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  1. Glossary of online terms

    connection. If your bandwidth is low, it could mean that webpages load slowly, or you might struggle to watch videos online without waiting for them to load. Bluetooth Bluetooth is a type of wireless technology ... stands for secure. Facebook Facebook is a popular social media platform. It allows you to create a personal profile where you can share your thoughts, pictures, videos and interests on your 'timeline' with

  2. Ramadan

    prayer, and abstaining from things considered impure to the mind and body. Here, Unaiza offers a personal account of her relationship with Ramadan and an explanation of what it entails. Unaiza (pictured) ... years old. From an early age, however, they join the celebratory meals in the evenings, and they watch adults around them fasting through the day. In most families, children aged 6 or 7 want to be able

  3. Preventing falls

    can automatically send an alert to a carer or call centre in case you’ve fallen. Personal alarms Personal alarms allow you to call for help if you need it – for example, if you’re unwell

  4. Care plans

    A care plan sets out how your local council is going to meet your social care needs. Find out more with Age UK.

  5. Our history

    continued to fundraise through national appeals, including a major appeal to launch the SeniorLink personal alarm service. During this decade of social, political and financial change, Age Concern and Help the

  6. Love, loss and remembrance

    word for a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness – grapples with the challenges of age. Personal subject matter Fish has always been ambitious when it comes to the breadth of his songwriting, which ... share of material. “I found watching my father’s last few months very difficult,” he reveals. “My father had been a very strong, powerful person, and it was challenging to see him

  7. Why I run for Age UK

    for others. We speak to long-time supporter Scott, and hear from other fellow runners, about the personal impetus for combining a beloved hobby with a vital cause. Tell us about your relationship with running… ... follow our hearts. Running with someone in mind is always great motivation.” What is your personal impetus for running in support of older people? “ My Grandad, Ernie , 100%. He coped well

  8. Remembering Roy, part of the Age UK family

    blonde at the time, and he said he’d always thought I was brunette. Roy didn’t change as a person during the course of the time we knew each other, but our friendship did. When we first started talking ... he got to meet actor James Bolan when he did one of the Age UK adverts, as he was someone Roy had watched on TV. He also loved going to our Love Christmas concerts, where he met [Age UK Charity Director]

  9. Loneliness meets its match in Manchester

    raise awareness of the 1.4 million older people struggling with loneliness. You can see more by watching the video below. Helpful conversations Earlier in the day, many of the 11 sat down with Manchester ... present. "As you pass somebody in the street or the post office, wherere it may be, find out about that person and how they're doing," said goalkeeper Lee Grant of the difference we can all make to older people

  10. Digital Champions

    has found that 2 million over-75s still don’t have the access or ability to use technology. Watch our video to learn how Digital Champions like Lloyd have helped people like Ray. Ray Ray, 82, has ... desperately been looking for ways to connect.” If at first you don't succeed... “I employed a person-centred approach,” says Lloyd of his teaching style, which accommodated the memory problems

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