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October 27, 2017
Older people wanted to join our assessment panel
Older people are at the heart of everything we do. Time to Shine’s final commissioning round is now open and we’ve got an exciting opportunity for older…
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October 26, 2017
Creating an Ageing Movement
By Hillary Wadsorth, Time to Shine Manager (Job Share) At the recent Ageing Better Conference, a panel discussion addressed the question of “How do we change attitudes about ageing?” Chaired by…
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October 24, 2017
Chatty Café Scheme
A new initiative called the Chatty Café Scheme has been set up in the North of England to reduce loneliness and get people talking. The scheme encourages…
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October 24, 2017
Ageing Better Around the Country
Time to Shine has contributed to the larger Ageing Better community in a number of ways. Other areas have adopted some of our monitoring and evaluation resources…
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October 17, 2017
Cliffs of Cara: Leeds rendition of The Cliffs of Dooneen
Time to Shine asked us to report back about our learning from the Cara project at a celebration event. The remit was to try to make it…
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October 10, 2017
Is Light Night Age Friendly?
A group of Leeds locals did a bit of mystery shopping to answer the question: Is Light Night age friendly? Leeds is host to numerous exciting events,…
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September 29, 2017
Time to Shine in the News
Time to Shine’s recently opened photography exhibit has received some press attention, which will help spread the word about the problem of social isolation and loneliness as…
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September 26, 2017
Real-Life Stories: Digital Angels
Vera was tired of sitting on her own watching television. She lives alone and is unable to leave the house without help. Vera’s family bought her a…
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September 22, 2017
Sage celebrate International Day of Older People
Idop 2017 – Sage – October 13th – Heart Community Centre To celebrate International Day of Older People Sage are offering a chance to learn more about…
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September 19, 2017
Real-Life Stories: Learning Facilitation
The Time to Shine learning facilitator delivered a ‘Transitions into Retirement’ course, in partnership with Leeds City Council. One attendee, Mrs. P said that the thought of retirement really frightened her,…
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September 18, 2017
Loneliness Through a Lens
Time to Shine, a project led by Leeds Older Peoples Forum and funded by the National Lottery presents ‘Loneliness through a Lens’. This photographic display looks at…
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September 12, 2017
Community Correspondent: Partition, WY Playhouse
Review by: Mary Johnson-Green Living as I do in post WW2 Britain, the word partition meant little to me, until recently. The 70th anniversary of this historic event…
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