September 7, 2021

Day one of festival fun!

I don’t normally like to work on my Monday off, in fact I actively avoid it. But when I was invited to take part in the launch…

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August 31, 2021

Age Proud Festival – choose from more than 100 community events!

Well it’s been busy, busy, busy here at Age Proud Festival headquarters, and with start of the Festival just a few days away we are delighted to…

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August 26, 2021

Going out for dinner?

I know just now, if I was to call round to see my Dad, he’d be in. No social plans, thanks to Covid 19, but that’s about…

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August 19, 2021

Ageing without children

It’s estimated that 1 in 5 people over 50 in the UK is ageing without children, meaning that they have no children available to help with all…

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August 17, 2021

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (August 2021)

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (August 2021) At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older…

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August 17, 2021

Float Your Boat: encouraging people to talk on the waterways

After 10 minutes on a canal boat trip what is there to do but talk? Sat on bench seats facing each other that’s very inviting, and there’s…

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August 11, 2021

MHA’s Community Support Project: helping people get back to activity

MHA runs Neighbourhood Networks in West Leeds. From their experience they could see that people who had an accident, or had a spell in hospital, might need…

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August 5, 2021

SELF project: not old enough for group activities, not interested in lunch clubs…

“I don’t feel old enough for group activities, I’m really not interested in lunch clubs…” Paraphrasing, that was the response of the adults involved in the SELF…

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July 30, 2021

Time to Shine update: August 2021

Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month … July 2021 We continue to work remotely, while…

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July 29, 2021

Age Proud Festival Leeds: co-ordinating the fun!

Hello, my name is Lesley Wilcock and I am proud to be the Co-ordinator of the new and exciting Age Proud Festival Leeds! I’m 63, so I’m…

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July 29, 2021

Standing up for anyone who needs to sit down” – Bramley Shopping Centre

Earlier this summer, Bramley Shopping Centre changed hands. This was not major news to residents in the area. The new owners, LCP Group, had purchased a portfolio…

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July 29, 2021

Sharing our learning

Year seven of Time to Shine is all about us sharing our learning with you – and by ‘you’ I mean anyone who might be able to…

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