July 14, 2020

Co-production: responding to a changing world

Co-production has been around for a while but in today’s changing world it has never been more relevant or necessary. It is the opposite of ‘one size…

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July 10, 2020

Ageism and poverty

One of the big drawbacks of using sweeping generalisations to describe a group of people based on their age is that it can be very misleading. Assuming…

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June 30, 2020

Time to Shine update: July 2020

Time to Shine entered its final year, under the most difficult of circumstances for everyone, so we decided to give you a monthly update of where our…

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June 30, 2020

Time to Shine stories: are you ready to shine?

Covid-19 has given many of us cause to reflect on life, loss, social connectivity and, perhaps, the things we’d like to do differently now the world is…

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June 25, 2020

Food for thought?

As lockdown eases and cafes and restaurants start to open their doors again it’s a good time to consider the role of food in bringing people together.…

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June 25, 2020

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (June 2020)

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 24, 2020

Unconscious bias

In my last blog What do you expect at your age? I explored the structural ageism that exists in our society and the negative impact of this…

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June 23, 2020

I’m an Age Friendly Ambassador

Hello there! My name is Anna and I recently signed up to be an Age Friendly Ambassador. I work in Leeds as a theatre producer, ensuring that…

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June 18, 2020

Phone a new friend with OWLS

Lockdown has been a particularly lonely time for people who live alone. In Kirkstall and Headingley and Hyde Park areas alone, there are 1500 older people in…

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June 18, 2020

Make it easy to read

Bee Together is a Time to Shine funded project, managed by Health For All, aimed at combating social isolation and loneliness in older people with learning disabilities.…

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June 17, 2020

Armley Helping Hands – from afternoon tea to methadone!

How life has changed since the pandemic: from planning afternoon tea, to buying nappies to delivering methadone! All in the day’s work at Armley Helping Hands (AHH).…

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June 16, 2020

Promoting an age friendly culture: how Time to Shine are driving forward their Age Proud campaign

With thanks to Vicky O’Donoghue and Age Better in Sheffield, for permission to publish their blog. Time to Shine, led by Leeds Older People’s Forum are pressing…

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