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July 15, 2016

Time to Shine at Kirkstall Festival

It started very grey and wet, and we were worried that people wouldn’t come, but rain never stops play and come they did. We had a prime position…
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July 11, 2016

FREE WORKSHOP: ​Time to Shine Learning Disability Community Development Workshop

FREE workshopTuesday, 12 July 2016 from 10:30 to 13:30The Vinery Centre – 20 Vinery Terrace, Leeds, LS9 9LU Time to Shine is a six year programme funded…
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July 9, 2016

Leeds Pride Banner Making

Thursday 13 July from 12pm As you’ve hopefully already seen Time to Shine are having a ‘mellow space’ at Leeds Pride.  We’ve hired a space at Lamberts Yard…
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July 9, 2016

Time to Shine at Holbeck Gala

Holbeck Gala threw every weather possible at us but we persevered. The Gala is a credit to the volunteers and local community members who work tirelessly to put…
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July 8, 2016

Become a Community Correspondent for Time to Shine

Time to Shine is guided by older people, for older people, and we want you to help us address the issues that matter most to you.  We…
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July 5, 2016

Time to Shine at Hunslet Gala

Time to Shine had a lovely afternoon at sunny Hunslet Time to Shine had a prime position just by the main entertainment area so were really in the thick of…
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July 1, 2016

Focus Group Participants Needed!

Time to Shine’s local evaluation team is arranging a number of focus group sessions for older people. Each session is jointly led by an academic researcher and an…
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June 30, 2016

AWOC Conference Reflections

Ageing Without Children hosted a national conference in Birmingham on 27 June 2016 to talk about how to plan for a later life if you can’t rely…
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June 27, 2016

​Learning Disability Community Development Project

We are looking for a delivery partner to help us gain a better understanding of how many older learning disabled people are experiencing social isolation in our…
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June 27, 2016

Join us for Leeds Pride placard-making on 13th July

We are having a placard-making session for Leeds Pride at the LOPF HQ.  We are asking anybody interested in crafts to come along and help us create…
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June 14, 2016

Success stories from the Time to Shine BME Network

I’m not sad and depressed any more An elderly Indian woman was referred to Time to Shine BME Network by a group leader. She was very isolated as she wasn’t…
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June 6, 2016

Volunteers’ Week: A volunteer’s experience of Shared Tables, More than a Mealtime

To celebrate Volunteers’ Week we want to share positive stories from volunteers that work with our delivery partners to improve the lives of older people across Leeds. Shared Tables…
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