Leeds Older People’s Forum
August 10, 2023
Warm winter webinar
Are you settling back somewhere, in summer sun? Or maybe, like us up in Yorkshire, you are still waiting for any sun… or maybe already hoping for…
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July 26, 2023
Pride – an age friendly space?
As Pride month has drawn to a close, we think about Leeds Pride on 6 August (presumably due to an awkward Yorkshire temperament). So it’s time for…
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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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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 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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January 31, 2023
Update: February 2023
Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In January, among other activities, we have… In February…
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December 31, 2022
Update: January 2023
Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In December, among other activities, we have… In January…
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December 15, 2022
Time to Learn (one last time)
The Time to Shine programme came to an end in March 2022, and I have had one final year to continue to share our learning. The LOPF…
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December 13, 2022
Christmas creativity
One of the ways we will celebrate Christmas this year in my family is by going to a carol concert. We’re fully intending to drag the children…
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December 8, 2022
Food glorious food!
I’m not at all sure about ‘cold jelly and custard’ myself. As we move towards Christmas, it’s a good time to share the Time to Shine learning…
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