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January 31, 2023
Cost of Living and Third Sector resilience
With our partners in Forum Central and Third Sector Leeds we have been raising serious concerns at senior levels for Third Sector resilience and sustainability which will…
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January 26, 2023
Enhance to be funded for a second year
We are delighted to be able to announce that Leeds Community Healthcare Trust has agreed to fund the Enhance programme for a second year, up to April…
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January 17, 2023
Travel Connections: a brief excursion
If you’re anything like me, your heart sinks when it’s freezing cold or pouring with rain at the exact moment you need to catch a bus. There’s…
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January 4, 2023
Don’t panic! Do prepare
LOPF staff have recently attended a couple of meetings on ‘Emergency preparedness’. Initially with reference to planned power cuts, we then we looked at wider considerations. This…
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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 13, 2022
Raiders of the White Rose
What happens if you cross a bus company, a shopping centre and a group of older people? On November 28 and 29 we decided to find out!…
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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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December 7, 2022
LOPF funded to support older people (aged 65+) through the cost of living crisis
LOPF has been awarded funding from Independent Age Cost of Living fund to support older people through the cost of living crisis and reduce the impact of poverty…
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December 6, 2022
Grief takes many forms
Following on from Grief Awareness Week I thought I’d take a moment to share some learning about bereavement and what Time to Shine projects discovered. In my…
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December 1, 2022
An Advent gift of learning
I’d like to share an early Christmas present with all of you. I’ve been working at a themed index to the Time to Shine learning for some…
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