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  1. Ricky Tomlinson calls to save free TV for older people

    By Royle appointment The Royle Family actor stars in our new video alongside real people who'll be affected if free TV licences for the over-75s are scrapped. Ricky Tomlinson is famous for playing Jim ... Jim Royle, the loveable curmudgeon in BBC comedy The Royle Family – a character who famously couldn’t live without his television. It’s fitting, then, that Ricky should lend his support to Age UK’s Switched

  2. A message from Steph Harland, CEO Age UK

    unclear but which is likely to stretch into many months. Some older people are fortunate and have family and friends to help, and there is no doubt that many communities are rising to the challenge and ... But our biggest worry is for those millions of older people who are on their own: who do not have family and friends nearby or at all.  In these incredibly difficult circumstances older people will

  3. A DJ set with a difference

    us a few years ago, so the day was extra special.” Dj set Throughout the set, James shared family photos of his grandad and granny, ensuring the couple were never far from his mind. Fading out loneliness ... loneliness James acknowledges that, while Walter was able to spend his special birthday with cherished family members, many older people are spending their daily lives all alone. As viewers waited for his DJ

  4. Practical ways to help older people

    How we can all help Want to know how you can safely help older people in your family or neighbouring area? Here are five tips for making their lives easier during this difficult time. During this unsettling ... out. And while you’re on the phone, why don’t you have a chat? You could set up a rota with other family and friends to make sure someone is regularly giving them a ring to see if they’re OK. This might

  5. Age UK’s Cost of Living Response Fund

    into debt, living in cold houses, eating less and cutting back on social activities with friends and family to survive. Age UK’s Cost of Living Response Fund programme awarded £5 million to 126 ... Song a try and it’s changed my life, I love it. I have met new people at the group. Even my family have noticed a difference, saying I am happier." Information and advice: How Age UK Kensington &

  6. Help for Ukrainian nationals in the UK

    residents with a spare room to provide temporary rent-free housing for Ukrainian nationals and their family members. You can find out more about this on the Government website . Health services Anyone that's ... services, consultations with a nurse, hospital services, and emergency and urgent care. Your GP is the 'family doctor' and first point of contact when accessing health services. All NHS service providers should

  7. Say no to ageism on International Day of Older Persons

    Perpetrators of abuse or neglect are often people who are trusted and relied on by an older person, such as family members or care staff. When ageism interacts with other types of discrimination, such as sexism or ... targeted older Caribbean people leaving them penniless, homeless, sick and separated from friends and family. Age UK works to stamp out ageism and age discrimination, challenging the stereotyping of older people

  8. A 'novel' prize for the over 50s

    Slovo, about her tips for being a great author. Gillian is a prize-winning author of 13 novels, a family memoir, and 3 plays. She's written a worldwide bestseller and one of her books has been made into ... to a writer who was first published in 2018," Gillian tells us. After Christopher Bland died, his family proposed the prize to the Royal Society of Literature. "Christopher was a hugely successful businessman

  9. The allure of allotments

    get older they get slightly more isolated – from their community, from their friends, from their family. [This] gives them the opportunity to come down and be a part of something.” Olivia continues: “In

  10. Seafarers Group Calls

    fishermen anyone else who has worked at sea in any capacity. It also includes spouses, partners and family members of anyone with a seafaring background. How do group calls work? Calls are facilitated through

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