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April 11, 2025

Volunteer your time to research

Leeds Older People’s Forum collaborates with local and regional universities on research that focuses on, or may impact, older people. We ensure that older people are meaningfully…
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April 8, 2025

Free webinar: How going digital can save you money: a guide with the DWP

AbilityNet are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 20 May with their Disability Consultant, Lizi Green, who will highlight cost savings you can make by going digital.…
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March 10, 2025

Action on Loneliness: Finding groups local to you

Action on Loneliness has created a website tool to find meetings, gatherings or events within a 15-mile radius of your postcode.  It aims to provide a space…
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March 6, 2025

Age-friendly Communities: a handbook of principles to guide local policy and action

The Centre for Ageing Better has published a handbook aimed at people working in or with local authorities in the UK to help them identify ways to…
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March 4, 2025

We are hiring!

Leeds Older People’s Forum are looking to recruit a Project Manager for the Enhance scheme. Please visit https://www.opforum.org.uk/get-involved/work-with-us/ for more information and to download the application pack.
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February 25, 2025

Older Adult Research Workshops

Are you interested in how older people contribute to research? Want to share your thoughts and help shape the future of involvement? We are inviting people over…
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December 20, 2024

Leeds Older People’s Forum on WASPI decision

Leeds Older People’s Forum is disappointed by the Government’s decision not to uphold the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s recommendations to compensate the women affected by the…
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November 4, 2024

Ask The Trustees

Trustees’ Week is a time for us to come together to celebrate the achievements of nearly one million trustees across the UK. Trustees are individuals who are…
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October 16, 2024

A week in the life of a Digital Skills Tutor

Digital Inclusion Coordinator for LOPF, Sam Haggart, talks about the joys and the challenges of her work as a Digital Skills Tutor, empowering older adults, thanks to…
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September 25, 2024

Pension Credit take up – how we could help: a blog from our Good Practice Mentors

The Good Practice Mentors have been watching the conversations around Pension Credit take up and Winter Fuel Allowance, considering how we could step in to help and…
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