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  1. A recipe for camaraderie

    People work in teams and they learn tolerance, patience and time management.” Attendees and volunteers at the class offer encouragement to each other, both in and out of the kichen. “Everybody ... Barnet to host a cookery class.  Broadening horizons through food Cookery classes are led by a volunteer chef, who brings fresh excitement to the classes by inspiring members to try new foods. “They

  2. Sky

    staff and engineers, by offering them dedicated time each week to volunteer and get in touch with older people including volunteering at a local Age UK. Alongside this, Sky provided vital support to our

  3. Ways we could work together

    the donation. See how your employees can sign up to payroll giving here Corporate volunteering Your employees can volunteer with Age UK as a telephone friend. Just 30 minutes a week could make a massive difference

  4. 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

  5. What makes you happy?

    happiness and for positivity." Helen Russell, author and journalist Dick Evans, Age UK Milton Keynes volunteer I love being able to help people. If I can make just one person smile or laugh during the day then

  6. Pet pals: companionship in later life

    ” Although most animals helped by the service are dogs, over the years Keep Your Pet’s volunteers have been known to look after hamsters, budgies, and even a bearded dragon. The programme offers ... up because of the unpredictability of my health.” With some swift adaptations to keep both volunteers and pet owners safe, Keep Your Pet even continued to operate during the pandemic – “those

  7. Age UK telephone friendship

    time.  How does the Telephone Friendship Service work? We match over-60s with a friendly volunteer for a weekly chat. Our service has helped create hundreds of new friendships, and many people tell ... yourself and we’ll do the rest.  Sign up for regular telephone friendship calls   Volunteer with us as a telephone befriender Our services are here for people in later life who’d like

  8. Visiting the National Memorial Arboretum

    “To be able to come here with veterans is huge privilege,” says Judith Keegan (pictured below), Volunteering Manager at Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire , who’s been seconded to the Joining Forces/Forces ... (pictured) has a unique perspective on this, being a veteran – having served in the RAF – and now a volunteer with Joining Forces. “I’m almost 70, and have an aunt of 93, who lives in another part of the country

  9. 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

  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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