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September 1, 2025

Leeds Older Peoples Forum is celebrating Catch the Bus Month 2025

Leeds Older peoples forum is proud to be supporting Catch the Bus Month 2025 run by Bus Users UK. Buses boost the economy, reduce congestion and pollution,…
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September 5, 2024

Happy Bus Pass

In July 2007 I applied for my first senior bus pass in person at Cross Gates Post Office. Since then I’ve used it to get all around…
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Group of 7 people, each wearing one (or two) huge red 'hands', each of which has the text "CATCH THE BUS MONTH" across the 'palm'.. In the background are windows, with "skyup" and "AgeUK Leeds" showing on the glass.
September 5, 2024

Celebrate Catch the Bus Month!

We  are proud to be supporting September’s Catch the Bus Month (through our Travel Connections project) co-ordinated by Bus Users UK. Buses are the most accessible form…
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July 31, 2024

Update: August 2024

Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In July, among other activities, we have… In August,…
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June 30, 2024

Update: July 2024

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… In July…
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June 25, 2024

Greater than the sum of our parts….

In these weeks when there’s so much talk of a big change, perhaps we should look at the small… It’s Small Charity Week and I wanted to…
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Square with 9 images of diverse older people, doing a variety of things.
May 31, 2024

Update: June 2024

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… In June…
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April 28, 2024

Update: May 2024

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 25, 2024

Welcoming Emma

I have recently joined the team as Project Support Worker for the Travel With Confidence project which, when up and running, aims to help people with disabilities to…
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April 17, 2024

Steering the station through the points

When the Age Friendly Steering Group (AFSG) were asked to take a look at the changes going on at Leeds City Train station, they went into strong planning…
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Square with 9 images of diverse older people, doing a variety of things.
March 31, 2024

Update: April 2024

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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March 7, 2024

Local women, International Day

It’s International Women’s Day. We want to mark it by highlighting the difference older female activists continue to make in our communities and to all our lives.…
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