July 22, 2021

Connecting older LGBT+ people – Micro Fund

As part of our year 7 plan, we have allocated funds to specifically support older LGBT+ people in Leeds and confront loneliness and social isolation in these…

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July 22, 2021

International Day of Older People 2021 – Linking lives

International Day of Older People (IDOP), 1 October, is celebrated annually in Leeds, focusing on a different theme each year. This year’s theme is Linking Lives: a…

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July 15, 2021

Making best practice easy, the Warm Welcome way

Do you feel nervous before you start new activity? Don’t we all have a little prickle of anxiety as we open the door to a room full…

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July 15, 2021

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

At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older people. We share a few of these with you each…

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July 12, 2021

International Day of Older People 2021 – Linking lives

International Day of Older People (IDOP), 1 October, is celebrated annually in Leeds, focusing on a different theme each year. This year’s theme is Linking Lives: a…

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June 30, 2021

We all need a Warm Welcome

We had a fascinating meeting last week. It was one of those strange blessings of the pandemic which meant we could ask Annabel Collins from Ageing Better…

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June 30, 2021

Time to Shine update: July 2021

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

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June 17, 2021

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

At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older people. We share a few of these with you each…

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June 2, 2021

Become a Covid-19 Community Champion for your community

We at Forum Central are working in partnership with Leeds City Council, Voluntary Action Leeds and Hamara to connect with people who are interested in being a…

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June 2, 2021

“A year older, a year bolder”

We are delighted to launch a new video as part of our Age Proud Leeds campaign to raise awareness of ageism and change negative attitudes about ageing…

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May 31, 2021

Time to Shine update: June 2021

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

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May 26, 2021

My business is to help develop your business

It was Dame Joan Collins who said “Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine”. I…

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