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  1. Jim Broadbent discusses The Duke

    stereotypes? “He was a wonderful director in every respect. He loved people, whether they were old or young, and he wanted to respect them and give them a voice. He was a unique and very special man.”

  2. The Rainbow Café: a much-needed safe space

    denial about his sexuality for a long time, as he didn’t feel he could come out when he was young in the 1950s and ‘60s. Now in his 70s, he has adult children and his wife of many years has

  3. The benefits of accepting help

    the oldest of nine children, he was called upon by his father to help provide for the family from a young age. In adulthood, Terry left the small Hertfordshire village he had grown up in and looked to broaden

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

    changes in her customers’ lives too. Rachel prepping “In 2002, I’d been at home with young children for a few years,” Rachel explains. “But when they went to school, I felt like

  5. Build up your skills

    age discrimination regulations  do not cover volunteering. For example, a charity working with young people may feel that volunteer youth leaders should be aged from 18 to 25. For more information

  6. Having a good time over 70

    in my current London school – and have adapted, written and directed musicals and plays for young people (having finished the 67th before lockdown scuppered the 68th). I still revise A Level Eng Lit

  7. On the death of Her Majesty The Queen

    whom will have memories of The Queen's Coronation in 1953, and indeed of her life before that as a young Princess. My Mum died last year aged 92 and she certainly remembered those days well and, for example

  8. Margaret's resilience

    her life, except for the few years she was at home to look after the children when they were very young. Empathy for older people Even when Margaret retired, she remained busy by volunteering at a lunch

  9. Music and memories: a volunteer's story

    who’s also a musician and incorporates his gift into his work. ‘Lots of the elderly people are very young at heart, and it’s great they can keep that and if we assist in bringing that out.’ We sat down with

  10. Celebrity Call Centre at Christmas with Age UK

    support is available for you. Coping with bereavement Nick Hewer talks about loneliness and isolation A young man rings the call centre to ask about an older neighbour who has agoraphobia, so can't go out on

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