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  1. Stories from The Silver Line Helpline

    Line Helpline, shares examples of the many ways the service has supported callers. As anyone who volunteers or works for Age UK’s Silver Line Helpline knows, no two calls are ever the same. The free ... whatever reason an older person has for calling The Silver Line Helpline , there’s always a volunteer or helpline officer on hand to listen. And for an older person who’s feeling alone, knowing

  2. Helping older people get online

    converted’ to digital technology and want to share their enthusiasm. They may be staff and volunteers from local Age UKs, employees at local businesses or local community organisations, or other older ... resources in order to motivate and support others. What they have in common is that they want to volunteer to engage, support and encourage older people to develop their digital skills and confidence. Awareness

  3. The allure of allotments

    says Olivia who oversees this project. “We’ve got an amazing group of volunteers to help us maintain the plot.” One of these volunteers is Bridget. “Initially it was a question of getting the allotment into ... order,” she explains of the large area of dry grass that used to be here. “We’ve gradually got more volunteers that have made it the productive little unit it is at the moment." The benefits of the allotment

  4. Contact us

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  5. Celebrating a year of friendship and support

    up, but he talked me out of it and brought me round.” Keeping memories alive Angela Beales is a volunteer here and the person responsible for the exceptional cake baked for this occasion, which took her

  6. Older people take their passion for writing online

    used to (Wednesdays at 1.30pm) but now hold them on Zoom. The group is led by Bill Cameron – a volunteer at Critchley for 5 years who supports IT learning groups – and has around 15 members, though this

  7. Celebrating our storytellers

    Ellie: the volunteer helping to save lives Ellie’s story gives an insight into the amazing work done by local Age UKs up and down the country. Having to adapt the ways in which she volunteered for Age ... last longer.” “I contacted Age UK and within 24 hours, they’d manage to find a volunteer who would become James’s go to person to do his shopping and get his food.” “When

  8. Paige praises the power of yoga

    Friendship Service is a great way to do this, of course, as it pairs a lonely older person with a volunteer for a weekly call. And what would Paige say to someone who’s thinking about joining a class

  9. Changing attitudes towards ageing

    Take 85-year-old Denise, for instance, who I met at Age UK West Sussex and told me she had come to volunteer “to look after the old people”. What an inspiration! There are times in all our lives

  10. Flexible working

    for example, those with: caring responsibilities health issues a desire to take up new hobbies, volunteer or learn something new travel plans the desire to spend more time with a partner If you are thinking

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