April 22, 2021

Re-opening: from chair-based exercise groups to socially distanced coffee mornings

“Our aim is to initially get as many members out at least once a week as possible.” (Jo at Cross Gates Good Neighbours.) Neighbourhood Networks across Leeds…

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April 20, 2021

Would you test positive for ageing?

I’ve been mulling over the term ‘positive ageing’, a term that has surfed the pages of the agerati for the past 10-20 years. I wondered how my…

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April 15, 2021

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (April 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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April 6, 2021

Stronger Together: a festival of co-production learning with Ageing Better

We are excited to invite you to Stronger Together: a festival of co-production learning with Ageing Better, which starts on 27 April 2021. Stronger Together follows the…

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March 31, 2021

Time to Shine update: April 2021

Here is a brief summary of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month … March 2021 Our staff team continues to work…

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March 30, 2021

Coffee Pot Memory Café – our story

Trevor has shared the story of the Memory Café, the congregation at Drighlington Methodist Church have been running for their local community. Five years ago when we…

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March 30, 2021

Opening up Community Cafes

The lockdowns have been hard for all of us, but for people who are living with dementia it has been devastating. The pressure on carers has also…

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March 24, 2021

Celebrating women: the 70s and 80s

I am writing this in the aftermath of the murder of Sarah Everard, and as Reclaim the Streets is changing the focus from what women should do…

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March 16, 2021

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (March 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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March 10, 2021

End your day the feierabend way

I recently read a word that has two meanings – ‘feierabend’ – apparently the German word for the moment you end work for the day, and also…

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February 26, 2021

Time to Shine update: March 2021

Here is a brief summary of our recent work, and what we expect to be doing next month … February 2021 Our staff team continues to work…

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February 25, 2021

Time to Shine Small Fund – Intergenerational – now open for applications

Leeds Community Foundation has opened the final round of the Small Funds Programme, which they manage for Time to Shine. The theme is ‘Intergenerational’ Developing intergenerational activity…

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