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  1. The Bradbury Foundation

    independence while meeting others and perhaps learning a new skill.’ How it helped older people Barbara Jean Young, a service user, commented:  ‘I am very impressed with the facilities at Age UK Lincoln, the

  2. Live a little with Howard Jacobson

    ageing is so much better than being young. I didn’t get on with being young, it didn’t suit me. I didn’t like my head being full of all the nonsense you have when you’re young. I couldn’t wait to be old. “I’m

  3. Common conditions and frailty

    challenging, and signs and symptoms are often mistaken for other age-related conditions, including dementia. Accordion malnutrition Falls and fractures are a common and serious health issue faced by older ... estimated to be living with dementia in the UK. Numbers of people with dementia in the UK are forecast to reach over 1 million by 2025 and over 2 million by 2051. Accordion dementia Delirium is an episode of

  4. Black History Month: 6 inspirational figures

    employing the first person of colour in a public-facing role. Dr Paul Stephenson, OBE If you were a young Black person living in Britain, you couldn’t be a policeman, an ambulanceman or fireman. You ... until 7 years later. Dame Linda continues to advocate for a more diverse judiciary through mentoring young lawyers from diverse backgrounds. She holds 6 honorary doctorates in law, is a Senior Fellow in the

  5. What is the value of an older person’s life?

    asserted that an older person’s life is worth less than a young person’s. In a way this is arguably true, since on average a young person has many more years left to live than an older one, who ... would probably agree that objectively an older person’s life is ‘worth less’ than a young person’s, simply because in most cases there is a lot less of it left to go. However, this doesn’t

  6. Sumita's support

    with a large care network that included her parents, grandparents and great aunts, but even at a young age she noticed that other girls weren’t so lucky or treated so fairly. “I had an innate ... “That’s an interesting question,” she suggests. “I think working with young women and young men is so important. I hear from some of my friends who are still involved with these issues

  7. Bringing age to the stage

    I’m here I feel like a teenager. This is the first time I’ve written this kind of thing. As a young boy I wrote in other languages, but I’ve never written a play in my life!” Faye, 88, has ... surprised about the wealth of creativity that is there and perhaps being ignored because it's not young, new and shiny in the way that art tends to love.” Costas, who moved to the UK as a teenager

  8. The restorative power of poetry

    Magi started writing “accidentally” in 1985, having given up work to look after her two young children. She eventually signed on for what she thought was a women’s book group, which she ... book’s introduction, came from an encounter in an Irish pub, when Magi and a friend were passed by a young man, who took one look at the duo and said, ‘Well, there’s a pair of wild women’

  9. The wit and wisdom of Hunter Davies

    which was the age Paul’s dad was about to turn. Back then 64 seemed like a considerable age to the young Hunter, who admits to growing a moustache to make himself look older. Still sporting a moustache despite

  10. Lessons in love

    turned into an impromptu trip to the cinema to see Frank Sinatra and Doris Day in the musical film Young At Heart. A slow walk to the bus stop afterwards and the promise of meeting again saw love blossom ... Maurice went into the army for two years, as Britain became involved in the Suez Crisis in Egypt. The young couple communicated via letters during that period, while Margaret kept in close touch with Maurice’s

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