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  1. Volunteer with The Silver Line Helpline

    Volunteer with The Silver Line Helpline

  2. The Age UK Advice Line this Christmas

    Roger Evans, Advice Line Operations Manager at Age UK explains the changes and challenges facing the service this Christmas.

  3. Stories from The Silver Line Helpline

    Gaynor, who works for Age UK's Silver Line Helpline, shares examples of the many ways the service has supported callers.

  4. Voices of the Age UK Advice Line

    Four advisors from the Age UK Advice Line team describe what to expect from a call to this vital service.

  5. Reflecting on Windrush

    On the 75th anniversary of Windrush, Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Age UK, considers the past, present and future of the Windrush Generation.

  6. Retirement on the road

    woman I always should have been.” Shifting gears An unconventional retirement wasn’t always on the cards for Siobhan. After working as a nurse for 9 years, in the 1980s she decided to retrain as ... scheme run by the BBC. This opportunity led to a successful career as a reporter, presenter and producer on various programmes across regional BBC radio and TV. But from her late 40s onwards, challenges –

  7. Women on a mission

    – it’s bringing joy to their own lives, too. Charlie I started volunteering for The Silver Line Helpline about 12 years ago, not long after the helpline first started. It’s available every ... do something more to help older people. A lot of my friends were volunteering for charities focused on children or animals, but older people seemed to be forgotten about. Having seen my mother, who used

  8. Making sure ‘no one has no one' this winter

    launched our annual campaign, No One Should Have No One, which is designed to raise public awareness about the needs of older people who are lonely and who have no one to turn to. But this year we are ... unwell, living on a low income, your home is not terribly comfortable, and you don’t have a close family or friends to help keep your spirits up. This is also an especially bad time to be on your own for

  9. Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness

    We've been proud to be part of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness to shine a powerful spotlight on the millions of lonely people living in our communities.

  10. Tackling loneliness on the pitch

    and at events like this, you meet loads of new people and make new friends,” says Gary, 70, one of the participants. There are lots of people like Gary who could benefit from meeting new friends ... improved their physical health. We also know that physical activity helps us stay stronger and steadier on our feet as we get older. Physical activity, such as walking football, is proven to contribute to increased

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