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May 8, 2019
Still, moving images
As a photographer I always get excited when I’m offered the opportunity to dip into new community-based worlds, seeing how other people live. I recently landed a…
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April 30, 2019
Prescribing Friendship
Kieran is a Volunteer Befriender for Leeds Mind’s Older People’s Support service SELF. Here Kieran tells us about his volunteer journey and the huge impact befriending can…
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April 26, 2019
Time to learn – Recruiting Volunteers to your project
Always a thorny topic, we will start to consider the issue in a short session as it seems to have cropped up in a number of this…
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April 24, 2019
Events and activities in Leeds during Dementia Action Week 20 – 26th May
The Dementia Friendly Leeds team have produced a Dementia Action Week Booklet 2019 containing a listing of events and activities taking place in Leeds during Dementia Action…
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April 10, 2019
Have I got older (people) news for you!? (April 2019)
At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older people. We will share a few of these with you…
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April 9, 2019
Small Funds final round now open!
The final round (Round 11) of Time to Shine Small Funds is now open for applications, closing on Thursday 16 May. The Small Funds are managed by…
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April 3, 2019
Volunteer Listeners ready to hear inspiring stories
I have had a lovely time in the last couple of weeks, meeting and being energised by all our new Volunteer Listeners. We have been really pleased…
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April 2, 2019
Motivational interviewing, motivating training
Did you know you can’t motivate someone to change, but you can encourage them to take the first steps once they have reached the right place in…
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March 28, 2019
Time to Learn: Mini Mixers
May 1, Bramley Community Centre, 2.00-4.00 Following conversations at the Spring network meeting the next Time to Learn session will look at the idea of ‘mini mixers’…
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March 28, 2019
Let’s Connect – digital Inclusion event
Time to Shine are running ‘Let’s Connect’, a free drop-in event for people aged 50+ to get practical help and guidance about using the internet and technology…
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March 21, 2019
Have I got older (people) news for you!? (March 2019)
At Time to Shine we see and read a lot of interesting stories and resources about older people. We will share a few of these with you…
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March 20, 2019
Meet the Wood Squad
I went along to meet some of the people over 50 who are getting involved at the Time to Shine project The Great Outdoors, and see what…
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