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July 24, 2025
Leeds involved in the call for a national strategy to tackle pensioner poverty
This week, a cross-party group of MPs published the findings of the Work and Pensions Committee’s Pensioner Poverty Inquiry, calling on the Government to adopt a UK-wide,…
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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 18, 2025
31 July | Health Equity Webinar: Healthy Ageing For All
There are huge inequalities in how well we age across the country, as measured by life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the prevalence of specific health conditions.…
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July 14, 2025
24 October | Age UK Anniversary Event
Date: Friday 24 October 2025Time: 7 pm onwardsLocation: Marriott Hotel, Leeds, LS1 6ET Age UK Leeds are celebrating 50 years of helping lonely, vulnerable and socially isolated…
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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 9, 2025
Loneliness Awareness Week – Mint!
No, not teenage slang picked up from my children(although it was a lovely moment), but mint, the plant, currently growing prolifically on my allotment and the cause…
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June 5, 2025
International Day of Older People’s Funding Webinar
Date: Tuesday, 24 June 2025Time: 2 pmLocation: Online Age Friendly Leeds is hosting a webinar to share our plans for grant funding to help celebrate the International Day of…
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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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May 16, 2025
Just One More: Helping Leeds Eat More Veg Every Day
Just One More is a local campaign to encourage people across Leeds to eat Just One More portion of vegetables every day as a snack or in…
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April 30, 2025
May 19 – 25 | Dementia Action Week
Dementia Action Week is an annual awareness raising campaign run by the Alzheimer’s Society to encourage people to act on dementia. This year, the focus is on dementia diagnosis and calling…
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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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