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  1. Reflecting on Windrush

    the Caribbean, many of them veterans of the Second World War, invited by the UK government to fill labour shortages and support Britain’s post-war recovery. This group and those who followed, migrating ... contributions to British society. Supporting the country to rebuild after the devastation of the Second World War, many went to work in the newly created National Health Service (NHS) as nurses, midwives, auxiliary

  2. VE Day at home

    particularly during this period when we’re facing some of the biggest challenges since the end of World War II. With the Government’s coronavirus lockdown measures keeping us indoors at the moment, many of ... moment of silence The most traditional way for everyone to reflect and remember those who went to war is to pause at 11am on 8 May and hold a 2-minute silence. Great British Bunting BBC local radio stations

  3. Inspiring action in Race Equality Week

    Harriet’s fight for justice extended far beyond the Underground Railroad. During the American Civil War, she served as a nurse for the Union Army and later became a scout, famously leading a military mission ... possible for women of her time. But Harriet’s legacy didn’t end with emancipation. After the war, she continued her work of care and advocacy by founding The Home for the Aged in New York, one of

  4. Remembrance Sunday 2019

    Sunday 10 November is Remembrance Sunday, marking the end of the First World War and honouring those who have lost their lives in conflict. Here are some of the events taking place nationally, including ... Remembrance Day commemorations. Members of the Royal Family, leading politicans, representatives from many world religions, and dignitaries from the Commonwealth will be in attendance.  Following the Two Minute

  5. Free days out in the UK

    collections of national importance, and the Pre-Raphaelite art here is the biggest set in the world, covering paintings, drawings, prints and design. The treasures of Ancient Egypt are to be marvelled ... through its artefacts. The Birmingham School of Art is well represented, and the stories of the First World War from local regiments are fascinating. The museum and gallery are fully accessible to those with

  6. International Women's Day 2020

    political achievements of women, it’s the perfect opportunity to recognise their contributions to the world of ageing. Here we provide introductions to four women whose shining examples and desire for positive ... Now in her nineties, she happily shared stories with us about her important work during World War Two. "The war changed my life," she says of being conscripted into the army, having left school at 15 and

  7. The Windrush scandal and older Black Britons

    such as Jamaica and Trinidad, encouraged to migrate to the UK to fill labour shortages left by World War II. Until 1972, the British Nationality Act 1948 gave citizenship to all people living in the Commonwealth ... important institutions (such as the NHS and National Rail), and contribute to the development of post-war Britain. A scandal uncovered In 2018, the Guardian’s Amelia Gentleman started reporting that

  8. The Age UK family

    Age UK works nationally, locally and internationally in pursuit of our vision of creating a world where every older person is included and valued.  To this end, the Age UK family includes: The national ... older people. In the last financial year, we were able to respond to 2 international disasters - the war in Ukraine and the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, where many older people were left stranded. 

  9. Love, loss and remembrance

    explore new avenues in his writing, Weltschmerz – the German word for a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness – grapples with the challenges of age. Personal subject matter Fish has always been ... appealed to him. His 2013 album A Feast of Consequences, for example, featured a suite of tracks about World War 1, which saw the Scotsman throw himself into a great deal of reading, one of his favourite pastimes

  10. 80 years of Age UK Norwich

    marks 8 decades supporting older people across the city. Formed on 27 April 1945, as the Second World War neared its end, the Norwich Older People’s Welfare Committee was created by local leaders ... including clippings from the 1960s and ‘70s, and images going back to before the Second World War. “But I didn’t want this to be just a collection of dates and documents,” continues

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