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  1. Information and advice

    benefits to care homes. Join in Our local Age UKs are a doorway to a huge variety of social events, groups and activities. How the Advice Line helps Listen to David giving an insight into his role.

  2. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) information and advice

    is key to staying happy and healthy. Find out more about what's available to you, including social groups that are specifically for older LGBT+ people.

  3. Veterans welcome a new generation of soldiers

    Barracks in Woking. By invitation The group were the guests of Captain Jonathan Studwell, who invited them after hearing an interview raising awareness of the group on BBC Radio Solent. On the day, they ... after which they enjoyed tea and sandwiches with the units and their families. A shared history The group travelled the 50-off miles between Portmouth and Pirbright by minibus. During the journey, Carol Elliott

  4. Older Men at the Margins: how men experience and combat loneliness and social isolation in later life

    on understanding how hard-to-reach or hidden groups of men aged 65+ seek to maintain social engagement and combat loneliness in later life. These groups were: Single and living alone. Gay or bisexual ... hearing loss. Between 21-25 older men from each group were interviewed about their experiences of loneliness and social isolation, interventions and groups, and what they found effective in combating loneliness

  5. The Age UK Walking Programme

    walking groups were set up across 5 areas in England, reaching 221 older people. The funding period was for 12 months with most of the groups continuing post-funding. As a result of these groups, our findings ... 50% of older people attended a walking group regularly for 6 or more sessions. There were self-reported improvements to stamina and mobility. Walking in a group helped people regain lost confidence, feel

  6. The story of Age UK's LGBT+ section

    consulted an all-important focus group: its intended audience. A visit to Age UK Oldham’s older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (OLGBT) out and about group on 28 June 2019, the 50th anniversary ... down the ‘traditional’ route of getting married and having kids. After Dawn stumbled across a trans group in Manchester, she slowly started to accept her identity. With a supportive doctor offering advice

  7. What is WhatsApp?

    WhatsApp groups to message multiple people at once. This is really handy if you want to chat with a few family members, neighbours, or members of a club or group, like a community club or a carers group.  ...   Someone you know might add you to a WhatsApp group if they have your number, or you can set up your own group by following these steps:  Open WhatsApp on your phone.  Click the icon labelled

  8. Celebrating west London's Caribbean community

    founded around 18 months ago by Juliet, who works for Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow & Brent , the group has already become a firm fixture in diaries. “It was very clear to me that there was a missing ... the Black community – what they did for the whole world, really.” Jewellery Today the group’s members are making jewellery. “I’ve just made a pair of earrings and a necklace

  9. Things to think about when making Christmas plans

    restrictions, and protection from coronavirus for the most vulnerable, but we're not there yet. Who in the group is at high risk? When you’re deciding who to meet up with, consider the risk coronavirus would ... conditions that put people at risk. Will anyone in the group have coronavirus? It’s important to consider the chances that someone in the group will have caught coronavirus before the festive period

  10. Our culture

    commit to us, we want to hear from you. Employee associations Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Staff Peer Support Groups are part of our efforts to build community and belonging for all team members.

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