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  1. Age UK's 2022 Challenge

    donations into Age UK charity shops in 2022. The Age UK 2022 Challenge is our first year-long stock appeal and aims to help our charity shops receive a target of 2.2 million bags of donations by the end of ... donating:  Age UK shops sell a range of clothing, accessories, books, toys, household items and shoes. Feel free to contact your local shop to find out if they are in need of any particular items. If

  2. VE Day 2025

    back of a motorbike and go over fields to perform in a hut, on a stage made of planks and orange boxes. “It was very hard to be away all the time. When the war broke out, I was 17. By the time the ... each person. My mother coped well. You had coupons for clothes, coupons for shoes, and the point was, if you got a hole in your shoe, then you had to have to put cardboard in it. It didn't matter whether you

  3. How to look after your feet

    in your feet to your doctor or practice nurse wearing suitable socks and footwear (make sure your shoes aren't too tight and that your socks aren't compressing or pinching your feet or legs). keeping your ... slips and trips, always wear shoes, sandals or slippers around the house and don't walk indoors in bare feet, socks or tights. Wear shoes that fit well – high-sided shoes with low heels, thin soles

  4. How to make your home more dementia friendly

    light on the landing , which can help you find the toilet at night. Try not to keep too many clothes, shoes or cosmetics on shelves and in wardrobes – too much choice can be overwhelming and make decisions ... you’ve put them. Jewellery can be easy to misplace, so you could consider using a jewellery box. Bathrooms are spaces that are used a lot, so it's important that they're safe and easy to get to. 

  5. Home aids and adaptations

    from where you’re sitting a police-approved key safe, where your door key is held in a secure box by the front door –  this is a good option if you want friends, relatives or carers to be ... easy-reach grabbers to help you pick up items and a long-handled shoehorn to help you with putting on your shoes. extending your home so that you can keep all your essential facilities, like the toilet or shower

  6. Share your story

    people aware that they can turn to us for support.  Brenda, who featured in our Christmas 2022 appeal, on the process of sharing her story It's one of the best things that's happened to me. If you'd

  7. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

    Abbey. Both have also played important roles for Age UK; Jim appeared in our Emergency Coronavirus Appeal in 2020, while Dame Penelope has attended and read at our annual Love Christmas carol concerts. But ... Dame Penelope, “but they weren’t the easiest things to do. Jim was in a portable phone box which was taken across the country for filming, and I used to be alerted when they were ready to shoot

  8. Winter running tips

    visible. Shoes Wearing tight shoes cause your feet to be compressed losing blood flow and heat - always wear shoes slightly too big rather than too small. Keep your feet dry by avoiding shoes with lots

  9. The older people who fled Myanmar's forgotten crisis

    Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal raised millions of pounds for the emergency response. On this trip, we met many humanitarian workers doing amazing jobs. But that appeal was more than six years ago,

  10. How to challenge a benefits decision through mandatory reconsideration

    Age UK provide Information about what procedures to take if you dispute the decision made about your benefits entitlement.

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