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Jo Volpe, CEO for Leeds Older People's Forum (LOPF) accepts the LOPF Partner of the Year Award from Caroline Baria, Director of Adults & Health.
March 11, 2026

LOPF named Partner of the Year in the Adults and Health Directorate for Leeds City Council

Leeds Older People’s Forum (LOPF) is proud to announce that we have been awarded Partner of the Year in the Adults and Health Directorate for Leeds City…
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March 11, 2026

ABCD in Leeds Pathfinder Grants

Leeds City Council is looking to fund two new Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) pathfinder sites in either Chapeltown, Little London or Hyde Park.  Leeds has pioneered…
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March 11, 2026

Dying Matters Community Grants 2026

Dying Matters Week aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.  Funding available: Small Grants up…
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March 4, 2026

Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University

Dr Marie Janes, research fellow for the Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University, has a new research project on  ‘Risk Prediction models’ and how older people…
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February 27, 2026

Job Vacancy: Team Admin Coordinator

We are recruiting! Join our team as a Team Admin Coordinator! Overview of the role This recruitment process covers two posts: Jointly recruited roles delivered in partnership…
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February 13, 2026

Have your say on emergency care in your area

Do you live in Leeds or Bradford and have experience of calling 999 or 111?Your experiences matter, and researchers would like to learn from you. Local research…
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February 12, 2026

From Electronic Frailty to INCLUDE

The recent NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber blog, “From Electronic Frailty to INCLUDE”, written by David Smith (Trustee at Cross Gates Good Neighbours), speaks directly to two…
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January 26, 2026

Call out for designers: New eLearning module for taxi and private hire drivers

Leeds Older People’s Forum, in partnership with the Motability Foundation, invites quotes from creative digital designers to create an engaging 20-minute eLearning video and assessment on Age…
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January 26, 2026

My Day with Leeds Taxi Licensing Team

The Travel Connections team at Leeds Older People’s Forum is launching a new E-Learning module designed to support both new and existing taxi drivers in the Leeds…
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January 14, 2026

Voluntary Action Leeds, Volition and Leeds Older People’s Forum secure the Third Sector Infrastructure Support and Representation (ISF) Contract for April 2026

Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL), Volition and Leeds Older People’s Forum (LOPF) are pleased to announce that we have secured the ISF contract and will work together to…
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January 9, 2026

People’s History of Leeds: Book Launch

Date: 22 January 2026Time: 5.30 pm – 7 pmLocation: Hyde Park Book Club Celebrate the new book about Leeds by the People’s History Team Join us to…
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January 8, 2026

Time Well Spent: Workshops to help with change

Changes in life can uproot us and impact our sense of purpose. We can feel anchorless and unsure of what to do and, at times, who we…
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