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July 21, 2025
Government revives landmark Pensions Commission to confront retirement crisis
We warmly welcome today’s announcement from the Government to revive the Pensions Commission. This is a vital step toward confronting the growing retirement crisis and ensuring that…
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July 10, 2025
Conversations on Bereavement, Inequality and Care: Highlights from our Leeds Conference
One of our wonderful Age and Dementia Friendly businesses, Full Circle Funerals, recently hosted a conference at Thackray Museum on Bereavement, Inequality, and Care. Here, Ruth has…
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June 5, 2025
“Pride, Poverty, and the Power of Community: Supporting Our Older Generations with the Respect They Deserve”
As we await the spending review and a change in policy on winter fuel payments, I’m reminded of just how resilient our older generations are. They’ve lived…
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May 27, 2025
Alcohol in Later Life: Forward Leeds Campaign
National Alcohol Awareness Week starts on Monday, July 7. This year, the focus is on a key public health message for Leeds: Alcohol in Later Life. In preparation for…
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April 29, 2025
Photos wanted: Ageing Well Leeds Archive and 2026 Calendar
The All Age Activists Intergenerational Group are calling for Leeds-based photos celebrating positive ageing with an emphasis on older people for the Ageing Well Leeds Archive and 2026…
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April 25, 2025
Thriving, Not Just Surviving: How Enhance Is Shaping Support for Older People
As Enhance enters its fourth year of delivery, the programme is consistently proving how sustained partnership working, flexible delivery, and community-rooted approaches can meaningfully reduce clinical demand…
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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 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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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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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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September 6, 2024
IDOP 2024 – Grant applications are now closed.
Community Grants of up to £250 are available to help groups and organisations in Leeds run events celebrating the integral role of older people in our communities.…
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