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  1. Celebrations for the Coronation

    Saturday 6 May, with celebrations continuing over the bank holiday weekend. From street parties to volunteering, there are plenty of ways for communities across the country to commemorate this historic occasion ... Silver Line in 2017. More recently, The King and The Queen Consort visited Age UK Colchester to meet volunteers for Age UK’s vital telephone services. Getting together Celebrations will begin with the

  2. Join the Readers' Panel

    We'd love to hear your thoughts! What is the Readers' Panel? The Readers' Panel is a group of volunteers who kindly review our information guides. Their feedback helps us ensure that our guides are as

  3. How local Age UKs are helping with the vaccine effort

    Head of Services for Quality and Development, is reflecting on the great work their staff and volunteers have put in to help with the vaccine effort so far. “Our team have really gone out of their ... appointment is made, Age UK Mid Mersey arrange transport and for a dedicated member of staff or volunteer to attend with the older person, while following strict safety guidelines. “We’ll tell

  4. Clothes, careers and community: the impact of charity shops

    store going. But Rachel is also thankful for the many people who donate their time. Tamworth team Volunteers make a huge difference to our vital work. They help the Age UK Telephone Friendship Service and ... people’s needs and rights to be considered at the heart of Government. And every week, 3,889 volunteers across the UK devote their days to helping out in more than 260 Age UK charity shops – sorting

  5. Hope through adversity

    members of other community groups, where attendees were taking part in Christmas games. Staff, volunteers and people who use our services told me about the resilience they managed to find in a state of ... confidence grew, and now he's a volunteer "buddy", welcoming new members. And at a staff level, I talked to Joan. Her skill when she's out and about as an in-person befriending volunteer is her ability to spot

  6. Dementia Friendly Programme

    Cultural changes are taking place with increased awareness of dementia amongst Age UK staff and volunteers. Local Age UKs disseminate learning to their network, and joined their local dementia action alliance

  7. Our Rights Our Voices

    locally to improve older people’s daily lives. Each of the 8 forums have recruited and trained 10 volunteers to become human rights ambassadors, who have put their knowledge into practice. Some have used

  8. Our strategy

    for healthcare professionals in some of the poorest places in the world. Inspire our colleagues, volunteers, donors, supporters and local and national partners to drive forward our mission We can only deliver ... deliver our ambitious strategy if we work together with others. This starts with our fantastic volunteers, supporters, donors and colleagues. All our efforts need to be inclusive, reflecting the diverse

  9. Growing a community

    carry on helping. Long-term belonging This sense of involvement stretches to the group’s volunteers, many of whom originally joined Budding Friends as carers with their loved ones. Maria Today, Mike ... to do something together. She lives in a home now, but I still come back to help.” Fellow volunteers Lindsey and Maria feel a similar pull towards the group, having both first joined with their late

  10. Fit for the future

    approach to support older people living with long-term health conditions. A trained staff member or volunteer met with each individual older person and agreed a personal, tailored plan to suit their health ... project Over 35% increased the amount of moderate to intense physical activity undertaken 70% of volunteers supporting the participants felt they had gained new skills and increased motivation and self esteem

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