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  1. Volunteer with the Connect and Support Service

    behalf, and commit to at least 10 hours a month for at least a year? If so, you could play an important role as a volunteer with Age UK’s Connect and Support Service. Sign up now Age UK is unable to accept ... interest in supporting our work - take a look at other ways to get involved .  This volunteering role requires an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. As part of this, you will be required

  2. Volunteer with The Silver Line Helpline

    able to listen with empathy, understanding and without judgment? If so, you could play an important role as a volunteer for The Silver Line Helpline. By giving just 1 hour of your time a week, or more if ...  and ask for 2 references. Please have your references ready when you apply. The training for the role involves an online e-learning Volunteer Induction, to include safeguarding- which takes around 1.5

  3. What happens if I don't have a power of attorney?

    Protection will consider whether the person applying to be appointed as deputy is suitable for the role.  For an explanation of 'deputies', see the next section. What if I lose mental capacity and ... about their care. Being a deputy involves a lot of responsibility, so anyone asked to take on the role should consider carefully whether it’s something they’re comfortable doing.  If you're

  4. Ageism and the virus that doesn’t discriminate

    Everyone we see on our screens seems to be looking younger – either as older people are ignored for roles or pressures of an industry are causing people to make themselves look younger, as that is what’s ... makes it clear this lack of representation in the public eye can “reinforce stereotypes and play a role in stereotype formation.” But the effects run deeper. “Encountering such stereotypes in the media

  5. Volunteers who deliver

    and hear from the older people being helped. “Because of volunteers do such a variety of different roles with Food2You, it means there truly is something for everyone who wants to get involved,” explains

  6. Caring about equality

    financial help.” Unpaid carers often juggle extra roles alongside their normal day-to-day responsibilities. “There are so many roles when you become a carer to a person like Mum with dementia ... capacity,” says Claire. “Thankfully, we got a lot of things in place but it’s many roles that I think sometimes people forget about.” Despite the challenges, Claire points out the many

  7. Living abroad after retirement

    Obtain independent legal advice about inheritance laws and wills. In the UK, you can choose a solicitor through organisations such as the Citizens Advice Bureau and the Law Society . Find out what healthcare

  8. Supporting older people through change

    once was.” One of the first things Beatrice wanted to do was make a will. So Angela arranged for a solicitor to visit her to help her with this. “It put her mind at rest tremendously,” says Angela. LLG video

  9. Poetry and emotion

    re-embracing in his nineties – as well as his family connection to Age UK Jim, 95, had many different roles during his working life, from an apprenticeship at the Royal Mint in London, to spending two years ... charity – his granddaughter, Nadine, works as Communities Policy Manager at Age UK. Nadine’s role requires her to understand different policy issues affecting older people, with responsibilities that

  10. Black History Month

    occupied positions of privilege and power in Roman Britain. Olusoga also up-ends our myths about the role of the British in the Atlantic Slave trade, highlighting the contribution of Black slaves and former ... reminding us that before any White Britons expressed opposition to the trade, we played a central role in creating, perpetuating and profiting from it. He shows us, too, how many people of African heritage

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