Older People's Week celebrations

Welcome to Age UK Redbridge, Barking & Havering.

 Older People's Week was celebrated across Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham and Havering. Take a look at some of the pictures from the events.

Also, in support of Older People's Day, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has developed an online animation of simple exercises to help retain muscle strength and prevent falls. See the video 

Falls Prevention

News and Campaigns

Silver Sunday, Tesco and Nat West


Great fun at our two Silver Sunday events held with Tesco at Roneo Corner and Nat West Bank Romford.

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Counselling Service

 

We have a volunteer counsellor working with us, her days are flexible. If you would like someone to talk to on a weekly basis for an arranged number of sessions, contact : James Monger on 020 8220 6000 and James will refer you to the counsellor.

Diamond Geezers

Diamond Geezers offers activities and social opportunities exclusively for men. 

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Age UK Redbridge, Barking & Havering advice hotline:

020 8220 6000 020 8220 6000

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Our Services

Advice and Information
We operate an Advice and Information Service which is free, independent and confidential to older people, their relatives, carers and friends.We provide information on issues affecting older people such as welfare benefits, community care, leisure and health.

Please note our new address in Havering:

Community Reach House, 32-34 High Street, Romford RM1 1HR

Befriending
This service is a volunteer based befriending scheme for older people who are isolated and who live in Redbridge, Havering or Barking & Dagenham. This can be either via a weekly home visit or phone calls, Monday to Friday up to five times a week.

Do you know about the GP hubs? When you need to see a GP urgently but can't get an appointment with your GP you can see a doctor the same day at one of the hubs. 

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Work for us

Support staff urgently needed

Join our friendly team and make a difference.

We need people to provide assistance in older people's homes with tasks they can no longer manage.

We have clients in Redbridge, Havering and Barking & Dagenham

We need people who are willing to devote regular hours for the next 12 months (min)

Hours according to needs of the service

View our vacancies

Can you make a commitment?

 

Volunteering

We are also urgently seeking volunteer receptionists to work on our front desk, meeting visitors and answering phone calls, and volunteer telephone befrienders working from our offices and talking to lonely older people on the phone.

See our role description below. Read more about volunteering here

Read local Poet Alexandra Wilde's blog about caring for her mum with dementia.

More info here

 

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