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  1. Age UK's Advice Line during the coronavirus crisis

    friend can’t go out for shopping as she has underlying medical conditions, and Fay is desperate to help her. Like Fay, many of the recent callers are having issues with food shopping and accessing supermarkets ... majority of the basic coronavirus enquiries, providing advice on issues such as how to get help with shopping, and how to support someone more vulnerable at this time. Level 2 are a team of specialist advisers

  2. Our history

    pioneering the building of better housing for older people. In 1963 it opened its first permanent gift shop in Bexhill, East Sussex. In 1971 the NOPWC became completely independent of government, and was renamed ... working to improve older people's lives. 1984 saw the opening of the first high street Help the Aged shop selling secondhand goods. The charity continued to fundraise through national appeals, including a

  3. Build up your skills

    helping in a charity shop volunteering for a campaigning organisation visiting patients in a local hospital helping at your local food bank volunteering at a museum gift shop or cafe leading tours at a

  4. Rosemary and Rowena

    experiences the sense of loss of not being able to leave the house, hang out the washing, or go to the shops. She’s a prisoner in her home, so every piece of contact she has is so important. Being a prisoner

  5. Things to do to feel less lonely

    supporting with social activities, there's plenty of different ways to get involved. at an Age UK charity shop.  As well as an opportunity to learn new skills, it's an opportunity to be part of a friendly ... more about volunteering at your local Age UK Find out more about volunteering in an Age UK charity shop

  6. Stories from The Silver Line Helpline

    travelling around on the bus, and she soon befriended someone who worked in a local shop. But as Emily visited the shop more frequently, her new acquaintance told her she’d have to stop. Although they

  7. What do older people think about access to cash?

    condition and struggle to walk. We have a daughter who lives with us and I transferred cash for her to shop on our behalf – but others have no one. Please help those who cannot help themselves.” ... machines across the UK fell by almost a quarter. People need free access to cash where they live and shop as those with limited mobility or who lack transport will struggle with travelling greater distances

  8. Be your own boss

    what you want. Some examples of businesses you could set up include cake making, a coffee shop, a bed and breakfast, a driving school and tutoring. You could also use your experience ... service has already proved itself and may be well known to people. Famous franchises include The Body Shop and fast food chains McDonald’s and Subway. You can find franchises for all kinds of businesses, including

  9. Vodafone

    confidence to get online. Whether it's learning how to video-call family overseas, order shopping or apply for benefits, the Digital Champions Programme will ensure that older people are more

  10. The difference a gift in your will could make

    found himself feeling more and more isolated. Because of his mobility issues, even walking to the shop left him in agony. Ray worried about the soaring cost of bills and how he would afford them with just

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