June 11, 2019

Learning More about LGBTQ+ Older People

Time to Shine has always had a focus on older people who may face various forms of discrimination, like older LGBTQ+ people (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer…

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June 5, 2019

The Friendship Cure

Staff at Leeds Older People’s Forum have started building up a mini library of books on all things ageing, to help us get wider perspectives on our…

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June 5, 2019

Supporting wellbeing – SWIFt progress

“I hadn’t thought about being lonely until I realised I hadn’t spoken to anyone for nearly a month. The only voice I’d heard was on the television.…

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May 30, 2019

Time to celebrate volunteers

As we go into national Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) we want to reflect on the amazing contributions that volunteers make to the Time to Shine programme. Time…

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May 29, 2019

Steering towards an Age Friendly Leeds

Age Friendly Leeds aims to make Leeds a city where people of all ages can actively participate in community life, helping them to stay healthy, active and…

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May 22, 2019

Bee Together – survey

Bee Together is a Time to Shine Project aiming to combat social isolation and loneliness in Older People with a Learning Disability (OPLD). The learning from the…

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May 21, 2019

Have I got older (people) news for you!? (May 2019)

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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May 21, 2019

Monitoring: it all adds up

Time to Shine has ambitious targets to achieve by 2021 and I rely on monitoring information submitted by all delivery partners every quarter to help me chart…

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May 16, 2019

What’s in a Name?

It might not matter for roses but it would appear that when you are recruiting volunteers to undertake peer evaluation it can matter quite a lot… A…

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May 16, 2019

Near Neighbours Small Grants

The Near Neighbours programme offers small grants between £250 and £5,000, as seed funding for local groups and organisations who are working to bring together neighbours, developing…

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May 15, 2019

“I enjoy waking up every day”

Hi, I am Graham Lister. I have been asked to relate my time with Canal Connections and the effect it has had on me since that first…

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May 9, 2019

Small funds, big impact

Lisa (Time to Shine Monitoring and Evaluation Officer) and I were delighted to meet with Leeds Community Foundation, on May 8, to hold an induction with the…

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