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July 28, 2022

Looking back, looking forward… at our AGM

We recently welcomed 36 people to our Annual General Meeting at the St. George’s Centre.  It was great to look back on the year and celebrate our…
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July 26, 2022

International Day of Older People 2022 – community event grants now open

Community groups and organisations can now apply for grants – of up to £300 – to run an event to celebrate International Day of Older People (IDOP)…
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July 20, 2022

Jo Volpe – a new home at LOPF

It’s day 10 since I joined Leeds Older People’s Forum as Chief Executive. In many ways it feels like I’ve come home – a great bunch of…
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July 14, 2022

Run for home: football and dementia

What challenge could I set myself approaching my 60th birthday to test me both physically and mentally as well as raising awareness about dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease?…
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June 30, 2022

Update: July 2022

Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In June, among other activities, we have… had an…
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May 31, 2022

Update: June 2022

Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In May, among other activities, we have… heard the…
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May 24, 2022

Travel Connections: our exciting new journey

We are delighted to announce that Leeds Older People’s Forum has been awarded a grant through the Department for Transport’s ‘Tackling loneliness with transport’ fund. Through our…
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April 28, 2022

Meet Rachel Standish

I’m very pleased to be joining the Friendly Communities team at LOPF. I’ll be working part-time with Elizabeth and Sarah on the Age Friendly and Dementia Friendly…
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March 31, 2022

Update: April 2022

Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In March 2022, among other activities, we have… worked…
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January 11, 2022

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (January 2022)

At Leeds Older People’s Forum we see and read many interesting stories and resources about older people and ageing. We share a few of these with you…
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