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December 31, 2022

Update: January 2023

Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In December, among other activities, we have… In January…
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December 15, 2022

Time to Learn (one last time)

The Time to Shine programme came to an end in March 2022, and I have had one final year to continue to share our learning. The LOPF…
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December 13, 2022

Christmas creativity

One of the ways we will celebrate Christmas this year in my family is by going to a carol concert. We’re fully intending to drag the children…
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December 8, 2022

Food glorious food!

I’m not at all sure about ‘cold jelly and custard’ myself. As we move towards Christmas, it’s a good time to share the Time to Shine learning…
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December 6, 2022

Grief takes many forms

Following on from Grief Awareness Week I thought I’d take a moment to share some learning about bereavement and what Time to Shine projects discovered. In my…
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December 1, 2022

An Advent gift of learning

I’d like to share an early Christmas present with all of you. I’ve been working at a themed index to the Time to Shine learning for some…
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November 30, 2022

Update: December 2022

Here is a brief selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In November, among other activities, we have… In December…
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November 24, 2022

Warm Spaces need a Warm Welcome

As a Good Practice Mentor I can help you to achieve warm spaces welcomes, without needing an extra heater! Now so many people have opened up Warm…
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November 24, 2022

Together we are stronger: join Leeds Older People’s Forum

LOPF is a membership organisation. It’s our membership which gives us strength of voice and influence. And that’s what makes us, all together, stronger than the sum…
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November 17, 2022

Getting men to join in

With International Men’s Day on November 19 it’s a good time to share the learning from Time to Shine and other Ageing Better projects on encouraging older…
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November 9, 2022

Plunging head first into Time to Shine’s learning

I am almost at the end of creating a huge document listing the learning from Time to Shine – it’s currently having some design magic performed on…
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October 27, 2022

Update: November 2022

Here is a selection of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month. In October, among other activities, we have… run the last…
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