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September 29, 2022
What is Overlooked?
‘Overlooked’ is an exhibition (opening at Leeds City Museum in February 2023) co-curated by a group of volunteers, aged 14-24, called the Preservative Party. The group have…
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September 27, 2022
Resilient older women in the spotlight
A fantastic range of activities will be run to celebrate International Day of Older People (IDOP) 2022 in Leeds. This year’s theme – the resilience and contributions…
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September 22, 2022
Still being a friend
The success of the Cara project meant that Leeds Irish Health & Homes were keen to take their learning and experiment further, this time setting out deliberately…
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September 20, 2022
Our dancing days need not be over
Would you like to know how to lift the mood, in moments of dance, of even the oldest and frailest people? Yorkshire Dance can tell you how…
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September 14, 2022
Reconnecting people to their communities
Health for All Connections supported younger older people with a series of groups and courses. They covered a range of topics, from woodwork and photography, to mindfulness…
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September 14, 2022
The cheering effect of a little sunshine
Sunshine In Leeds, a Time to Shine project run by Health for All, set out to provide a very practical service. It worked with people to help…
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August 31, 2022
Update: September 2022
Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In August, among other activities, we have… welcomed new…
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August 30, 2022
Reaching out to older people in Leeds
One of the pleasures of my role as Good Practice Mentor is being able to link people to information and expertise to help them do their own…
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August 17, 2022
I’ve been thinking about evaluation, and why we do it.
Since sharing a presentation with Time to Shine’s local evaluators at a Campaign to End Loneliness workshop last week and having a look through the first monitoring…
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August 11, 2022
Why we care about images
We often see images in the media, in magazines, or online as reflections of ourselves and of our society. And while ageing certainly isn’t without its challenges,…
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August 9, 2022
The Great Outdoors project – fresh air and friendship
TCV Hollybush recognised that engaging with conservation activity in a group setting provided people with an opportunity to undertake a meaningful activity, and to meet a range…
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August 3, 2022
Don’t Call Me Old: more complex than anticipated
The Don’t Call Me Old project saw Armley Helping Hands take steps to expand the age range of their engaged members. They hoped this would have benefits…
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