song. Due to popular demand ‘Cara Song’, Cara’s reworked rendition of Cliffs of Dooneen, is now available to download for £1. The…
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January 30, 2018

Village Halls Week

The first national Village Halls Week, which started on Monday 22 January, was a celebration to champion the work that volunteers do to keep village halls, and…
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January 26, 2018

Sensitive Data Training

When: Tuesday 27th February 2018 10am-1pm Where: The Board Room, Joseph’s Well, Hanover Way, Leeds LS3 1AB Course overview: The purpose of the course is to look…
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January 19, 2018

Age Friendly Leeds: Winter Friends

WINTER IS COMING. That’s right, the Age Friendly Leeds (Leeds City Council) Winter Friends campaign is back and they are armed with shiny new owl badges.
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January 12, 2018

Age Friendly: Come In and Rest Scheme Set to Launch

Come In and Rest, a scheme inspired by cities such as Nottingham and Manchester, and led by the Age Friendly Charter Steering Group, will officially launch on Thursday 25…
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